John Doherty (Irish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Doherty | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]International
[edit]| Ireland (IFA) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1928 | 1 | 0 |
| 1932 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack "Dot" Doherty". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "John Doherty". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ John Doherty at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Disputed Internationals". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Jack Doherty". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- John Doherty at National-Football-Teams.com
- John Doherty at WorldFootball.net
- 1908 births
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers
- Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Belfast Celtic F.C. players
- Portadown F.C. players
- Ards F.C. players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- English Football League players