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 disciplined: none captaincies: none minutes played: 90
Profile
Full name	William Edward Nicholson OBE
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.
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.
Married	to Grace L. Power 'Darkie' [registered in Edmonton, Middlesex, June 1942]. Two daughters
Died	23 October 2004 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, aged 85 years 271 days [registered in Hatfield, October 2004].
Height/Weight	5' 9", 11st. 8lbs [1951].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com
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)
	*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).
Club Career
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.
	Club honours: Football League Division Two winners 1949-50; Football League Champions 1950-51, runners-up 1951-52; FA Charity Shield winners 1951;
	Individual honours: Football League (one appearance). English Football Hall of Fame inductee 2003
	Distinctions: Awarded the OBE in 1975. In 1999 an approach road to White Hart Lane was named Bill Nicholson Way in his honour.
	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
Management Career
	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.
	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;
England Career
Player number	706th player to appear for England.
Position(s)	Right-half
Only match	No. 264, 19 May 1951, Portugal 2 England 5, a Festival of Britian celebration match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 32 years 113 days.
Major tournaments	None
Team honours	x
Individual honours	England B (four appearances, 1948-50)
Distinctions	Nicholson scored after only thirty seconds, maybe nineteen, against Portugal, possibly the fastest debut goal in all international football. Jack Cock scored after thirty.
Beyond England
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.

Bill Nicholson - Match History
Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 1 full cap Coach: Walter Winterbottom - 1 full capx
Age 29
-	240	16 May 1948 - Italy 0 England 4, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino	tour	AW	reserve
1	b	19 May 1948 - Switzerland 1 England 5, Bellinzona		AW	Start	4
Age 30
2	b	18 January 1950 - England 5 Switzerland 0, Hillsborough, Sheffield	Fr	HW	Start	4
Age 31
3	b	11 May 1950, Italy 5 England 0, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano	tour	AL	Start	4
-	254	14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa		AW	squad member
4	b	17 May 1950, Netherlands A 3 England 0, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam		AL	Start	4
-	255	18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles		AW	squad member
-	b	21 May 1950 - Luxembourg A 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg		AW	squad member
Age 32
1	264	19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal 2, Goodison Park, Liverpool	Fr	HW	Start 40 secs	4

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