Sean Doherty (footballer)

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Sean Doherty
Personal information
Full name Sean Anthony Doherty [1]
Date of birth (1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2005 Fulham 0 (0)
2003 → Blackpool (loan) 1 (0)
2005–2006 ADO Den Haag 0 (0)
2006 Port Vale 6 (0)
2006–2007 Accrington Stanley 20 (1)
2006–2007 → Southport (loan) 6 (1)
2007–2008 Royal Antwerp 7 (1)
2008–2009 Sligo Rovers 36 (4)
2009–2010 Witton Albion
2010–2011 Marine
2011 Colwyn Bay 3 (1)
2012 AFC Liverpool 4 (0)
2012–2013 Droyslden 5 (0)
2013–2014 Marine
International career
England under-17s
England under-21s (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sean Anthony Doherty (born 10 February 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a left-sided midfielder.

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Spending his youth at the Everton academy, when he was signed by Fulham in 2001 (aged 16) he was considered one of the best young players in England. [3] After a loan spell with Blackpool in 2003, he moved to the Netherlands to play for ADO Den Haag in 2005 – having never made a first-team appearance for Fulham. In 2006, he ended up at Accrington Stanley via Port Vale. He spent some time on loan at Southport, before he left for Belgian club Royal Antwerp in 2007. The next year he signed with Irish side Sligo Rovers. He 2010 he joined Marine via Witton Albion, before signing with Colwyn Bay the following year. In 2012, he played for AFC Liverpool and Droyslden, before returning to Marine in February 2013.

Club career

Doherty started his career at Everton's youth academy before moving to Fulham in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee. [3] After a loan spell with Blackpool, [4] he signed a one-year contract with the club, which was extended until 2005. [5] However, he failed to make the breakthrough to the Fulham first-team squad, having failed to play a single game he was released in May 2005. [6] He went on to join Dutch Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.

In January 2006, Doherty returned to England with Martin Foyle's Port Vale on a short-term contract, [7] but failed to gain a first-team spot and was allowed to leave at the end of the 2005–06 season. Doherty signed for Accrington Stanley shortly thereafter, [8] but only played twenty league games and scored once (against Grimsby Town), [9] before he was released a year later. [10] Although he had played for Southport on a three-month loan deal from November 2006 to January 2007, he failed to impress, only making seven appearances in three months.

In 2007, Doherty left England to sign a one-year deal at Belgian club Royal Antwerp. In January 2008, Doherty signed for Irish club Sligo Rovers. Finding regular football at last, nevertheless Doherty left Rovers on mutual agreement in July 2009. He quickly moved to Witton Albion and made one start and one substitute appearance during the 2009–10 season. [11]

In February 2010, he signed for Marine of the Northern Premier League Premier Division. [12] His club finished ninth in 2009–10 and eighth in 2010–11. In July 2011, he joined Conference North newcomers Colwyn Bay. [13] He left the club three months later to work as a scout at Chelsea. [14]

In September 2012, Doherty signed for Old Holts of the Liverpool County Premier League Division One. He later had spells with AFC Liverpool (North West Counties League) and Droyslden (Conference North), before rejoining former club Marine in February 2013. [15] [16] The "Mariners" finished 11th in 2012–13 and 20th in 2013–14.

International career

Doherty was capped seven times by England at youth level. He represented the under 17s and under-21s. [17] [18] He managed to score for the under-17s in a 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship game against Finland. [19]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2001–02 [20] Premier League 00000000
Blackpool (loan) 2003–04 [20] Second Division 10000010
Port Vale 2005–06 [20] League One 60100070
Accrington Stanley 2006–07 [20] League Two 2011030241
Southport (loan) 2006–07 [21] Conference 61002 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 081
Witton Albion 2009–10 [11] Northern Premier League
Division One South		20
Colwyn Bay 2011–12 [22] Conference North 41000041
AFC Liverpool 2012–13 [23] North West Counties
Premier Division		40000040
Droylsden 2012–13 [22] Conference North50000050
  1. ↑ Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearance/s in the Lancashire Junior Cup.

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  22. 1 2 Sean Doherty at Soccerway
  23. ↑ Stats afcliverpool.tv
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