Scottish association footballer and manager (1928–2020)
"The Doc" redirects here. Not to be confused with The D.O.C..
For other people with similar names, see Thomas Docherty (disambiguation).
Tommy Docherty
Docherty in 2017
Personal information
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
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.
^"Tommy Docherty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^"Easter Road game should not have been played". Glasgow Herald. 22 February 1955. p. 4. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020.
^"Scottish trial match at Easter Road". Glasgow Herald. 4 February 1958. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014.
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