Footie question

I'm trying to find out who was manager of Man Utd before Matt Busby.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C. tells you on there brian

Dates Name Notes
1878–1892 Unknown
1892–1900 A. H. Albut
1900–1903 James West
1903–1912 Ernest Mangnall
1912–1914 John Bentley
1914–1922 Jack Robson
1922–1926 John Chapman
1926–1927 Lal Hilditch
1927–1931 Herbert Bamlett
1931–1932 Walter Crickmer
1932–1937 Scott Duncan First manager from outside of England
1937–1945 Walter Crickmer
1945–1969 Matt Busby First post-Second World War manager and longest serving manager in United's history
1969–1970 Wilf McGuinness
1970–1971 Matt Busby
1971–1972 Frank O'Farrell First manager from outside the United Kingdom
1972–1977 Tommy Docherty
1977–1981 Dave Sexton
1981–1986 Ron Atkinson
1986–present Alex Ferguson Most successful manager in terms of trophies

 

Many thanks.

 

The Tommy Docherty one puzzles me a bit. Says he was replaced in 1977. That was the year they beat Liverpool 2-1 in the cup final. They must have had a poor start to the following season if he was sacked.

 

I seemto remember it was more to do with

Doc shagging the wife of one of the trainers or some such thing.

 

RE: I seemto remember it was more to do with

Cheers for that! Sounds a bit like a rumour surrounding a certain Ronnie Glavin all those years back. Must be a Scottish trait.

 

RE: I seemto remember it was more to do with

Aye, it was the wife of the physio Laurie Brown. I remember it being a big thing at the time, all over the papers & on the news.

 

RE: I seemto remember it was more to do with

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I remember the Doc sporting a black eye.</p>

He did if my memory serves me right marry the Lady.
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Man U,didn't actually have a manager,by title

Man U,didn't actually have a manager by title,I believe Walter Crickmer was actually the Club secretary.