31 December 2020

Tommy Docherty’s life and career in pictures

31 December 2020

Former Manchester United and Scotland manager Tommy Docherty has died at the age of 92.

Docherty, who was known as ‘The Doc’, spent nine years as a player with Preston, and won 25 caps for Scotland.

He went on to manage 12 clubs, including Chelsea, Aston Villa and Derby, as well as a stint in charge of Scotland, but he was best known for his five-year spell at Old Trafford.

Here, the PA news agency looks back at Docherty’s career in pictures.

In his playing days, Docherty (right) spent nine years at Preston before joining Arsenal (PA Archive/PA Images) (PA Archive)
Soccer – Tony Hateley Signing – Chelsea – Stamford Bridge (PA Archive)
Docherty (ball in hand) with Graham Leggertt (centre) and Arthur Cox during his stint in charge of Aston Villa (PA Archive)
FA CUP FINAL 1977: LIVERPOOL V. MAN. UTD. (PA Archive)
(Left-to-right) Stuart Pearson, Tommy Cavanagh, Docherty, Lou Macari, Gordon Hill and Frank Blunstone celebrate after Manchester United’s FA Cup final win over Liverpool (PA Archive/PA Images) (PA Archive)
George Best & Tommy Docherty – Heathrow Airport – London (PA Archive)
Docherty and Macari following his move from Celtic. They are pictured in Manchester after Macari had escaped injury in a car crash (PA Archive/PA Images) (PA Archive)
Docherty is presented to the crowd on a return to Stamford Bridge (PA Archive/PA Images) (PA Archive)
Soccer – Sir Tom Finney Civic Funeral (PA Archive)

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