Scottish football player and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | |||
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]
Preston North End
Chelsea[5]
Manchester United[5]
Scotland[6]
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