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	Encyclopedia: Bill Nicholson (footballer)
		Bill Nicholson OBE (26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was an English football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London.
		When Bill Nicholson, who has died aged 85, was made manager of Tottenham Hotspur in 1958, the club he had joined as a player before the second world war and then served as a coach, he scarcely believed it.
		Bill was the only one of the five sons and four daughters to gain a scholarship to Scarborough high school, and on leaving, he worked in a laundry.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bill-Nicholson-%28footballer%29 (2026 words)

	sir bill nicholson 1919
		Bill had been very frail for some years, but was always happy and humble and I think it was this that makes him more of a human being than some of today's supposed "character" managers.
		Nicholson played in the team that landed the first title on 1951 and after retiring to become coach and then manager in 1958, was of course at the helm in that history making season of 1960-1.
		Nicholson it was because he was only an important figures to Tottenham fans and the older generations of fans, such as myself, that he wasn't given a national send off, so to speak.
	www.mehstg.com /bill_nicholson.htm (3674 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Bill Nicholson (footballer)
		Bill Nicholson (26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was a British football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London.
		As a professional footballer he was sent on a Physical Education course and was made a sergeant-instructor, training new intakes of troops throughout the war.
		This was followed by a string of trophies in the early 1970's – the League Cup was won in 1971 and 1973, and the UEFA Cup in 1972.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Bill_Nicholson_(footballer) (922 words)

	Guardian \| Bill Nicholson
		Yet in Nicholson's first five years in the post, Spurs won the Championship and the FA Cup in 1961 - the century's first instance of that double - the FA Cup again in 1962, and the European Cupwinners' Cup in 1963.
		Nicholson played in front of the new right-back, Alf Ramsey, and, the sceptics would say, "did his tackling for him".
		An outstanding coach who always knew what he wanted from his players, Nicholson was an almost instant success once he had recovered from the shock of the chairman telling him he would now be the manager.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5046633-103684,00.html (959 words)

	Bill Nicholson Biography
		Bill left his job looking after a washing machine in a laundry in Scarborough to try his luck at football.
		Bill's knowledge and experience were invaluable, and he showed that he still had an eye for players by recommending several to Burkinshaw, including Graham Roberts, Tony Galvin and a young Gary Mabbutt.
		Bill continued to work as a consultant until 1991, when he was awarded the title of Club President.
	www.thfc1961.fsnet.co.uk /bio.htm (1021 words)

	Big Football Forum :: Bill Nicholson RIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Bill was always fair and never lost sight of the fact that the players should do their best for themselves, the Club and most of all the fans.
		Bill Nicholson, who died yesterday at the age of 85 after a long illness, was a legend for what he achieved as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, taking on a struggling team and within 18 months turning them into Double winners.
		Nicholson began his career at White Hart Lane as a player in 1936 and won back-to-back Second Division and championships titles in 1950 and 1951 in the "push and run" side that had such an influence on his approach to the game.
	www.big-football-forum.co.uk /forum/viewtopic.php?p=193098 (4327 words)

	BBC SPORT \| TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR \| Tottenham legend takes his bow
		Bill Nicholson has a a unique way of explaining things in his no-frills, down-to-earth, Yorkshire way.
		But, even to those who are too young to remember Bill Nicholson's Glory Glory Days, when his Tottenham side achieved the first League and FA Cup double of the twentieth century, Bill Nic is an icon.
		Nicholson knew so much about the game because he was a footballer himself, once earning a cap for England.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/1482193.stm (553 words)

	Lush Forums - R.I.P Bill Nicholson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nicholson is an iconic figure for Spurs after leading the club to a league and cup double in 1961.
		Nicholson also picked up two League Cup wins and a third FA Cup victory in his tenure.
		Nicholson died in a Hertfordshire hospital after a lengthy illness.
	www.lushforums.com /printthread.php?t=10521 (210 words)

	Fifa Post
		Nicholson passed away in a Hertfordshire hospital after a long illness.
		Nicholson won the league and cup double in 1961, and his te...
		Nicholson won the league and cup double in 1961, and his team successfully defended the FA Cup the following ye...
	archive.wn.com /2004/10/23/1400/fifapost (507 words)

	Football Book Reviews :: Soccer Books & DVDs
		A book not just about football for football fans, but about obsession, about a burning, inexplicable (I mean I could understand it with the Mighty Boro, but Arsenal...) passion and where it drags the author over the years from his childhood in the sixties and seventies through to his continuing childhood in the early nineties.
		His excellent opening chapter on the Victorian origins of football is enough to shock readers expecting a conventional narrative as it postulates the thesis that the aggressive English style is a direct consequence of a long-held national angst about masturbation.
		Downing writes about the actual football in tandem with the games' social and political background, painting a vivid picture of the times in which they were played and their importance (or lack of it).
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/books/books.html (7397 words)

	givemefootball - the professional footballers association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In October 1950, he was selected for a Football League side against the Irish League and his consistent club performances kept him in the eye of the international selectors.
		Bill Shankly began Liverpool's climb to prominence when he celebrated his third season in charge by taking the Second Division title by eight points from Leyton Orient.
		The Football League lost one of its most romantically named clubs when Accrington Stanley had to resign from the Fourth Division because they were broke.
	womens.givemefootball.com /pfa14ab.stm (1939 words)

	Spurs On this Day - No 14 in an occasional Series \|\| Unofficial Spurs - Unofficial Spurs News and Views
		It's a football brain that matters and that doesn't usually go with an academic brain.
		Bill did not score that day but he made 41 league appearances in that famous 'Push and Run' side that some considered changed the way football was played.
		This was our 14th undefeated game of that season which of course saw Bills side win the Historic Double notching up 115 goals.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s150/st60567.htm (695 words)

	Keith Burkinshaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He acted as manager of Tottenham Hotspur Football club from July 14, 1976 to May 31, 1984.
		He was their second most successful manager (after Bill Nicholson).
		He was later Director of Football at Aberdeen F.C. In March 2005 Burkinshaw was appointed assistant manager at Watford F.C. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Burkinshaw"
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keith_Burkinshaw (302 words)

	Haynes a perfectionist on and off the field
		As a footballer when things went wrong, he would stand with his hands on his hips and give his erring teammate a withering look.
		There, after the lifting of football's maximum wage in 1961, chairman Tommy Trinder, a music hall comedian, made him the first player in England to earn 100 pounds a week when most players' money ranged from six pounds to 25 pounds a week.
		But apart from his England caps, he never won a major honour, he never played in the FA Cup Final, he was never voted Footballer of the Year and 32 of his 56 England caps came while Fulham were in the second division.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/oct/19haynes1.htm (809 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Football - Derby days under the spell of Clough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		I went to see Tottenham manager Bill Nicholson the following Monday and told him I was retiring.
		Bill called me in to see him during the close season.
		Of all my special days as a footballer, this day ranked as one of the most special.
	sport.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=1027822004 (1279 words)

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		Bill Nicholson served his beloved Tottenham Hotspur FC for more than 60 years as a player, coach, manager and scout, and stamped his image over the club.
		William Nicholson was born in Scarborough in January 1919, the eighth in a family of nine children.
		Nicholson kept Spurs among the forefront of English clubs by bringing in top talent, such as Terry Venables, Alan Mullery and Mike England, and twice broke the British transfer record with the acquisitions of Martin Chivers and Martin Peters.
	www.clubi.ie /grizmond/spurs-list/archives/2004/0410Oct/041025.txt (9509 words)

	England Honours - Knighthoods and Other Royal Honours
		We thank the well-known football journalists Norman Giller, author of the Billy Wright biography reviewed elsewhere on this wehsite plus more than 60 other football books, and Cris Freddi, author of the leading World Cup history, for consulting their records and filling in many gaps in our list.
		For services to football; regarded as second footballer to be knighted; also received CBE in 1974 and OBE in 1969.
		For services to football; regarded as third footballer to be knighted; also received CBE in 1992 and OBE in 1961.
	www.englandfootballonline.com /TeamHons/HonsRoyal.html (461 words)

	givemefootball - the professional football's association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Joe also detailed how the coaching schemes aimed to provide a general grounding in what would be required by coaches when they worked in the football industry, such as nutrition, physiology and business practice.
		The other thing to remember, too, is that for every Bill Shankly, Matt Busby etc, there were probably another 40 or 50 along the way who did not have the credibility, and I can certainly think of quite a few who fall into that category.
		We are also very much involved in other aspects of coach education, with regard to assessments and verifying courses to make sure that the standard of the coaching and of the assessment is similar across the board and that there`s good quality there.
	womens.givemefootball.com /cnews10.stm (988 words)

	Independent, The (London): Obituary: Stan Cullis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Though Cullis announced that "our players are not encouraged to parade their ability in an ostentatious fashion" he was well aware of his debt to thoroughbreds such as the wingers Johnny Hancocks and Jimmy Mullen, and his captain, the defender Billy Wright.
		Yet, even in a climate where the average football manager's job security was tenuous in the extreme, it appeared inconceivable that the man who had transformed his club into a major force was in danger - but he was.
		It was a low-key exit for one of the dominant figures of English football during the 20th century's middle years.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010301/ai_n14375584 (1495 words)

	Independent, The (London): Obituary: Bill Brown
		CHARACTERISTICALLY CALM and unfussy, yet breathtakingly acrobatic at need, Bill Brown was the last line of defence when Tottenham Hotspur in 1961 became the first club in the 20th century to lift the coveted League and FA Cup double, and two years later the first Britons to sample European footballing glory.
		Although his collection of crosses could be erratic occasionally and he was no commander of his penalty box in the manner of, say, Manchester United's Harry Gregg, that scarcely mattered with the giant centre- half Maurice Norman stationed in front of him, invariably heading balls to safety while leaving the keeper to patrol his line.
		Tottenham's Bill Nicholson, wary of the competition after watching his quarry impress for Scotland against England at Wembley, swiftly agreed a pounds 16,500 fee with Dundee and took a night train north to be sure of clinching the signing in the 1959 close-season.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041204/ai_n12823758 (1103 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Jon Clark
		His determination to achieve results was complemented by patience, an ability to hear what people meant as well as what they said, extraordinary analytical skill and a human touch (much assisted by his knowledge of football).
		As a junior footballer, he had a trial with Bill Nicholson's Spurs - an experience which, if not unique, must be unusual among the holders of academic chairs.
		A London County Council schools concert sparked his lifelong passion for orchestral music and opera, and he has provided funding for five LSO children's concerts to be performed next year in the hope that other children may be similarly inspired.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1670263,00.html (894 words)

	The Mercury: Haynes ultimate perfectionist (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		JOHNNY Haynes, who died in hospital overnight after a car crash, was one of the greatest passers of a football in British history.
		There, after the lifting of football's maximum wage in 1961, chairman Tommy Trinder, a music hall comedian, made him the first player in England to earn £ a week when most players' money ranged from £6 to £25 a week.
		He did not play for a year and was told by doctors he probably would never make it back again, but he battled through and stayed at Fulham for another eight seasons.
	www.themercury.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,16966938^23215,00.html (790 words)

	melstars:music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Roberts was signed from Weymouth in 1980 for a record figure for a non-league player, records show it was £35,000 but Roberts added that with the incentives in the deal Weymouth eventually received beyond a hundred grand.
		Burkinshaw wanted to run the football side, and leave the PLC to run the rest of the club, as it should be.
		Spurs, when they hopefully finish educating some of their low-paid staff about the tradition and history of the Club, as well as about Customer Service and Respect, should do one of their legends the honour he deserves, and grant him a testimonial at the Lane.
	www.melstars.co.uk /sport_content/gr_interview.html (1985 words)

	Famous sporting personalities who died in 2004 : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Wales's greatest-ever footballer, brilliant all-rounder and still loved and revered in Turin where he became a Juventus legend.
		Scottish football manager whose sunny optimism that his side would win the 1978 World Cup in Argentina came badly unstuck with defeat by Peru and a draw with Iran.
		Star Gaelic footballer died suddenly at his parent’s home aged 24 less than a year after he led Tyrone to an historic triumph in the most prestigious prize in the sport the All-Ireland trophy.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1174496,001301560003.htm (2239 words)

	BBC SPORT \| TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR \| Tottenham legend takes his bow
		Bill Nicholson tells the BBC's Bob Chaundy about his double-winning side
		Bill Nicholson takes his bow with Martin Chivers
		Despite all his success, both as a player and a manager, the club never awarded Bill Nicholson a pension.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/1482193.stm (604 words)

	BigSoccer Boards - Winter Reading
		It's a diary of the 1973-1974 Millwall season in England as told by Dunphy, a former Republic of Ireland international.
		the depictions of such luminaries as jimmy greaves, alan gilzean and the mercurial bill nicholson are exact - leaving no stone unturned.
		The difference between the way footballers lived in the 70's and the way they do now is really interesting.
	www.bigsoccer.com /forum/printthread.php?t=155008 (1068 words)

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