Jack Doughty

John Doughty was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, to an Irish father and a Welsh mother, Doughty started his football career with Druids before joining Manchester [United F.C.|Newton Heath] in June 1886. He was in the Heathens team that first joined the Football Alliance in the 1889–90 in [English football|1889–90] season, and made his debut on 30 October 1886 against Fleetwood [Rangers F.C.|Fleetwood Rangers] in the FA Cup. He left Newton Heath in 1891.
Doughty made his debut for the Wales national team in 1886, in a match against Scotland. He scored four goals in one match for Wales in a game against Ireland [national football team (IFA)|Ireland national football team] in March 1888, a match in which his brother Roger, also a Newton Heath player, scored two goals. In total, Doughty only played eight times for Wales.