Tommy Lockie was York City manager from July 1960 to October 1967, featuring during some of the most glorious moments in the club's history, but also experiencing the dreadful lows of football management.

Lockie was born in Duns, Scotland in 1906 and started his playing career with his hometown club before signing for Glasgow Rangers. He was a commanding centre-half and later played for Leith Athletic and Barnsley before joining York City for a season in 1933. But he returned to Bootham Crescent as reserve-team trainer three years later after spells at Accrington Stanley and Mansfield Town.

He was soon promoted to responsibilities with the senior side and was heavily involved as York progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1937-38. A qualified FA coach, Lockie temporarily replaced manager Jimmy McCormick following his departure in September 1954, sharing duties with secretary Bill Sherrington and incredibly helping steer the side into the FA Cup semi-finals.

And following the departure of McCormick's eventual successor Sam Bartram in July 1960, City turned again to their loyal servant. In his first two seasons in charge York narrowly missed out on promotion to the Third Division. However, a couple of less successful campaigns followed and resulted in the club having to apply for re-election in 1963-64.

But a recovery was sparked the following season as Lockie's men gained promotion to the Third Division, finishing only a single-point behind eventual champions Brighton. Sadly York were relegated at the end of the following season and were then forced to apply for re-election twice in succession. A dreadful opening to their 1967-68 campaign found them without a victory after twelve games and rock bottom of Division Four.

As a result, Lockie suffered the fate of becoming the first-ever City manager to be dismissed in October 1967. He later worked in the wages office at Rowntree Mackintosh before his death in July 1977.