Australian rules footballer
| Con Doherty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cornelius Doherty | ||
| Date of birth | (1884-11-08)8 November 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 June 1967(1967-06-28) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Ballarat | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Cornelius Doherty (8 November 1884 – 28 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was named in the best players in his single game for the club.
Family
The son of Cornelius Doherty (-1905), and Hanora Doherty (c.1845-1932), née Hurley, Cornelius Doherty was born at Creswick, Victoria on 8 November 1884.
He married Elizabeth Lee in 1913.
Death
He died at his home, in South Melbourne, on 28 June 1967.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Observer (7 June 1909). "The University beaten". The Argus. p. 5. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- Deaths: Doherty, The Age, (Saturday, 17 December 1932), p.11.
- Deaths: Doherty, The Age, (Thursday, 29 June 1967), p.15.
External links
- Con Doherty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Con Doherty at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile
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