| Tommy Docherty | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henderson Docherty | |
| Date of birth | April 24, 1928 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1947-1949 1949-1958 1958-1961 1961-1962 |
Celtic Preston North End Arsenal Chelsea |
9 (3) 323 (5) 83 (1) 4 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1951-1959 | Scotland | 25 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1961-1967 1967-1968 1968 1968-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972 1972-1977 1977-1979 1979-1980 1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983 1984-1985 1987-1988 |
Chelsea Rotherham United Queens Park Rangers Aston Villa FC Porto Hull City (assistant manager) Scotland Manchester United Derby County Queens Park Rangers Sydney Olympic Preston North End South Melbourne FC Sydney Olympic Wolverhampton Wanderers Altrincham |
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Playing career
Tommy Docherty's football career began when he joined non-League Shettleston Juniors. The turning point in his playing career came in 1946 when he was called up for National Service in the Highland Light Infantry. "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. The Highland Light Infantry was a Regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959 [1]
While completing his National Service, Docherty represented the British Army at football. On demobilisation, Docherty was offered a contract with his beloved Celtic in 1947. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.
However the young Docherty found first team places hard to come by at Celtic and, in November 1949, after spending just over two years with the club he'd supported as a boy, he joined Preston North End It was at Preston where he enjoyed the most successful period of his playing career, making over 300 League appearances, and appearing in an FA Cup Final in 1954. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after At Preston he received the first of his 25 full Scotland international caps. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports
After defying Preston and travelling to the World Cup finals with Scotland, in Sweden in 1958, he left Deepdale that year to join Arsenal It was at Arsenal where he was to finish his playing career in 1961, although he did go on to play a few games for Chelsea. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football
Managerial career
In February 1961 his dream of becoming a football coach materialised. He was offered the post of player-coach of Chelsea Fewer than twelve months later, after Ted Drake's departure with the club facing relegation, he took over as manager. Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake (16 August 1912 - 30 May 1995 was an English football player and manager In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation Docherty was unable to keep the club in the division and the team were relegated at the end of the 1961-62 season.
Not a great tactician, Docherty's skill was his ability to spot talented players and as a motivator. During his first year in charge he replaced many of the club's older players and put together an exciting team of youngsters such as Terry Venables, Bobby Tambling, Peter Bonetti and Barry Bridges. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager Robert Victor 'Bobby' Tambling (born 18 September, 1941 in Storrington, Sussex) is a retired English footballer, who played Peter Phillip Bonetti (born 27 September 1941 in Putney, London of Swiss parents from Canton Ticino) was a football Barry John Bridges (born 29 April 1941 in Horsford, Norfolk) is a former English footballer. The team, nicknamed "Docherty's Diamonds", achieved promotion back to Division One at the first attempt and finished 5th the following year. In 1964-65, Chelsea were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition They won the League Cup in April with an aggregate win over Leicester City, but were beaten by Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals. The 1965 Football League Cup Final, the fifth to be staged since the competition's inception was contested between Leicester City and Chelsea over two legs PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
By this stage, Docherty's relationship with some of his players, especially his captain Venables, was deteriorating. This culminated in him sending home eight players for breaking a curfew before a crucial match at Burnley with the team two points behind League leaders Manchester United. A curfew can be one of the following An order by a Government for certain persons to return home daily before a certain time Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire The team that remained lost the match, which all but ended their title chances. He led Chelsea to the FA and Fairs Cup semi-finals a year later, before reaching the FA Cup Final in 1967 only to end up on the losing side for the second time in his career. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. In October of the 1967-68 season he resigned. The core of the team Docherty had put together, including the likes of Peter Osgood, Charlie Cooke, Ron Harris, Bonetti and John Hollins, would go on to win the FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup under his successor, Dave Sexton. Peter Leslie Osgood ( February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s Charles 'Charlie' Cooke (born 14 October, 1942 in St Monans, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer. Ronald Edward Harris (born November 13, 1944 in Hackney London) better known as Ron "Chopper" Harris, is a former English John William Hollins MBE (born July 16, 1946) is an English former football player and coach David 'Dave' Sexton (born April 6, 1930 in Islington, London) is a retired English football manager and player
The following month became manager of Rotherham United He left the club the following year, was appointed manager at Queens Park Rangers, but left after 29 days. Rotherham United Football Club (also known as 'The Millers' are an English professional football club temporarily based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London He then had the dubious distinction of becoming Doug Ellis' first manager at Aston Villa in December 1968, a role in which he survived 13 months. Herbert Douglas Ellis OBE (born 3 January 1924 in Hooton Cheshire, England) is an Entrepreneur, best known as the former chairman of
On 19 January 1970, with Aston Villa bottom of the Second Division, he was sacked. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From there he went to FC Porto and lasted 4 months. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known On 2 July 1971, Docherty was appointed by Hull City as assistant manager to Terry Neill, but on September 12 he was appointed as caretaker manager of Scotland, with the position becoming permanent in November. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
In December 1972, Frank O'Farrell was sacked as manager of Manchester United, the temptation of managing one of the best was too much to resist; Docherty was poached by Manchester United and quit his job with Scotland, to take up the role of manager. Francis 'Frank' O'Farrell (born October 9, 1927 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish former football player and manager The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The arrival of the flamboyant Docherty brought with it a security and confidence that suggested the exciting trophy winning sides would return. To say the Doc was controversial would be an understatement. His reputation immediately endeared him to the Stretford Enders and although United were in serious trouble when he took them over because of an aging squad, he managed to keep them in the First Division in 1972-73, though United were relegated to the Second Division a year later. The Stretford End, officially named West Stand, is a stand on the west side of Old Trafford, the Stadium of Manchester United F The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between
In the following season United bounced back up and in 1975-76 they finished in third place in Division One and reached the FA Cup final, surprisingly losing to Lawrie McMenemy's Southampton. The 1976 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May 1976 at Wembley Stadium. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (born Gateshead, 28 July 1936) is a retired football coach best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Docherty led them to the final again a year later, in 1976-77, on that occasion winning against Liverpool. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Shortly afterwards news that Docherty was having an extra-marital affair with the wife of a United physiotherapist Laurie Brown had become public. He was sacked in a blaze of publicity in July 1977. Ironically, Docherty was replaced at Old Trafford by the same man who had replaced him at Chelsea, Dave Sexton. David 'Dave' Sexton (born April 6, 1930 in Islington, London) is a retired English football manager and player
It was not long before Docherty was back in work, taking the manager's job at Derby County in September 1977, where he stayed for two seasons before resigning in April 1979. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. His time at Derby was marred by controversy off the pitch. On taking over Docherty became embroiled in a bitter court case, suing the ex-Manchester United captain Willie Morgan and Granada television for libel. William "Willie" Morgan (born October 2, 1944 in Sauchie) is a Scottish former professional football player Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. The case was eventually dropped with Docherty admitting he had lied in court. The end of the court case coincided with the end of Docherty's managerial career with Derby.
His next appointment was at Queens Park Rangers in May 1979. He was sacked almost immediately, then reinstated after just nine days. On taking over at Loftus Road, Rangers had been relegated to the Second Division and Docherty had to lift the team spirits to start the new season. Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. His reputation kept a lot of big names with the club and new players such as Clive Allen, Tony Currie and Paul Goddard were brought in. Clive Darren Allen (born Stepney, London, 20 May 1961) is a former English international football player and a prolific scorer for This article is about the English footballer For the rugby league player see Tony Currie. Paul Goddard (b 12 October, 1959 in Harlington, Middlesex) is a former professional footballer and football manager Although money was spent, QPR finished the season four points short of promotion to the First Division. In October 1980, he was sacked. He later claimed "I sacked Queens Park Rangers once and they later sacked me twice".
After a short spell in Australia coaching Sydney Olympic in 1981, his career came full circle and he returned to England in July that year to manage Preston North End, where he had spent nine successful years as a player. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club based in Sydney, Australia and competes in the Australian State League Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire But he was unable to make his mark and he left after a few months, returning to Australia to manage South Melbourne Hellas until the following year. This page relates to the association football club known as South Melbourne FC He also managed Sydney Olympic again in 1983, Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1984 to 1985 and Altrincham from 1987 to 1988 before retiring from football. Altrincham Football Club is a football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
As a manager Tommy Docherty was nothing if not controversial. He has earned a living for the past 20 years as a media pundit and after-dinner speaker.
Honours
Chelsea
- 1965 League Cup Winner
- 1967 FA Cup Runner Up
Statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic League | FA Cup | Other Cups | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 1948-49 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 21 | 01 | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Preston North End | 1949-50 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1950-51 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1951-52 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1953-54 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 1955-56 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 1956-57 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1957-58 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 323 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 5 | |
| Arsenal | 1958-59 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 1959-60 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1960-61 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | |
| Chelsea | 1961-62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Totals | 419 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 454 | 9 | |
- 1Glasgow Charity Cup
References
The 1965 Football League Cup Final, the fifth to be staged since the competition's inception was contested between Leicester City and Chelsea over two legs The 1967 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley on 20 May 1967, between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire The 1952-53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in England.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic