![]() It’s the small things in that life that pass almost unnoticed at the time but later you realize the ramifications have rippled through the years and affected very aspect of your life. Such was the case when a young lad just arrived in London got down from the night train picked up his suitcase and found his way to Tottenham High Road. Luckily the Weekly Herald captured the moment eighty years ago this week. It was mid morning on the 16th March 1936 when a young William Nicholson walked through the gates at White Hart Lane. The arrival was noted in that week’s edition of the Weekly Herald. "On Trial, Spurs are giving a month’s trial to an amateur, Wm. E. Nicholson, an inside right of Scarborough Working Men’s Club. He recently celebrated his 17th birthday. His height is 5ft 8ins and weight 10st 12 lbs." The Herald’s next mention of that young inside forward came in the edition on the 21st of that same month in a report of an ‘A’ team match away to Guildford City, (they lost). Despite this early set back young William must have impressed and at the end of the trial period was taken on to the clubs ground staff. He had a promising future ahead of him, even if it meant he would have to change position. The events leading up to that day were mentioned in the recent ‘Hotspur Towers – Leap Day.’ The full story of what happened to that young man that day can be found at - http://www.indiaspurs.com/blog/bill-nicholson-part-1 and the rest of the series. You might also like to visit- http://www.indiaspurs.com/blog/the-gallery-bill-nicholson http://www.indiaspurs.com/blog/my-eyes-have-seen-the-glory ![]() Little did 17 years old Bill realize that the road he walked down eighty years ago to reach the ground would one day be named after him. COYS Keith Harrison. t- Keith 16024542 f- peter shearman (old non de plume) View Full Bio
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Nithin
23/10/2017 12:23:54 pm
He will be proud of us now..
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