Bill Nicholson - 'Mr Tottenham' - never forgotten...
Mon 23 October 2017, 08:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Our greatest-ever manager and 'Mr Tottenham', Bill Nicholson, sadly passed away on this day, October 23, in 2004. He was 85.
A one-club man, Bill arrived at White Hart Lane as a member of our groundstaff in 1936 and served as player, coach and manager for the next 38 years.
Below: Spurs TV special - a tribute to Bill
A tough-tackling half-back, Bill helped us win back-to-back titles in 1949-50 and 1950-51 - the Division Two title followed by our first Division One championship - under manager Arthur Rowe and his renowned 'push and run' style. Bill played 341 times for us between 1938-54.
He took over as manager in 1958 and put together our greatest-ever team, the FA Cup and Division One title double-winners of 1960-61. Trophies followed in the 'glory, glory years' with the FA Cup retained in 1962 and then more history as we became the first British club to win a European trophy, the Cup Winners Cup landed in 1963.
Below: Words of wisdom from Bill
We lifted the FA Cup again in 1967, the League Cup in 1971 and 1973 and the UEFA Cup in 1972 - all under Bill's leadership.
During that time, Bill signed some of the greatest players to pull on our famous white shirt - the likes of Dave Mackay, John White, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Mullery, Pat Jennings, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Peters and Martin Chivers all snapped up by the great man.
His legacy lives on - and will never leave us.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 26, 2017
FA Cup
European Cup-Winners' Cup
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The great Bill Nicholson was born #OnThisDay in 1919... pic.twitter.com/nQ2BW9vXWA
SPECIAL FEATURE...
The Bill Nicholson Years - 1936-54
The Bill Nicholson Years - 1954-60
The Bill Nicholson Years - 1960-74
The Bill Nicholson Years - 1974-2004
