Editing Tommy Docherty (section)

{{short description|Scottish association footballer and manager (1928–2020)}}
{{Redirect-distinguish|The Doc|The D.O.C.}}
{{For|other people with similar names|Thomas Docherty (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{tone|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tommy Docherty
| image = Tommy Docherty 2017 01.jpg
| caption = Docherty in 2017
| full_name = Thomas Henderson Docherty<ref>{{Hugman|5242|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|4|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|12|31|1928|4|24}}
| death_place = [[Marple, Greater Manchester|Marple]], England
| height = 
| position = [[Wing half|Right half]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 
| clubs1 = [[Glasgow United F.C.|Shettleston]]
| years2 = 1947–1949
| clubs2 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1949–1958
| clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| caps3 = 324
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1958–1961
| clubs4 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps4 = 83
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1961–1962
| clubs5 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 420
| totalgoals = 8
| nationalyears1 = 1951–1959
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1952–1953
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1955<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475%2C5200969|title=Easter Road game should not have been played|newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Glasgow Herald]]|page=4|date=22 February 1955|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231180659/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475%2C5200969|archive-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)#1955|Scotland A vs B trial]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1958<ref>{{cite news|url=http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1958+-+Scottish+League+v+Scotland+XI|title=Scottish trial match at Easter Road|newspaper=Glasgow Herald|date=4 February 1958|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809084038/http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1958+-+Scottish+League+v+Scotland+XI|archive-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
| nationalteam4 = [[List of Scottish Football League representative players#Players for Scotland XI against SFL XI|SFA trial v SFL]]
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1961–1967
| managerclubs1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| manageryears2 = 1967–1968
| managerclubs2 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
| manageryears3 = 1968
| managerclubs3 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| manageryears4 = 1968–1970
| managerclubs4 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| manageryears5 = 1970–1971
| managerclubs5 = [[F.C. Porto|Porto]]
| manageryears6 = 1971–1972
| managerclubs6 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| manageryears7 = 1972–1977
| managerclubs7 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| manageryears8 = 1977–1979
| managerclubs8 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
| manageryears9 = 1979–1980
| managerclubs9 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| manageryears10 = 1981
| managerclubs10 = [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]]
| manageryears11 = 1981
| managerclubs11 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| manageryears12 = 1982–1983
| managerclubs12 = [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]
| manageryears13 = 1983
| managerclubs13 = [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]]
| manageryears14 = 1984–1985
| managerclubs14 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| manageryears15 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs15 = [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
}} 

'''Thomas Henderson Docherty''' (24 April 1928 – 31 December 2020), commonly known as '''The Doc''', was a Scottish [[Association football|football]] player and manager. Docherty played for several clubs, most notably [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], and represented [[Scotland national football team|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 football team|Scotland national team]]. Docherty was manager of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] between 1972 and 1977, during which time they were relegated to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] but promoted back to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] as champions at the first attempt.