Graham Doggart, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Graham Doggart

cricketer

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1897

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1963

Profession: association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Graham Doggart

  • Alexander Graham Doggart, JP (2 June 1897 – 7 June 1963) was an English administrator, first-class cricketer, footballer and magistrate. Doggart was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
  • He was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and King's College, Cambridge.
  • He saw active service in the Army during the First World War, before going to university. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler for Cambridge University (1919–1922) (where he was awarded a "Blue" in 1921 and 1922), Durham in 1924 and Middlesex 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 England, captaining the team versus Belgium 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 Blackburn Rovers in Round 1 of the FA Cup in January 1924.
  • He also represented Bishop Auckland F.C.
  • and the Casuals F.C.
  • He played for the "Amateurs" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.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 became a successful cricketer, administrator and schoolmaster.

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