Tommy Docherty is on his way to Lincoln
The "Doc" as he is known will be giving an after dinner talk at The Black Horse at Nettleham on Thursday 15th September. All proceeds from the night will be donated to the local football club. As a player Docherty was best known for the 9 years he spent at Preston North End making 323 appearances and winning the FA Cup in 1954. He also played for Arsenal and had short periods at Celtic and Chelsea. Once his playing career was over he went on to manage Chelsea from 1961 to 67 before moving on to manage Rotherham United, QPR, Aston Villa and Porto. In 1971 he became Scotland manager although in 1972 when the chance came to manage Manchester United he took it with both hands spending 5 years there. In that time United were relegated to the Second Division although came straight back up to the First as Second Division Champions. In 1977 United won the FA Cup under Docherty. After his time at United Docherty went on to manage a host of other clubs including a spell at his main club as a player, Preston North End. Tommy certainly has some interested stories to tell which are well recieved at any After Dinner event. Tickets are available from Howard on 07817662190