Tony O'Doherty
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Tony O'Doherty is a former Northern Irish footballer
and footballing manager.
He played for Coleraine FC, Derry City FC and briefly for Ballymena United and also internationally for Northern Ireland
in the British Home Championship
against England
in front of a crowd of 100,000 at the old Wembley Stadium
on 21 April, 1970. In total, he won two international caps.
From 1993 to 1994, O'Doherty managed his past club, Derry City. O'Doherty now writes an opinion-based column, the "Doc's Prescription", in the sport section one of the city's local papers, the Derry Journal
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and footballing manager.
He played for Coleraine FC, Derry City FC and briefly for Ballymena United and also internationally for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
in the British Home Championship
British Home Championship
The British Home Championship was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from the 1883–84 season until the 1983–84...
against England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in front of a crowd of 100,000 at the old Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
on 21 April, 1970. In total, he won two international caps.
From 1993 to 1994, O'Doherty managed his past club, Derry City. O'Doherty now writes an opinion-based column, the "Doc's Prescription", in the sport section one of the city's local papers, the Derry Journal
Derry Journal
The Derry Journal is a newspaper based in Derry, Northern Ireland, serving County Londonderry as well as County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is operated by a Johnston Press holding company entitled Derry Journal Newspapers. The paper is published on Tuesday and Friday and is a sister...
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