Peter Doherty

Short break from posting said:
I've just remembered that in the mid- or late-seventies, Doherty was voted ahead of George Best as the foremost player ever to come from the island of Ireland. Best by that point had exited top-level football but memories of his greatest days were fairly fresh, yet Doherty still came out on top. I can't recall details of who was allowed to vote or how the survey was carried out, but @Gary James has mentioned it in the past and may (if he has time) be able to supply further information.

I've also dug out this page, which has a short biography of him: https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/doherty-peter-image-7-manchester-city-1938/

The following quotes are well worth reading:

Bill Shankly:



Len Shackleton:



So some pretty decent testimonials there for Doherty putting him as one of the true greats.
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Yes - Doherty was described as the greatest Irish footballer of all time frequently AFTER Best was passed his best. Doherty was also recognised as the greatest City player of all time AFTER Bell had been injured too, so it‘s a difficult one. I always think that we should only call players the greatest of their generation really, but we all look for all time bests so it’s tough.

Years from now there will undoubtedly be enormous calls for Silva and De Bruyne to be the greatest ever but, of course, for most now Bell remains the greatest.
 
Gary James said:
Yes - Doherty was described as the greatest Irish footballer of all time frequently AFTER Best was passed his best. Doherty was also recognised as the greatest City player of all time AFTER Bell had been injured too, so it‘s a difficult one. I always think that we should only call players the greatest of their generation really, but we all look for all time bests so it’s tough.

Years from now there will undoubtedly be enormous calls for Silva and De Bruyne to be the greatest ever but, of course, for most now Bell remains the greatest.
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Shankly has always said finney is the greatest player he has seen.
 
Apparently he could have become our manager instead of Joe, from my website; Eric Alexander remembers in his book ‘Please May I Have My Football Back’ that Mercer was not City’s first choice, “City received calls during the Summer from the likes of Bill Shankley and Don Revie enquiring about about the job, however Albert Alexander Jr, who was chairman at the time, decided to offer the job to City legend Peter Doherty, however Peter was on holiday and could not be located and so it was eventually agreed to appoint Joe Mercer instead”.
 
trevorcitytilidie said:
Apparently he could have become our manager instead of Joe, from my website; Eric Alexander remembers in his book ‘Please May I Have My Football Back’ that Mercer was not City’s first choice, “City received calls during the Summer from the likes of Bill Shankley and Don Revie enquiring about about the job, however Albert Alexander Jr, who was chairman at the time, decided to offer the job to City legend Peter Doherty, however Peter was on holiday and could not be located and so it was eventually agreed to appoint Joe Mercer instead”.
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Shankly and Revie.. wow
 
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