Lee Joseph Doherty (born 6 February 1980) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played in the Football League for

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

Career

Doherty began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, but never made a league appearance for the club. He moved on to

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

in December 1998, but made no senior appearances before joining

three months later. He made his Football League debut on 20 March 1999 in a goalless draw away to

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded i ...

, and appeared twice more in Third Division matches, but was released at the end of the season. After a spell with Isthmian League club Chesham United, he signed for

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...

of the Southern League in January 2000. He continued his tour of non-league football in London and the

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with clubs including

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates ...

Ware Ware may refer to: People * Ware (surname) * William of Ware (), English Franciscan theologian Places Canada * Fort Ware, British Columbia United Kingdom * Ware, Devon *Ware, Hertfordshire * Ware, Kent United States * Ware, Elmore County ...

, Bishop's Stortford, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Fisher Athletic, Tooting & Mitcham United,

Enfield Enfield may refer to: Places Australia * Enfield, New South Wales * Enfield, South Australia ** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb ** Enfield High School (South Australia) ...

Molesey Molesey is a district of two twin towns, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England, and is situated on the south bank of the River Thames. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second retai ...

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

, Walton & Hersham,

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and

Leatherhead Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley District of Surrey, England, about south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxon period, Leathe ...

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* 1979 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Camden People from Camden Town English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Arsenal F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Chesham United F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Ware F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players Enfield F.C. players Molesey F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Walton & Hersham F.C. players Wembley F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub