Editing Tommy Docherty (section)

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Born in Shettleston Road in Glasgow's east end, Docherty began his playing career when he joined [[Scottish Junior Football Association|junior football]] club [[Glasgow United F.C.|Shettleston]]. The turning point in his playing career came in 1946 when he was called up for [[national service]] in the [[Highland Light Infantry]].<ref name="Wolves">{{cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/club/history/wolves-managers/|title=Club Managers From 1885 to Today|website=[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]|access-date=21 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926105929/https://www.wolves.co.uk/club/history/wolves-managers/|archive-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> While completing his national service, Docherty represented the [[Army Football Association|British Army]] at football. On demobilisation, he was offered a contract with [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in 1947. Docherty would later say that [[Jimmy Hogan]], the club's coach, was his greatest influence.<ref name="Total Football">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/22/sport.comment2|title=How total football inventor was lost to Hungary|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 September 2010|date=22 November 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231180716/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/22/sport.comment2|archive-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>

In November 1949, after spending over two years with Celtic, he moved to England and joined [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]. With them he won the [[1950-51 Football League Second Division|1951]] [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] title and got to the [[1954 FA Cup Final]]. Altogether Docherty made close to 300 appearances for the club.<ref name=LEP>{{cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/the-big-interview-tommy-docherty-1-137886|title=The Big Interview: Tommy Docherty|newspaper=[[Lancashire Evening Post]]|date=10 November 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032942/https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/the-big-interview-tommy-docherty-1-137886|archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> He left [[Deepdale]] in August 1958 to join [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for £28,000 (£{{Inflation|UK|28000|1958|r=-3|fmt=c}} today). With them he made 83 appearances, scoring once. He then went to play for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] where he brought an end to his playing career in 1962.<ref name=Arsenal>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/tommy-docherty|title=Tommy Docherty|website=[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]|access-date=23 November 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231180701/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/tommy-docherty|archive-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>