Docherty was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2013 TRIBUTES have poured in for Gorbals-born former Scotland and Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty, who has passed away aged 92. The Glaswegian, affectionately known as ‘The Doc’, famously took Manchester United down to the second division in 1974 before bringing the club straight back up as champions. Docherty, who began his playing career when he joined junior football club Shettleston and was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2013, died at home in the north-west of England. His family confirmed the news on Thursday. A family spokesperson said in a statement released: Tommy passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home.
By Hamish MacPherson
Back in the Day Evidence showed that the steel handrails that were seen as an essential safety element in guiding people downstairs also served to jam people together IT is always difficult to know whether or not to write about history when it is relatively recent and while there are still many people around who have been affected by, and continue to suffer the effects of, a catastrophic event. Such is the case with the Ibrox disaster of January 2, 1971. The 50th anniversary of by far the worst footballing tragedy in Scottish history will take place a week on Saturday. As it is a matter of history and is going to be commemorated even in these pandemic-hit times, I feel compelled to write about it. I want to try and tell the story and put it in historical context for the very many readers of The National who were not born before it happened, and therefore have no memories of the actual events. For