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Nicholson took a Football Association (FA) coaching course and joined the coaching staff at Tottenham upon his retirement as a player. He quickly rose through the ranks of the coaching staff to become first team coach in 1955. He subsequently assisted England manager Walter Winterbottom at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[3] On 11 October 1958, Nicholson was called to the Tottenham boardroom and appointed manager of the club in succession to Jimmy Anderson. At the time the club was sixth from the bottom of the First Division and there was little indication that the greatest period in the history of the club was about to begin. That afternoon, in the club's first game under Nicholson's management, Tottenham Hotspur beat Everton 104 at White Hart Lane.[6] This represented a new club record, surpassed only by their 132 (100 at half-time) FA Cup replay win over Crewe Alexandra in the 195960 season. s the 1970s wore on, Nicholson became increasingly disillusioned with football, in particular the increased player wages and the endemic hooliganism. He resigned as manager of Spurs in August 1974, soon after they had lost the UEFA Cup final to Feyenoord, having been appalled by the hooliganism and

Author

Bill Nicholson; William Nicholson

Publisher

London: Macmillan, 1984.

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780333363645

Subjects

Economics, Anthropology, Business

Updated

2026-03-24