John Dougherty
Personal information
Full nameJohn Patrick Dougherty
Born (1931-04-18) 18 April 1931
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–56 South Sydney 57 30 15 0 120
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–56 New South Wales 7 3 0 0 9
1954 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

John Patrick Dougherty (born 18 April 1931) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.

Playing career

A schoolboy product from Marist Brothers Hamilton, he played for the South Sydney club in the NSWRFL Premiership.[2]

Dougherty was the Five-eighth and won 3 grand finals with the team. He scored 32 tries and 72 goals. A Sydney and New South Wales representative,[3] Dougherty was also chosen to play for Australia but was injured forcing him out of that match.[4]

References

  1. "Johnny Dougherty - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. Johnny Doughterty Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine at yesterdayehero.com.au
  3. "Johnny Dougherty". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. John Dougherty relives Rabbitohs premiership glory 26/10/2014 https://www.theherald.com.au/story/2651612/sidelines-john-relives-rabbitohs-premiership-glory/?cs=4464


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