James Docherty (born 8 November 1956) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a striker.
Docherty began his short professional career with East Stirlingshire, where a prolific spell saw him sign for Chelsea in a club record £45,000 deal, which is still a club record transfer to this day.
A further short time with Hearts preceded a spell with St Johnstone, where Docherty played just under fifty league matches.
His professional career, which ended in his late twenties, lasted seven years.
This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1950s, is a stub.