 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 | 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.