Jimmy Docherty
Scotland international rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | James Thomas Docherty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1931-06-05)5 June 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 October 2014(2014-10-18) (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy Docherty (5 June 1931 – 18 October 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. In his rugby career he played as a Centre.[1]
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Docherty played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]
Provincial career
He was selected by Glasgow District to play Australia.[3]
International career
He was capped for Scotland 8 times between 1955 and 1958.[4]
Docherty also played for the Barbarians.[5]
Outside of rugby
Family
His father was a tailor but he was also a noted footballer; on the books for Glasgow Rangers, Clyde and Ayr United.[3]
Business
After he retired from rugby he ran the family tailor business.[5]