John Joe Doherty


John Joe Doherty is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and manager who played for Naomh Columba and the Donegal county team, later managing Donegal.

Biography

Doherty, having recovered from a bone he broke while playing with his club, started against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, won by Donegal. He was a member of the Donegal team that won the county's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1992. Martin Shovlin played instead of him in the semi-final against Mayo; however, Doherty started the final against Dublin. He was selected as an All Star in 1993.
He was captain in 1998.

Early Life

After leaving Carrick National School, Doherty attended the local Vocational School. During his time in Carrick Vocational School he played on the schools senior team who were the first school in the county to win the Ulster Schools Markey Cup. Five years later, at the age of 22, he captained his local Naomh Columba Senior Team to their second county title in 1990.
In November 2008, following the resignation of the previous manager Brian McIver, Doherty was confirmed as the new Donegal senior manager. Doherty resigned in 2010; Jim McGuinness replaced him one month later.

Honours

;Donegal
;Naomh Columba
;Individual