Doug put pen to paper with the Mariners in January 2024 and has since gone on to make over half a century of appearances.
Tharme is a powerful and physically imposing central defender, who marked his debut for the Mariners with a goal on his debut against Tranmere Rovers. He has since put pen to paper on a deal keeping him tied to the club until the summer of 2028.
Tharme started his career progressing through the academy at Wrexham and made his professional debut for the North Wales side in 2018 in a 2-2 home draw to Bromley in the National League.
The following season he signed for AFC Telford on loan and made one appearance. At the end of 2019 the defender signed for Tamworth and made one appearance before being transferred to Curzon Ashton on a permanent deal where he made 12 appearances in all competitions.
After securing another permanent transfer to Welsh Premier League side Connah’s Quay Nomads, where he went on to make four appearances, the 24-year-old then made the switch to Southport in the summer of 2021.
At Southport, Tharme made 32 appearances all season, scoring 3 goals which earned him a transfer to League One side Blackpool in the January of that season, but the defender returned to Southport on loan for the remainder of the season.
For the entirety of the 2022/2023 season, Tharme was loaned out to Accrington Stanley where he made 37 appearances across the FA Cup, EFL Trophy and Sky Bet League One.
