The Doc: My Story: Hallowed be thy Game - Hardcover

Docherty, Tommy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755315545 ISBN 13: 9780755315543

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The Doc' is one of the most colourful characters in football. Always outspoken and honest, headlines have followed him throughout his career. He achieved success on the pitch with Preston and Scotland but it is as a manager that he secured his place in football history. The remark that he has had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus cannot be disputed: fourteen teams in four different countries. He resigned from Chelsea; he was sacked by Manchester United within two weeks of winning the 1977 FA Cup and at Derby he became embroiled in a bitter legal dispute. Now, for the first time, the Doc tells all about his life in football and those he has shared it with - Shankly, Busby, Clough, Ramsey, Stein. This is a story like no other, from one of the biggest personalities of the game.

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About the Author

Tommy Docherty's playing career began at Celtic in 1947 before joining Preston. He made over 300 league appearances for the club and played in the 1954 FA Cup final. He won 25 caps for Scotland and played in the 1954 World Cup. From Preston he moved to Arsenal where he played for three years.

He was appointed Chelsea manager in 1962 and achieved promotion to Division One, won the League Cup and reached the FA Cup final. From there his managerial career encompassed 12 different clubs together with the Scotland post. Docherty managed Manchester United in the mid-70s and Derby County. He retired from football in 1988 and has made a successful career as a TV pundit and after-dinner speaker.

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0755315545
• ISBN 13: 9780755315543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480