Tommy Docherty

Thomas Henderson Docherty (24 April 1928 – 31 December 2020), commonly known as The Doc, was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a right half.

Tommy Docherty
Tommy Docherty 2017 01.jpg
Docherty in 2017
Personal information
Full nameThomas Henderson Docherty[1]
Date of birth(1928-04-24)24 April 1928
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death31 December 2020(2020-12-31) (aged 92)
Place of deathEngland
Playing positionRight half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Shettleston
1947–1949Celtic9(2)
1949–1958Preston North End324(5)
1958–1961Arsenal83(1)
1961–1962Chelsea4(0)
Total420(8)
National team
1951–1959Scotland25(1)
1952–1953Scotland B2(0)
1955[2]Scotland A vs B trial1(0)
1958[3]SFA trial v SFL1(0)
Teams managed
1961–1967Chelsea
1967–1968Rotherham United
1968Queens Park Rangers
1968–1970Aston Villa
1970–1971Porto
1971Scotland (caretaker)
1971–1972Scotland
1972–1977Manchester United
1977–1979Derby County
1979–1980Queens Park Rangers
1981Sydney Olympic
1981Preston North End
1982–1983South Melbourne
1983Sydney Olympic
1984–1985Wolverhampton Wanderers
1987–1988Altrincham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life

Docherty was born in Gorbals, Glasgow. He played for Celtic, Preston North End, Arsenal and Chelsea. He also played for Scotland 25 times between 1951 and 1959. He then managed many clubs between 1961 and 1988. He also managed Scotland during that time. He managed Chelsea to the Football League Cup in 1964–65. Docherty was manager of Manchester United between 1972 and 1977. In 1974, the club was relegated to the Second Division but were promoted the next season. He also won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1976–77.

Docherty died on 31 December 2020, aged 92.[4]

Honours

Player

Preston North End

Manager

Chelsea[5]

Manchester United[5]

Scotland[6]

Individual

References

  1. "Tommy Docherty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. Easter Road game should not have been played Archived 31 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
  3. Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
  4. "Tommy Docherty: Former Manchester United and Scotland manager dies aged 92". Sky Sports. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Tommy Docherty". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. "Tommy Docherty (Scottish Managers)". Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. "Tommy Docherty | Inductees 2013". Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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