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Docherty (surname)
Docherty is an Irish and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bevan Docherty (born 1977), triathlete from New Zealand *Craig Docherty (born 1979), professional boxer from Scotland *David Docherty, British writer, journalist and television executive *Fiona Docherty (born 1975), multi-sport athlete and runner from New Zealand *George MacPherson Docherty (1911–2008), American Presbyterian minister *Glenn Docherty, Australian politician *Jack Docherty (born 1962), Scottish writer, actor and producer *Jacqueline Docherty, British nursing administrator * James Docherty (1950s footballer), Scottish footballer for Queen's Park and Airdrieonians * James Docherty (1890s footballer), Scottish footballer for Derby County and Luton Town *Jamie Docherty, Scottish football player in the early 20th century *Jim Docherty (born 1956), Scottish football player in the late 20th century *John Docherty (footballer, born 1940), Scottish football player and manager *John Docherty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bevan Docherty
Bevan John Docherty (born 29 March 1977) is a triathlete from New Zealand, who won medals twice at the Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara College, Taupo. Life Docherty and his sister Fiona grew up in Taupo, in the North Island of New Zealand and attended Tauhara College. Their father Ray was a keen triathlete and their mother, Irene, her sister and Bevan trained and competed with him. In 2004, Docherty won the ITU world championship, and the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, behind fellow New Zealander Hamish Carter. He added another silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 ( Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ..., and claimed the bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The former world champion has started a new initiative, call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Docherty
Mark John Docherty (born 15 May 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for West of Scotland Football League side Arthurlie. Docherty, who started his career with St Mirren, has since played for Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Alloa Athletic (twice), Stranraer, Dumbarton, East Fife, Montrose, Forfar Athletic (twice), Annan Athletic (twice), Clyde and Edinburgh City. Career Born in Bellshill, Docherty began his career with St Mirren and had a loan spell with Montrose in 2007. He made his St Mirren début coming on as a substitute in the 2–0 win over Gretna on 29 March 2008. He joined Stirling Albion in August 2008, but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. He then joined Brechin City on a short-term contract and in January 2010 his deal with the club was extended by a further 18-months. On 31 January 2011, he moved to Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. Docherty joined Alloa Athletic in July 2011, helping the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Docherty
Valerie E. Docherty (born 25 June 1963) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Kellys Cross-Cumberland as a member of the Liberal Party for two terms. She is a graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island. On January 13, 2010, Docherty was replaced in the Provincial Cabinet as minister of Tourism and Culture by Robert Vessey, MLA for York-Oyster Bed. Docherty was reappointed to cabinet in October 2011 as Minister of Community Services, Seniors, Labour and Minister responsible for the Status of Women. She was defeated by Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker Peter Stewart Bevan-Baker (born 3 June 1962) is a Scottish-Canadian politician, currently the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing New Haven-Rocky Poin ... in the 2015 provincial election. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Docherty
Tony Docherty (born 24 January 1971 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish football player and coach. Career Docherty's short career began in 1987 with Dunfermline Athletic before moving to English side Cambridge United. In the early 1990s, Docherty returned to Scotland, having spells with Stirling Albion, East Stirlingshire and Albion Rovers. During his time with the Coatbridge club, Docherty became SFA Development Officer for the Glasgow area, spending three years there before a move to Falkirk as the Community Coach. Upon Ian McCall's appointment as manager at Brockville, Docherty became assistant manager, and when McCall moved to take charge of Dundee United in early 2003, Docherty came as part of the management team. Following McCall's dismissal and Gordon Chisholm's subsequent appointment, Docherty was promoted to first team coach, a position he held under the successive management spells of Craig Brewster and Craig Levein. In November 2007, Docherty left Tannadice and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Docherty
Thomas Henderson Docherty (24 April 1928 – 31 December 2020), commonly known as The Doc, was a Scottish football player and manager. Docherty played for several clubs, most notably Preston North End, and represented Scotland 25 times between 1951 and 1959. He then managed a total of 13 clubs between 1961 and 1988, as well as the Scottish national team. Docherty was manager of Manchester United between 1972 and 1977, during which time they were relegated to the Second Division, but promoted back to the First Division as champions at the first attempt. Playing career Club Born in Shettleston Road in Glasgow's east end, Docherty began his playing career when he joined junior football club Shettleston. The turning point in his playing career came in 1946 when he was called up for national service in the Highland Light Infantry. While completing his national service, Docherty represented the British Army at football. On demobilisation, he was offered a contract with Celtic i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Docherty
Tom Docherty (15 April 1924 – 28 December 2020) was an English professional footballer. A winger, he joined Newport County in 1955 from Reading and went on to make 108 appearances for Newport, scoring one goal. In 1958 he joined King's Lynn. He died in December 2020 at the age of 96. References External links * 1924 births 2020 deaths Men's association football wingers English Football League players English men's footballers King's Lynn F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Reading F.C. players Sportspeople from the City of Sunderland {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Docherty (politician)
Thomas Docherty (born 28 January 1975) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife from 2010 until 2015. Early life Before becoming an MP, Docherty was an Account Director with a communications consultancy, having previously worked for Network Rail, BNFL and as a research assistant to Dunfermline West MSP Scott Barrie. Parliamentary career Docherty was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife in the May 2010 general election with a 5,470 majority. In 2011, he was a member of the special Select Committee set up to scrutinise the Bill that became the Armed Forces Act 2011. He was also a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Defence Reform Act 2014. Docherty proposed a Private Member's Bill aimed at banning discrimination against members of the Armed Forces and their families in 2014. The proposal was backed by shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker but failed to progress Ed Miliband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Docherty
Steve Docherty (born 6 May 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Docherty enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. His most notable career achievement was when he surprised the world to defeat former world number one Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Unite ... at Wimbledon in 1978. After completing his tennis career, Docherty became a successful businessman, owning and operating three McDonald's franchises along the East coast of New South Wales. Career finals Doubles (4 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Docherty, Steve Australian male tennis players Tennis players from New South Wales 1950 births Living people Sportspeople f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Docherty
Stephen Docherty (born 18 February 1976) is a Scottish former football player and coach. He previously played in the Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle and Clydebank. He also played for both Airdrieonians and their re-inacarnation Airdrie United. Playing career He scored the first goal for the reborn Airdrie United club, in a 1–0 win over Forfar Athletic at New Broomfield. He was also captain of the club and was inducted into the Airdrie United "Hall of Fame" in 2007. Docherty dropped down to junior level, joining Bathgate Thistle in 2006. He was part of the Bathgate team that defeated Cumnock Juniors 2–1 to win the 2008 Scottish Junior Cup Final, assisting Paul McGrillen's winning goal. After two and a half years at Bathgate, he joined Irvine Meadow in January 2009. He made his Scotland junior international debut, picking up player of the tournament in Quad home nations tournament in the Isle of Man. Managerial career Docherty was appointed as assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Docherty
Robert John Docherty (born 11 September 1965) is a Scottish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger, making nearly 300 appearances in the Scottish Football League. After retiring as a player, Docherty became a coach, managing Celtic Youth Academy teams and Celtic Ladies First Team. He is currently the manager of Ashfield F.C., Ashfield in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. Career Playing career Born in Glasgow, Docherty began his career at St Mirren F.C., St Mirren in 1982, and also played for Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamilton Academical, Dundee F.C., Dundee, East Stirlingshire F.C., East Stirlingshire, Hibernians F.C., Hibernians, Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle, Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock, Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton, Stirling Albion F.C., Stirling Albion, Stranraer F.C., Stranraer and Albion Rovers F.C., Albion Rovers. Coaching career After working for the Scottish Football Association, SFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Docherty
Richard Docherty (1899–1979) was a Catholic priest who established the mission at Port Keats, now known as Wadeye in the Northern Territory of Australia. Timeline In 1899, Docherty was born in Urwin, Western Australia. 28 years later, in 1927, he was ordained as a priest, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.). A year later, he moved to Darwin, and then to Werntek Nganayi 7 years later, in 1935. 4 years after this, in 1939, he moved to Wadeye, where he stayed for 19 years, his longest place of residence since being ordained. In 1958, he moved to the city of Sydney, over 2500 miles away, where he stayed for a year before moving to Hammond Island, a small island in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. He remained here for 9 years, before returning to the town of Darwin in 1968. 4 years later, he moved south to Daly River. In 1978, he was awarded the Order of Australia, becoming a Member of the Order of Australia. He died the following year, while v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Docherty
Peter Docherty (14 February 19291957) was an English footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Darlington. Docherty signed for First Division club Fulham in September 1949, but he never represented them in the league, and returned to his native north-east of England and signed for Darlington a year later. Standing in for regular outside left Gordon Galley, Docherty scored on his senior debut, on 7 October 1950 in a 1–1 draw at home to Tranmere Rovers in the Third Division North. He kept his place for the next match, and made his third and final appearance in February 1951. Docherty was born in 1929 in Hebburn, which was then part of County Durham, and died in Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ... in 1957. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |