Ken O'Doherty

{{short description|Irish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2017}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ken O'Doherty | fullname = Kenneth Brendan O'Doherty | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|3|30}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | death_date = | position = Midfielder | height = 6 ft 0 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=146 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref> | years1 = 1980–1985 | years2 = 1985–1988 | years3 = 1988–1992 | years4 = 1991 | years5 = 1992–1995 | clubs1 = University College Dublin | clubs2 = Crystal Palace | clubs3 = Huddersfield Town | clubs4 = → Exeter City (loan) | clubs5 = Shelbourne | caps1 = 107 | goals1 = 23 | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 65 | goals3 = 1 | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = ? | goals5 = ? | nationalyears1 = 1985 | nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U21 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Kenneth Brendan O'Doherty''' (born 30 March 1963) is an Irish former professional footballer, who played for University College Dublin, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town, Exeter City and Shelbourne.

==Career== He earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side at Anfield.

Despite having a penalty saved in the 1984 FAI Cup final replay O'Doherty still scored the winner against Shamrock Rovers. This earned the students a place in the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup where O'Doherty played twice against Everton F.C.

While playing for Huddersfield Town he had his teeth knocked out during a game, however, he refused to be subbed and played on to the final whistle.

While at Huddersfield Town he studied COBOL programming in the evening at the Huddersfield Technical College. The course he was studying was City and Guilds 417 Applications Programming.

His brother Declan played briefly for Fulham.

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite book|title=99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories|author=Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward|year=2007|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|isbn=978-0955728105}}

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