[5] Doughty joined the youth set-up at QPR as a schoolboy at the age of 14,[6] after five years in the academy at Chelsea.

[5] He made his debut for QPR in the FA Cup defeat against Blackburn Rovers, after coming off the bench in the 88th minute.

[12][13] He made his debut a day after signing, on 17 August, playing the whole game in a 1–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient.

[15] On 24 October 2014 Doughty joined League One side Gillingham on an initial one-month loan deal,[16] which was later extended for a further two months.

[26] In August 2012 Doughty was selected in the Wales Under-21 squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Czech Republic on 10 September 2012.