Doug McCarthy

Doug McCarthy
Personal information
Born	1943 England
Home town	Crook, County Durham England
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	since 1978
PDC	2001
Current world ranking	N/A
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16 1979, 1980, 1982
World Masters	Last 16 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
PDC premier events - best performances
World Grand Prix	Last 32 2001

Doug McCarthy is an English darts player.

McCarthy played in four BDO World Darts Championships. In 1979, he beat Charlie Ellix in the first round but lost in round two to John Lowe. In 1980, McCarthy beat Conrad Daniels in round one before losing to Jocky Wilson in the second round. In 1981, McCarthy lost in the first round to Ceri Morgan and 1982 he beat Jerry Umberger in round one but lost in round two to Bobby George. McCarthy also played in four World Masters tournaments but failed to reach the quarter final stage.

McCarthy also represented England on 19 occasions and was a member of the England Team including Eric Bristow and John Lowe which won the Europe Cup in 1978.

Almost 20 years after his last televised appearance, McCarthy qualified the PDC World Grand Prix in Ireland but lost in the first round to former World Champion Richie Burnett. McCarthy is still active in the game, most recently playing in the 2008 Isle of Man Open and still playing Super League darts in County Durham.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Persondata
Name	Maccarthy, Doug
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1943
Place of birth	England
Date of death
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