Alexander Graham Doggart, JP (2 June 1897 – 7 June 1963) was an English administrator,

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er,

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and

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Doggart was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. He was educated at

Darlington Grammar School Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underw ...

and

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, an independent school in the historic

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of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, followed by King's College at the

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. He saw active service in the Army during the

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, before going to university. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler for

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(1919–1922) (where he was awarded a "

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" in 1921 and 1922),

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in 1924 and

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in 1925. He was a useful footballer as an inside-forward. He appeared in the Cambridge football XI in 1920 and 1921, gained a full international cap for

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, captaining the team versus

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on 1 November 1923, and took part in four Amateur Internationals. He was a leading forward for the Corinthians, scoring the goal by which they defeated

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in Round 1 of the

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in January 1924. He also represented

Bishop Auckland F.C. Bishop Auckland Football Club is a football club based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. They are one of the most successful amateur sides, having won the FA Amateur Cup ten times and reached the final on a further eight occasions. Nic ...

and the Casuals F.C. He played for the "Amateurs" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield. He played twice for Darlington in the

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. He was a committee member of Sussex County Cricket Club and of the full M.C.C. Committee. He was also a successful football administrator and served as the Chairman of the F.A. from 1961 to 1963. He died suddenly while chairing the annual meeting of the Football Association at Lancaster Gate, Bayswater. He was 66. His brother Jimmy Doggart became a distinguished ophthalmologist and his eldest son

Hubert Doggart George Hubert Graham Doggart (18 July 1925 – 16 February 2018) was an English sports administrator, first-class cricketer and schoolmaster. Background Doggart was born into a sporting family at Earl's Court, London, the elder son of t ...

became a successful cricketer, administrator and

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References

External links

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