Tony Docherty (born 24 January 1971) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Dundee. Docherty was previously long-time assistant manager to Derek McInnes at St Johnstone, Bristol City, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| Cambridge United | |||
| 1991–1993 | Stirling Albion | 43 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | East Stirlingshire | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Albion Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 58 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Dundee | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
On 25 June 2024, Docherty committed to Dundee by signing a new contract with the club.[14]
Managerial Record
- As of match played 18 May 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Dundee |  | 29 May 2023 | present | 43 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 30.23 |
| Career Total | 43 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 30.23 | |||
Honours
Manager
Individual
- Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month: March 2024[10]
- PFA Scotland Manager of the Year nominee: 2023–24[12]
- SFWA Manager of the Year nominee: 2023–24[13]