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Josh Doherty
Doherty playing for Crawley Town in September 2019
Personal information
Full name Josh Doherty[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2014 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Watford 1 (0)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2016 → Altrincham (loan) 3 (0)
2017 Ards 8 (0)
2017– Crawley Town 57 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 Northern Ireland U17 8 (1)
2013–2014 Northern Ireland U19 6 (1)
2014–2017 Northern Ireland U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:47, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Joshua Edward Doherty is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a full back for EFL League One club Crawley Town.

Club career

A Watford youth products graduate, Doherty signed his first scholarships with the club in April 2012.[3] Doherty made his debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute in the 4–1 defeat against Huddersfield Town.[4] On 14 May 2014, Doherty signed his first professional contract after completing his scholarship.[5] However, his first team chances was soon limited, as well as, the club's reserve no longer available.[6] On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Doherty would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.[7]

On 6 June 2016, Doherty joined League Two side Leyton Orient on a one-year deal.[8] On 13 September, Doherty joined National League North side Altrincham on a month's loan.[9] He was released by the club on 3 January 2017.[10]

After his release from Leyton Orient, Doherty returned to Northern Ireland to sign for hometown club Ards on a short-term deal.[11] A month later, he made his debut during their 3–0 away victory over Portadown, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by David McCullough.[12] Doherty went onto feature seven more times before leaving at the end of his contract in June 2017.

On 5 September 2017, it was announced that Doherty had joined League Two side Crawley Town.[13] Four days later, he made his debut during Crawley's 3–1 away defeat against Colchester United, replacing Mark Randall in the 64th minute.[14] In Crawley's following fixture, against Stevenage, Doherty was rewarded with his first start under manager, Harry Kewell and went onto feature for 60 minutes in the 1–1 draw.[15] On 2 May 2018, after an impressive debut season, Doherty was rewarded with a new two-year deal running until 2020.[16] In June 2020, Doherty signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[17]

International career

Doherty has represented Northern Ireland at under-17,[18] under-19[19] and under-21 level.

Career statistics

As of 24 January 2020[20]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2013–14 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Leyton Orient 2016–17 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Altrincham (loan) 2016–17 National League North 3 0 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
Ards 2016–17 NIFL Premiership 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
Crawley Town 2017–18 League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 17 0
2018–19 League Two 18 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 22 0
2019–20 League Two 24 0 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 30 0
Total 57 0 3 0 5 0 4 0 69 0
Career total 69 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 82 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Josh Doherty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Doherty". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Academy: Welcome to new scholars". Watford F.C. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Watford 1–4 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Doherty Signs Pro Contract". Watford FC. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Watford youngster Josh Doherty accepts the club's young professionals will have to leave on loan in order to get first team football". Watford Observer. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: Hornets Confirm Retained & Released Players". Watford F.C. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Leyton Orient sign Doherty and Weir". BBC Sport. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ^ "NEWS: Doherty heads out on loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  10. ^ "NEWS: Duo leave the O's". Leyton Orient F.C. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Irish Premiership: Ards sign NI U21 defender Josh Doherty". BBC Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Portadown vs. Ards". Soccerway. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Josh Doherty joins the club". Crawley Town F.C. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Colchester United vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Stevenage vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Josh Doherty signs new two-year contract". Crawley Town F.C. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Trio Remain Red". Crawley Town F.C. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. ^ "ACADEMY: International Update". Watford F.C. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  19. ^ "NORTHERN IRELAND U19 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA Official Website. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  20. ^ Josh Doherty at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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