Career
He earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side at Anfield. This earned the students a place in the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup where O'Doherty played twice against Everton F.C. While playing for Huddersfield Town he had his teeth knocked out during a game, however, he refused to be subbed and played on to the final whistle.
While at Huddersfield Town he studied COBOL programming in the evening at the Huddersfield Technical College. The course he was studying was City and Guilds 417 Applications Programming.
