Roger Doughty (1868 – 19 December 1914) was a Welsh

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who played as an outside left for Druids before joining

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in June 1886. He was part of the Heathens' team that joined the Football Alliance in 1889, but left in 1892. He returned for one season in 1896–97. Although he was born in Cannock Chase,

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, to an Irish father and a Welsh mother, Doughty played for the

Welsh national team ) , Association = Football Association of Wales (FAW) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Rob Page , Captain = Gareth Bale , Most caps = Gareth Bale (111) , Top scorer = Gareth Bal ...

. He made his debut in a match against

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in March 1888, a match in which his brother Jack also played. Wales won the match 11–0, with the Doughty brothers scoring six of the goals between them; Roger scored two of the goals, Jack scored four. He died in

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on 19 December 1914.

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at MUFCInfo.com 1868 births 1914 deaths Sportspeople from Cannock Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Druids F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Fairfield Athletic F.C. players Football Alliance players Footballers from Staffordshire Welsh people of Irish descent {{Wales-footy-forward-stub

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