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One of the most colourful football characters in the business, Tommy has
in his career managed Manchester United, Wolves, Chelsea, QPR (twice),
Derby County, Aston Villa, Rotherham, Hull City, Preston, FC Porto,
Sydney Olympic, Scotland and Altrincham. In fact, he often claims to
have had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus!
It was under Tom's guidance that Scotland qualified for the 1974 World
Cup finals. However, his most memorable successes in management came at
Old Trafford, where he created an exciting team which took Manchester
United to the Second Division Championship in 1975 and FA Cup glory two
years later, beating Liverpool in the final at Wembley.
As a player, he launched his career with Celtic, made 324 appearances
for Preston and then moved further south with Arsenal and Chelsea. He
also won 25 caps for Scotland.
Nowadays, Tommy regales audiences up and down the country at dinners and
conferences with tales of his exploits in football. He is one of the
most sought after football speakers on the after dinner circuit.
"Tommy Docherty was fantastic, funny and very professional. He kept the
tables amused throughout the night and was a great hit."
Konica Minolta on Tommy Docherty who spoke at a client dinner in
February 2007
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