Lee Joseph Doherty (born 6 February 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Lee Doherty
Personal information
Full name Lee Joseph Doherty[1]
Date of birth (1980-02-06) 6 February 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Camden,[1] England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–1998 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1999 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (0)
1999–2000 Chesham United
2000 Crawley Town
2000 Wealdstone
2000 Ware
2000 Bishop's Stortford
St Albans City
Grays Athletic
2001–200? Crawley Town
Fisher Athletic
200?–2002 Tooting & Mitcham United
2002– Enfield
Molesey
Dulwich Hamlet
Walton & Hersham
Wembley
Leatherhead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Doherty began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, but never made a league appearance for the club.[2] He moved on to Charlton Athletic in December 1998,[3] but made no senior appearances before joining Brighton & Hove Albion three months later.[4] He made his Football League debut on 20 March 1999 in a goalless draw away to Hartlepool United, and appeared twice more in Third Division matches,[5][6] but was released at the end of the season. After a spell with Isthmian League club Chesham United, he signed for Crawley Town of the Southern League in January 2000.[7] He continued his tour of non-league football in London and the home counties with clubs including Wealdstone, Ware, Bishop's Stortford,[8] St Albans City, Grays Athletic,[2] Fisher Athletic,[9] Tooting & Mitcham United, Enfield,[10] Molesey, Dulwich Hamlet, Walton & Hersham, Wembley and Leatherhead.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lee Doherty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". ArseWeb. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Drop zone is looming". News Shopper. Orpington. 5 December 1998. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Albion ring in changes". The Argus. Brighton. 19 March 1999. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Wood praises the new boys". The Argus. Brighton. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Games played by Lee Doherty in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Thomas return a tonic for Cork". The Argus. Brighton. 25 January 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Hayes gets the weather Blues". News Shopper. Orpington. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Player profile". Fisher Athletic. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  10. ^ "Xavier signs for the Terrors". News Shopper. Orpington. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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