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Bill
Nicholson |
Tottenham
Hotspur FC
1 appearance,
1 debut goal
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 5: A 2
100% successful
1948-51
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William Edward Nicholson OBE |
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Born |
26 January 1919
at 15 Vine Street, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
[registered in
Scarborough, March 1919]. To Joseph and Edith (née
Gowan). Eight of nine children.
Attended Gladstone Road
Junior School and Scarborough Boys High School. |
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census notes |
According to the 1911 census, Joseph and Edith, who
were married in 1899, were living at 25 Vine Street in
Scarborough. Joseph was a coachman. They had five children,
George, Fred, Doris, Edith and Joseph. |
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Married |
to Grace L. Power 'Darkie'
[registered in Edmonton, Middlesex, June 1942].
Two daughters |
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Died |
23 October 2004 in Hatfield,
Hertfordshire,
aged
85 years 271 days
[registered in Hatfield, October 2004]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st. 8lbs [1951]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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Biographies |
*Glory Glory: My Life with Spurs - Bill Nicholson
(Macmillan, London 30 August 1984)
#Bill Nicholson at Tottenham Hotspur 1958-1974: a celebration of the
career of a great manager - John James Maguire (The author,
Widnes 1995)
Mr Tottenham Hotspur: Bill Nicholson OBE Memories
of a Spurs Legend - Steve E. Hale (Football World, April 2005)
Double Bill: The Bill Nicholson Story - Alan Mullery and Paul Trevillion
(Mainstream Publishing, 8 September 2005)
Bill Nicholson:
Football's Perfectionist - Brian Scovell (John
Blake Publishing, 11 May 2011)
Bill Nicholson Revisted: The
Master of White Hart Lane - Norman Giller (NMG
Enterprises, 14 November 2013) |
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*A professional with Spurs from 1938. then manager, adviser and scout for
the club which was indeed his life. #Short, self-published tribute
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began
his career with Scarborough Working Men's Club junior side and the
Young Liberals. Joined
Tottenham Hotspur FC as an amateur on 16 March 1936, developing with
Northfleet FC, He signed professionally with Spurs in August 1938, and
went on to guest with Sunderland AFC, Middlesbrough FC and Newcastle
United FC during WW2. Having joined the Durham Light Infantry rising
to the rank of sergeant. He was stationed in Italy following the end of
the war, and did not return to the playing field until 1948, he
retired after 314 league appearances and six goals, in 1955. |
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Club honours: Football
League Division Two winners 1949-50; Football League
Champions 1950-51, runners-up 1951-52; FA Charity Shield
winners 1951; |
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Individual honours: Football
League (one appearance). English Football Hall of Fame
inductee 2003 |
Distinctions:
Awarded the OBE 1975.
In 1999 an approach road to White Hart Lane
was named Bill Nicholson Way in his honour. |
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Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s):
Following his retirement from playing in 1955, Nicholson remained with
Tottenham Hotspur FC in a succession of coaching appointments. Stepped up
to assistant manager in August 1957 and manager on 11 October 1958, a
position he held until his resignation in September 1974. He never remained out of the game
long, as he returned as a consultant for Ron Greenwood at West Ham United FC in August
1975. Returning to Tottenham Hotspur in July 1976 in an administrative
role. |
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Club honours:
Football League
Champions 1960-61,
runners-up 1961-62; FA Cup winners 1960-61, 1961-62,
1966-67; Football League Cup winners 1970-71, 1972-73;
FA Charity Shield winners 1961, 1962, shared 1967;
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup winners 1962-63;
UEFA Cup winners 1971-72, runners-up 1973-74; |
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England Career |
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Player number |
706th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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Only match |
No. 264, 19 May 1951, Portugal 2
England 5, a Festival of Britain celebration match at Goodison Park,
Walton, Liverpool, aged 32 years
113 days.
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Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1950; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England B
(four appearances, 1948-50) |
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Distinctions |
The thirteenth
North Ridian to represent England.
Nicholson scored
after only thirty seconds, maybe nineteen, maybe forty, against Portugal, possibly the
fastest debut goal in all international football. |
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Beyond England |
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Bill found more fame behind the
scenes. Under his managership, Spurs were at their most successful. He
paid large transfer fees but rarely made a poor deal, achieving blends
that delighted crowds besides winning trophies. He was appointed club
president of Spurs in 1991. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.185. |
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Bill Nicholson - Career Statistics |
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Parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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13 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
90
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Bill Nicholson
- Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match History
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Club:
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - one full appearance
(90 min) |
manager: Walter Winterbottom - one full appearance (90 min)x
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Age 30 |
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246 |
13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna |
tour |
AL |
party member |
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b |
15 May 1949 - Finland A 0 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
AW |
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247 |
18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4,
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
AW |
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b |
18 May 1949 - Netherlands A 1 England 4,
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AW |
unused sub |
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248 |
22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
withdrawn party member |
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252 |
30 November 1949 - England 2 Italy 0,
White Hart Lane, Tottenham |
Fr |
HW |
replacement unused sub |
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2 |
b |
18 January 1950 - England 5 Switzerland
0,
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
4 |
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Age 31 |
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3 |
b |
11 May 1950 - Italy 5 England 0,
Stadio San Siro, Milano |
tour |
AL |
Start |
4 |
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254 |
14 May 1950 -
Portugal
3
England 5,
Estadio Nacional,
Lisboa |
AW |
party member |
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4 |
b |
17 May 1950 - Netherlands A 3 England 0,
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AL |
Start |
4 |
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255 |
18 May 1950 -
Belgium
1 England 4,
Stade
du Heysel, Bruxelles |
AW |
party member |
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b |
21 May 1950 - Luxembourg 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg |
AW |
withdrawn
party member |
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Age 32 |
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263 |
9 May 1951 - England 2
Argentina
1, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
withdrawn
unused sub |
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1 |
264 |
19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal
2, Goodison Park, Liverpool |
Fr |
HW |
Start
30s |
4 |
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267 |
14 November 1951 - England 2 Ireland 0, Villa Park, Birmingham |
BC |
HW |
reserve |
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268 |
28 November 1951 - England 2 Austria 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
withdrawn injured |
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269 |
5 April 1952 - Scotland 1 England 2,
Hampden
Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AW |
reserve |
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270 |
18 May 1952 -
Italy 1 England 1,
Stadio
Comunale di Firenze, Firenze |
tour |
AD |
unused sub |
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271 |
25 May 1952 -
Austria 2 England 3, Praterstadion, Prater, Wien |
AW |
unused sub |
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272 |
28 May 1952 - Switzerland 0 England 3, Hardturm
Stadion, Zürich |
AW |
unused sub |
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