Jimmy Docherty
Birth name | James Thomas Docherty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 June 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 October 2014 | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy Docherty (5 June 1931 – 18 October 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. In his rugby career he played as a Centre.[1]
Rugby union career[]
Amateur career[]
Docherty played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]
Provincial career[]
He was selected by Glasgow District to play Australia.[3]
International career[]
He was capped for Scotland 8 times between 1955 and 1958.[4]
Docherty also played for the Barbarians.[5]
Outside of rugby[]
Family[]
His father was a tailor but he was also a noted footballer; on the books for Glasgow Rangers, Clyde and Ayr United.[3]
Business[]
After he retired from rugby he ran the family tailor business.[5]
References[]
- ^ "James Thomas Docherty".
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Obituary: James Thomas Docherty, rugby player".
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmy Docherty - Test matches".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "James Thomas Docherty".
Categories:
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- 1931 births
- 2014 deaths
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- Glasgow HSFP players
- Rugby union players from Glasgow