Michael Doherty (footballer)

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Michael Doherty
Personal information
Full name Michael Doherty
Date of birth (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Lanarkshire, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2007 Clyde
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Clyde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Michael Doherty (born 20 August 1990 in Lanarkshire) is a Scottish football defender currently without a club following his release from Clyde. He is a product of Clyde's youth system.

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Career

Doherty signed a YTS contract with Clyde in July 2007, and was part of Clyde's Under 19 side.

He made his senior debut on the 14 August 2007, coming on as a substitute against Queen of the South in a 1-0 win in the Scottish League Cup. Doherty made Clyde history on this appearance, becoming the youngest person ever to play for Clyde in a competitive match, at the age of 16 years and 359 days. [1] However, this record was beaten by Connor Stevenson 20 months later. [2] He was released in June 2008 along with the rest of the YTS players. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sweet Sixteen
  2. ↑ "Connor makes Clyde history". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. ↑ The joy of six Clyde FC Website - Retrieved June 2, 2008


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