Bill Nicholson is number 47 in 90min's Top 50 Great Managers of All Time series. Follow the rest of the series over the course of the next 10 weeks. You can find Jude Summerfield's career overview of 'Mr. Tottenham Hotspur' here.
During his time as manager at Tottenham, Bill Nicholson won eight major trophies.
He also saw his side become the first team to win the double in the 20th century and the first English team to win a European trophy.
It goes without saying, then, that Nicholson had some decent players at his disposal during his 16-year managerial stint at the club.