'Club legend Docherty oozed class' - Harris
John Docherty was a winger in his playing days, before managing Millwall, along with Brentford, Cambridge United and Bradford City
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Millwall manager Neil Harris has paid tribute to former Lions boss John Docherty, who died this week at the age of 84.
Docherty is the only manager Millwall's history to take them to the top flight of English football, leading a side featuring Tony Cascarino and Teddy Sheringham to the old Division One in 1988.
"What a legend of the football club," Harris told BBC Radio London.
"What he achieved as a manager is something that we have all since tried to emulate.
"We want to be the next one to take Millwall to the promised land."
Docherty was in charge for nearly 200 games across two spells, from 1986 to 1990, and then again in 1997.
"I was really lucky to have met 'The Doc'. What a good guy," Harris added.
"He just oozed class and presence. It is so sad that he has gone, but his memory will live on for a long, long time."
The club will hold a minute's applause and black armbands will be worn in memory of Docherty in their Championship game against Coventry City on Saturday.