Football mourns Tommy Docherty, the irrepressible Scot who always had a one-liner

'The Doc' was best known for his five-year spell at Old Trafford
Football mourns Tommy Docherty, the irrepressible Scot who always had a one-liner

Scottish football player and manager, Tommy Docherty poses in the stands at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, 18th July 1969. (Photo by R. Viner/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tommy Docherty, who has died at the age of 92, was one of football's great characters.

The former Manchester United boss managed 12 clubs and the Scotland national team during the most colourful of careers.

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