Bill Nicholson

Association football player, born in Scarborough, NE England, UK. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1936 and played as a defender in 314 matches, scoring six goals. He won one England cap (1951), scoring with his first kick of the match. As manager of the club (1958–74), Spurs won the League and Cup double (1960–1), the first 20th-c team to do so, the FA Cup a further twice (1962, 1967), the League Cup twice (1971, 1973), the European Cup Winners' Cup (1963), and the UEFA Cup (1972). He resigned as manager in 1974, returned as a consultant, and later became club president.

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