Jimmy Docherty (5 June 1931 – 18 October 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. In his rugby career he played as a Centre.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Docherty played for
Glasgow HSFP.
[The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.]
Provincial career
He was selected by Glasgow District to play Australia.
International career
He was capped for 8 times between 1955 and 1958.
Docherty also played for the Barbarians.
Outside of rugby
Family
His father was a tailor but he was also a noted footballer; on the books for
Glasgow Rangers,
Clyde FC and
Ayr United.
Business
After he retired from rugby he ran the family tailor business.
