Matt Doherty Jr. (1940 – 16 July 2019) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played for Derry City and Glentoran.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Pennyburn, Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 16 July 2019 (aged 78–79) | ||
| Place of death | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Don Bosco FC | |||
| Foyle Harps Y.F.C. | |||
| 1956–1958 | Derry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | Derry City | ||
| 1960–1963 | Glentoran | ||
| 1963–1970 | Derry City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Doherty played for Don Bosco FC and Foyle Harps Y.F.C. in the Derry and District League before joining Derry City in 1956. He signed a professional contract two years later, in which he made his senior debut in a 2–2 away draw against Glentoran at The Oval. He managed to reach the Irish Cup semi-final with his club in 1959–60, along with his brother Tom during the management of their father Matt Sr., where they lost 1–0 to Ards.[1]
In December 1960, Glentoran paid £2,000, a record transfer fee between Irish League clubs at the time, in order to acquire his services, as he preferred their home turf over other interested clubs.[1] In the 1961–62 Gold Cup semi-final, he netted a hat-trick in a 4–3 win over Coleraine; however, he missed the final due to a car accident on his way to the match.[2] He scored his club's first ever goals in European competitions in a 6–2 away defeat against Real Zaragoza during the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[1]
He returned to Derry City under coach Willie Ross for another £2,000 fee.[2] He won the Irish Cup in 1963–64, scoring a goal in a 2–0 victory against his former club Glentoran, followed by the 1964–65 Irish League for the first time in club's history. He played until 1970, retiring at the age of 30.[1]
Doherty also managed to win a "B" international cap for the Northern Ireland national football team.[1]
In December 2011, he was included in Derry City's Hall of Fame.[3] He died on 16 July 2019.[2][4]
Honours edit
Derry City
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Matt Doherty Jnr". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Obituary: Matt Doherty". Glentoran F.C. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Matt Doherty to be Inducted into City Hall of Fame". Derry City F.C. 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Sadness at passing of Derry City legend Matt Doherty". Derry Daily. 18 July 2019.
External links edit
- Matt Doherty Jr. at WorldFootball.net
- Matt Doherty Jr. at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Matt Doherty". playmakerstats.