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.
 Docherty in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henderson Docherty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2020 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Shettleston | ||
| 1947–1949 | Celtic | 9 | (2) |
| 1949–1958 | Preston North End | 324 | (5) |
| 1958–1961 | Arsenal | 83 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 420 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1951–1959 | Scotland | 25 | (1) |
| 1952–1953 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1955[2] | Scotland A vs B trial | 1 | (0) |
| 1958[3] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1961–1967 | Chelsea | ||
| 1967–1968 | Rotherham United | ||
| 1968 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1968–1970 | Aston Villa | ||
| 1970–1971 | Porto | ||
| 1971 | Scotland (caretaker) | ||
| 1971–1972 | Scotland | ||
| 1972–1977 | Manchester United | ||
| 1977–1979 | Derby County | ||
| 1979–1980 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1981 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1981 | Preston North End | ||
| 1982–1983 | South Melbourne | ||
| 1983 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1984–1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1987–1988 | Altrincham | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Life
changeDocherty 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
changePlayer
changePreston North End
Manager
changeChelsea[5]
- Football League Cup: 1964–65
- FA Cup runner-up: 1966–67
Manchester United[5]
- Second Division: 1974–75
- FA Cup: 1976–77 runner-up: 1975–76
Scotland[6]
- British Home Championship: 1971–72 (shared)
Individual
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Tommy Docherty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ Easter Road game should not have been played Archived 31 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
- ↑ Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tommy Docherty". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ↑ "Tommy Docherty (Scottish Managers)". Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Tommy Docherty | Inductees 2013". Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
Other websites
change- Tommy Docherty at Soccerbase
