It was that pedigree which satisfied Tommy Docherty, who had additionally labored with Baldwin at Chelsea, to take him to Previous Trafford in January 1975 as a brief alternative for the injured Stuart Pearson.
Although he arrived throughout a swashbuckling time for United, who have been amidst a profitable bid for promotion again to the First Division, Tommy’s temporary stint coincided with a uncommon blip within the Reds’ marketing campaign.
He was capable of chortle about his misfortune, telling the Every day Telegraph in 2007: “I solely performed twice. We bought a 0-0 draw at Sunderland, then got here Bristol Metropolis at residence. They have been backside and so they beat us 1-0!”
