| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Anthony Doherty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | →Blackpool (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | ADO Den Haag | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Port Vale | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | →Southport (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Royal Antwerp | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Witton Albion | ||
| 2010–2011 | Marine | ||
| 2011 | Colwyn Bay | 3 | (1) |
| 2012 | AFC Liverpool | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Droyslden | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Marine | ||
| International career | |||
| England U17 | |||
| England U21 | (7) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sean Anthony Doherty (born 10 February 1985) is an English formerfootballer who played as a left-sidedmidfielder.
Spending his youth at theEverton academy, when he was signed byFulham in 2001 (aged 16), he was considered one of the best young players in England.[3] After aloan spell withBlackpool in 2003, he moved to the Netherlands to play forADO Den Haag in 2005 – having never made a first-team appearance for Fulham. In 2006, he ended up atAccrington Stanley viaPort Vale. He spent some time on loan atSouthport before he left for the Belgian clubRoyal Antwerp in 2007. The next year, he signed with Irish sideSligo Rovers. In 2010, he joinedMarine viaWitton Albion before signing withColwyn Bay the following year. In 2012, he played forAFC Liverpool andDroyslden, before returning to Marine in February 2013.
Doherty started his career atEverton'syouth academy before moving toFulham in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee.[3] After aloan spell withBlackpool,[4] he signed a one-yearcontract with the club, which was extended until 2005.[5] However, he failed to make the breakthrough to the Fulham first-team squad, having failed to play a single game he was released in May 2005.[6] He went on to join DutchEredivisie clubADO Den Haag.
In January 2006, Doherty returned to England withMartin Foyle'sPort Vale on a short-term contract,[7] but failed to gain a first-team spot and was allowed to leave at the end of the2005–06 season. Doherty signed forAccrington Stanley shortly thereafter,[8] but only played twenty league games and scored once (againstGrimsby Town),[9] before he was released a year later.[10] Although he had played forSouthport on a three-month loan deal from November 2006 to January 2007, he failed to impress, only making seven appearances in three months.
In 2007, Doherty left England to sign a one-year deal at Belgian clubRoyal Antwerp. In January 2008, Doherty signed for Irish clubSligo Rovers. Nevertheless, after finding regular football, Doherty left Rovers on mutual agreement in July 2009. He quickly moved toWitton Albion and made one start and onesubstitute appearance during the2009–10 season.[11]
In February 2010, he signed forMarine of theNorthern Premier League Premier Division.[12] His club finished ninth in2009–10 and eighth in2010–11. In July 2011, he joinedConference North newcomersColwyn Bay.[13] He left the club three months later to work as ascout atChelsea.[14]
In September 2012, Doherty signed for Old Holts of theLiverpool County Premier League Division One. He later had spells withAFC Liverpool (North West Counties League) andDroyslden (Conference North) before rejoining former club Marine in February 2013.[15][16] The "Mariners" finished 11th in2012–13 and 20th in2013–14.
Doherty wascapped seven times byEngland at youth level. He represented theunder 17s andunder-21s.[17][18] He managed to score for the under-17s in a2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship game againstFinland.[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2001–02[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2003–04[20] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 2005–06[20] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley | 2006–07[20] | League Two | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Southport (loan) | 2006–07[21] | Conference | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a][b] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Witton Albion | 2009–10[11] | Northern Premier League Division One South | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Colwyn Bay | 2011–12[22] | Conference North | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| AFC Liverpool | 2012–13[23] | North West Counties Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Droylsden | 2012–13[22] | Conference North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |