Management Career
Cherry was manager of Bradford City during its most turbulent era. He took over from Roy McFarland in the season following the team's promotion from the Fourth Division in 1982. Six months later the club almost closed after it fell into receivership in June 1983, before Cherry successfully secured promotion to the Second Division in 1984–85, as Bradford City won the Third Division league title and with it Cherry the Third Division manager of the season award. Cherry's own personal and on-field success paled into utter insignificance when the Valley Parade ground was devastated by fire during the final game of the season on 11 May 1985. The fire took 56 lives. The subsequent appeal to raise money for the bereaved families and injured supporters raised more than four million pounds, and Cherry was among the mourners at many funerals.
An ardent Cherry oversaw City's nomadic times, finishing 13th in 1986 whilst alternating between Odsal Stadium, Bradford and his former stomping grounds of Elland Road, Leeds and Leeds Road, Huddersfield. City's first league game back at Valley Parade was 19 months after the fire on 26 December 1986 against Derby County. However, with the previously homeless team struggling on the field, Cherry was sacked two days after the club's second home game back at the new stadium, on 5 January 1987, following a 0–0 draw with Birmingham City, a result that saw the club in the relegation zone. He was replaced later that month by Terry Dolan.
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