Fergal Doherty
Fergal Doherty (born 7 October 1981) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. He was nominated for an All Star four times but narrowly missed out on each occasion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
7 October 1981 Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ferbie | ||
| Occupation |
Roof, cladding contractor Part Half Owner Of Pats Bar Portglenone | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Bellaghy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 2 | ||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2001–2015 | Derry | 37 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
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*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:14, 8 January 2009 (UTC) Includes Championship games only.. | |||
Doherty played his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones. Doherty won the Derry Senior Football Championship twice with the club, as well as winning the 2000 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
For both club and county Doherty usually played in midfield. He was highly regarded for impressive high-fielding skills and work-rate, often helping in attack and also tracking back to help in defence. His ability to win breaking ball, read the game and plug gaps was impressive. Irish News journalist Paddy Heaney says of Doherty "The Bellaghy man does not seek headlines, just victories. He was at one point the Derry captain.
On 3rd November 2022 Doherty appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of Aaron Law. Father of two Aaron Law, 34, was found lying unconscious on Main Street in the village of Portglenone in the early hours of 30th October 2022. He died later that day in Antrim Area Hospital