 In 2012 he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Crystal Palace, initially on loan, where he helped the "Eagles" to win promotion in 2013 to the Premier League (but on this occasion was not part of their play-off winning team).Dobbie then had a third spell at Blackpool and played for Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers, before returning to Scotland in August 2016 to sign for Queen of the South for a second spell.Dobbie was born in Glasgow, growing up in Barlanark.