Tony Docherty

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Tony Docherty
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-01-24) 24 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth East Kilbride, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
 Dundee (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Dunfermline Athletic
Cambridge United
1991–1993 Stirling Albion 43 (0)
1993–1994 East Stirlingshire 5 (0)
1994–1995 Albion Rovers 10 (0)
Total58(0)
Managerial career
2023– Dundee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony Docherty (born 24 January 1971 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Dundee. Docherty was previously long-time assistant manager to Derek McInnes at St Johnstone, Bristol City, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock.

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Career

Docherty's short career began in 1987 with Dunfermline Athletic before moving to English side Cambridge United. In the early 1990s, Docherty returned to Scotland, having spells with Stirling Albion, East Stirlingshire and Albion Rovers.

During his time with the Coatbridge club, Docherty became SFA Development Officer for the Glasgow area, spending three years there before a move to Falkirk as the Community Coach. Upon Ian McCall's appointment as manager at Brockville, Docherty became assistant manager, and when McCall moved to take charge of Dundee United in early 2003, Docherty came as part of the management team. Following McCall's dismissal and Gordon Chisholm's subsequent appointment, Docherty was promoted to first team coach, a position he held under the successive management spells of Craig Brewster and Craig Levein. [2]

In November 2007, Docherty left Tannadice and moved to Scottish First Division side St Johnstone as assistant manager, working under former United player Derek McInnes. [3] achieving promotion back to the SPL eighteen months later. When McInnes became manager of Bristol City in October 2011, Docherty followed him to Ashton Gate as assistant manager. [4]

On 25 March 2013 he once again teamed up with Derek McInnes, this time at SPL side Aberdeen. [5] In July 2019 they signed new contracts with Aberdeen that were due to run until 2022, [6] but they left Aberdeen in March 2021. [7] A month later Docherty joined Forfar Athletic to assist caretaker manager Gary Irvine. [7] Docherty teamed up again with Derek McInnes at Kilmarnock in January 2022. [8]

Docherty became a manager in his own right in May 2023, when he was appointed by Dundee. [9] Docherty would have a successful first season as head coach, and was named as the SPFL's Premiership Manager of the Month for March 2024. [10] On 13 April 2024, Docherty would lead Dundee to top six football with a goalless draw away to former club Aberdeen. [11] Later that month, Docherty would be nominated by PFA Scotland for Manager of the Year alongside long time partner Derek McInnes and John McGlynn. [12] Docherty was also nominated in May for the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Manager of the Year award. [13]

Managerial Record

As of match played 18 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Dundee Flag of Scotland.svg 29 May 2023present43131218030.23
Career Total43131218030.23

Honours

Manager

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "TONY DOCHERTY". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Backroom Staff". Dundee United FC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Doc on call at Saints". Evening Telegraph. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Derek McInnes leaves St Johnstone for Bristol City". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dons confirm McInnes and Docherty". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen: Derek McInnes & assistant extend contracts until 2022". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 Smith, Tyrone (12 April 2021). "Tony Docherty: Former Aberdeen assistant to help Forfar". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (7 January 2022). "Derek McInnes insists history will prove his Aberdeen legacy as Kilmarnock boss ready to do it all over again". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dundee appoint Tony Docherty as manager as Kilmarnock lose assistant". BBC Sport. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. 1 2 Cran, George (8 April 2024). "Unbeaten March sees Dundee boss Tony Docherty named Manager of the Month". The Courier. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Dundee secure top six in goalless draw at Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  12. 1 2 Reporter (30 April 2024). "Tony Docherty lands major award nomination following superb Dundee debut season". The Courier. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. 1 2 Cran, George (9 May 2024). "Dundee's Tony Docherty and Lyall Cameron earn second major award nominations". The Courier. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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