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| Name: John "Jack" Doughty |
Nationality: Wales |
| Position: centre-forward |
Signing Information: Transferred from: Druids, 09/1886, £, 2nd Spell, transferred from: ?, 11/1894, £ |
| Birthdate: 00-00-0000 |
Years at Club: 1886-1892, 1894 |
| Age: () |
Debut: 30/10/1886 v Fleetwood Rangers (A) 2-2 (FA Cup 1st Round) |
| Birthplace: Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
Previous clubs: Druids |
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Farewell to Manchester United: 1st Farewell Transferred to ?, 09/1892, £, Final farewell Transferred to ?, 11/1894, £ |
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Passed Away: 04/1937 |
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There are conflicting reports regarding Jack Doughty's vital statistics. One census states he was born in Denbigh in 1866; another traces his birthday to 1864 in Bilston, Staffordshire; while a contemporary newspaper report puts his year of birth at 1868. What is certain, mind, is that Jack was the supreme Newton Heath forward of the 1880s.
He was an excellent dribbler, often racing the length of the field, ball at feet; he was blessed with speed; and he was a deadly marksman - only Bob Donaldson has had more goals traced in Heath's history but Jack surely claimed more. Yet his most infamous quality was shoulder-charging, an action he perfected to "the first order" - even at a detriment to his constantly bruised shoulders - and used in tandem with his younger brother Roger.
Jack was about 15 when he emerged with crack Welsh outfit, Druids of Ruabon, first with their reserves in November 1881 then the first team in January. He excelled over the next four years, representing Denbighshire frequently and assisting Druids in four consecutive Welsh Cup finals from 1883 to 1886, of which the last two were won. Bolton were impressed and fielded him as a guest several times.
However, it was Newton Heath who captured Doughty, attracting him with wages of £1.50 a week and a job in the railway, which he kept for decades afterwards. His Heath debut was on September 18th, 1886, at Stanley and he finished that season as top scorer with 15 recorded goals and probably more. The next two seasons were his peak years: Jack claimed 34 traced goals in 1887-88 and 42 in 1888-89. His efforts guided the Heathens to success in the Football Combination in 1888-89 and to four Manchester Cup final appearances on the run. Three were won (1888 to 1890) with Jack banging hat-tricks twice!
Jack continued to be Heath's star man as they entered the Football Alliance but, on September 27th, 1890, he injured his knee severely at Stoke. It ended his first class career. Though he attempted a couple of comebacks - to much enthusiastic cheering from the North Road masses - it was clear his play had deteriorated. Chronic rough play (that twice got him infamously sent off) did not help.
Newton Heath gave Doughty a rare benefit with a game against a Welsh Internationals XI in April 1892 in front of 4,000 fans. Seven of the Welsh team had connections to Heath, including Jack himself, as well as his brother Roger, who got the only goal of the game. It was an appropriate gesture, for Jack was a hero for Wales too, earning 8 caps over the years and netting 6 goals, including 4 against Ireland in 1888 that helped make him top scorer of the Home Nations tournament that year.
In September 1892, Jack finally left North Road after a fantastic return of 128 goals in 194 games. Many clubs sought his services but he served Hyde for three prolific months before rejoining his brother at Fairfield in mid-season. Jack was even spotted back in Heath's reserves throughout the 1894 autumn. Indeed, he continued to live in Newton Heath thereafter, at 28 Vine Street, while working as a coach builder. Jack died at 71 years of age, finally being laid to rest on April 13th, 1937.
Jack is the older brother of Roger Doughty. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude. |
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Goals |
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Apps |
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1886-1887 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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1889-1890 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1891-1892 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
3 |
3 |
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