Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)

Irish Gaelic footballer

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Paddy Doherty
Personal information
Irish name	Páidí Ó Dochartaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	Ballykinlar, County Down
Nickname	Mo
Occupation	Bricklayer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1950s-1960s	Ballykinlar and Loughinisland
Club titles
Down titles	0
Ulster titles	Ulster
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1954-1971	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	7
All-Irelands	3
NFL	3

Paddy Doherty (born 1934) is a former Irish sportsperson. Born in Ballykinlar, County Down, he played Gaelic football with his local club Ballykinlar and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s. Doherty captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1961.

Sexual Assault Allegations and Trial of the Facts:

On May 10th 2024, Doherty was found to have committed the act of sexual assault on 8 counts at Downpatrick Crown Court after a Trial of the Facts. The assaults on four young women took place between 1981 and 1986.

Honours

7 Ulster Senior Football Championships (1959 1960 1961 1963 1965 1966 1968)
3 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (1960 1961 1968)
3 National Football League Division 1s (1960 1962 1968)
3 Down Junior Football Championships (1936 1941 1945)
2 Down Division 1 Football Leagues (1961 1962)

References

"Profile of Paddy Doherty". www.hoganstand.com. 10 April 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
"Down GAA legend Paddy 'Mo' Doherty found to have committed sex attacks on four women". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 17 May 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

Sporting positions
Preceded byKevin Mussen	Down Senior Football Captain 1961	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded byKevin Mussen (Down)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1961	Succeeded bySeán Óg Sheehy (Kerry)

v t e Down – 1960 National Football League Champions (1st title)
1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 K. Mussen 6 D. McCartan (c) 7 K.O'Neill 8 P. J. McElroy 9 P. O'Hagan 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. Carey 12 P. Doherty 13 A. Hadden 14 J. McCartan 15 B. Morgan Sub used K. Denvir E. Lundy L. Murphy

Down – 1960 National Football League Champions (1st title)

Sub used: K. Denvir; E. Lundy; L. Murphy

v t e Down – 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)
1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 K. Mussen (c) 6 D. McCartan 7 K.O'Neill 8 J. Lennon 9 J. Carey 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. McCartan 12 P. Doherty 13 T. Hadden 14 P. O'Hagan 15 B. Morgan Sub used 17 K. Denvir for J. Lennon Subs not used 16 E. Clements 18 P. J. McElroy 19 J. Kaughlain 20 P. Fitzsimons Manager B. Carr

Down – 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

Sub used: 17 K. Denvir for J. Lennon

Subs not used: 16 E. Clements; 18 P. J. McElroy; 19 J. Kaughlain; 20 P. Fitzsimons

Manager: B. Carr

v t e Down – 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)
1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 P. O'Hagan 6 D. McCartan 7 J. Smith 8 J. Carey 9 J. Lennon 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. McCartan 12 P. Doherty (c) 13 T. Hadden 14 P. J. McElroy 15 B. Morgan Subs used K. O'Neill for P. Rice P. Rice for G. Lavery Manager B. Carr

Down – 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

Subs used: K. O'Neill for P. Rice; P. Rice for G. Lavery

Manager: B. Carr

v t e Down – 1962 National Football League Champions (2nd title)
1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 K. Mussen 6 P. O'Hagan 7 K. O'Neill 8 J. Carey 9 J. Lennon 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. McCartan 12 P. Doherty 13 A. Hadden 14 D. McCartan 15 B. Morgan Sub used P. Hamill for ?

Down – 1962 National Football League Champions (2nd title)

Sub used

P. Hamill for ?

v t e Down – 1968 National Football League Champions (3rd title)
1 D. Kelly 2 B. Sloan 3 D. McCartan 4 T. O'Hare 5 R. McConville 6 L. Powell 7 J. Lennon (c) 8 J. Milligan 9 C. McAlarney 10 M. Cole 11 P. Doherty 12 J. Murphy 13 P. Rooney 14 S. O'Neill 15 J. Purdy Subs used R. Murphy

Down – 1968 National Football League Champions (3rd title)

Subs used: R. Murphy

v t e Down – 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)
1 D. Kelly 2 B. Sloan 3 D. McCartan 4 T. O'Hare 5 R. McConville 6 W. Doyle 7 J. Lennon (c) 8 J. Milligan 9 C. McAlarney 10 M.Cole 11 P. Doherty 12 J. Murphy 13 P. Rooney 14 S. O'Neill 15 J. Purdy Subs used L. Powell for J. Lennon G. Glynn for L. Powell Subs not used H. McGrath R. Murphy V. Kane Manager G. Brown Selector G. Lavery

Down – 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)

Subs used: L. Powell for J. Lennon; G. Glynn for L. Powell

Subs not used: H. McGrath; R. Murphy; V. Kane

Manager: G. Brown
Selector: G. Lavery

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