John Doherty (Irish footballer)

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John Doherty
Personal information
Full name John Doherty
Date of birth(1908-04-12)12 April 1908
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Position(s) Inside-left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Park End
Belfast Celtic
Park End
1926 Woodburn
1926–1930 Portadown
1930–1932 Ards
1932 Cliftonville
1932–1934 Charlton Athletic 8 (0)
International career
1927–1931 Ireland Amateurs 7 (0)
1928–1932 Ireland (IFA) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Doherty (born 12 April 1908; date of death unknown), also known as Jack "Dot" Doherty, was an Irish footballer who played as an inside-left and made three appearances for the IFA national team.

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Club career

Doherty played for Park End in the North of Ireland Combination, as well as for Belfast Celtic. He joined Woodburn in the Intermediate League for the 1925–26 and 1926–27 seasons, before moving to Portadown in 1927. In 1930 he joined Ards, and later played for Cliftonville in the 1932–33 season. [1] [2] In December 1932 he signed for Charlton Athletic in the Football League, where he played until the end of the 1933–34 season. [3]

International career

Doherty earned seven caps for the Ireland Amateurs from 1927 to 1931. [4] On 21 February 1928, he appeared for Ireland national team in a 4–0 loss against France, though whether the match was a "full international" is disputed. [5] He earned two additional caps for Ireland in 1932 as part of the 1932–33 British Home Championship, appearing in a 1–0 loss against England on 17 October in Blackpool and a 4–1 loss against Wales on 7 December in Wrexham. [6]

Career statistics

International

Ireland (IFA)
YearAppsGoals
192810
193220
Total30

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References

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  2. "John Doherty". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. John Doherty at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 (PDF) (2nd ed.). Scottish Football Historical Archive. ISBN   978-1-326-35601-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. "Disputed Internationals". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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