Con Doherty

Cornelius Doherty (8 November 1884 – 28 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He was named in the best players in his single game for the club.[2]

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909 Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Cornelius Doherty (-1905), and Hanora Doherty (c.1845-1932), née Hurley,[3] 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.[4]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Observer (7 June 1909). "The University beaten". The Argus. p. 5. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. Deaths: Doherty, The Age, (Saturday, 17 December 1932), p.11.
  4. Deaths: Doherty, The Age, (Thursday, 29 June 1967), p.15.
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