Tommy Docherty
Scottish association footballer and manager (1928–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Doc" redirects here. Not to be confused with The D.O.C..
For other people with similar names, see Thomas Docherty (disambiguation).
Thomas Henderson Docherty (24 April 1928 – 31 December 2020), commonly known as The Doc, was a Scottish football player and manager. Docherty played for several clubs, most notably Preston North End, and represented Scotland 25 times between 1951 and 1959. He then managed a total of 13 clubs between 1961 and 1988, as well as the Scotland national team. Docherty was manager of Manchester United between 1972 and 1977, during which time they were relegated to the Second Division, but promoted back to the First Division as champions at the first attempt.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Henderson Docherty[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1928-04-24)24 April 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 31 December 2020(2020-12-31) (aged 92) | ||
Place of death | Marple, 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) | |
International career | |||
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) |
Managerial career | |||
1961–1967 | Chelsea | ||
1967–1968 | Rotherham United | ||
1968 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
1968–1970 | Aston Villa | ||
1970–1971 | Porto | ||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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