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John Docherty (footballer, born 1935)

association football player (born 1935)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ6229560 ↗
Source-derived summary

John Docherty (born 28 February 1935) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league club Colchester United and played Scottish league football for Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion, St Johnstone and Hearts.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “John Docherty (footballer, born 1935)” as association football player (born 1935). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around John, Docherty and footballer.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1935—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1935-02-28. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with John, Docherty and footballer providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “John Docherty (footballer, born 1935)”, the useful work is to connect “association football player (born 1935)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6229560. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1935.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “John Docherty (footballer, born 1935)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.