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Peter McWilliam (First Spell): 26 December 1912 - 28 February 1927    
Inverness born, McWilliam had been a player with Newcastle and Scotland before an injury finished his career and he went into management with Tottenham. He was a quiet but popular manager and became the most successful with an FA cup win in 1921 and a second place in Division 1 in 1922, after the Division 2 Championship in 1920. Left for Middlesbrough after 14 years service after salary problems Having entered the football league in 1908, Spurs decided that it would be advisable to appoint a full-time manager, and Peter McWilliam was duly appointed. A full Scottish international, McWilliam experienced great success with Newcastle United until an injury in an international match finished his playing career.
McWilliam became the most successful Spurs manager up until that time which, considering the achievements of John Cameron, was no mean feat. McWilliam was a popular manager who didn't believe in burdening the players with tactics, he simply left the playing side to the players. An example of this was when he didn't bother to explain the revised offside law to the players, he left it to them to work it out. This approach was a popular one and may have been a reason why his respect and success as a manager were beginning to rise. McWilliam's Spurs won the Second Division title in 1920, the FA cup in 1921 and achieved a runners-up position in the First Division in 1922.
Other clubs noticed the success he had at Tottenham and he was duly approached by Middlesborough who offered him £1,500 a year to be their manager. Despite wanting to stay at Spurs, the directors refused to raise his salary to £1,000, which would have kept him at White Hart Lane. McWilliam left in 1927 to become manager of Middlesborough. He later joined Arsenal as chief scout but later finally returned to White Hart Lane in 1938 after several rumoured attempts to lure him back from the North-East.
Tottenham Hotspur Peter McWilliam (1) Played Won Drew Lost For Against PPG
Football League 420 170 97 153 639 585 1.45
Cup Competitions & Other matches 281 141 53 87 633 430 62%
Manager: Peter McWilliam(1) Total  -  Peter McWilliam (1) 701 311 150 240 1272 1015
26-Dec-12 Division 1 20,000 H Manchester City W 4 - 0 Minter, Cantrell (3)
28-Dec-12 Division 1 15,000 A Sheffield Wednesday  L 1 - 2 Tattersall
01-Jan-13 Division 1 30,000 A Everton  W 2 - 1 Minter (2)
04-Jan-13 Division 1 33,000 H Blackburn Rovers L 0 - 1
11-Jan-13 F.A. Cup 1 18,677 H Blackpool D 1 - 1 Rance
16-Jan-13 F.A. Cup 1® 16,926 H Blackpool W 6 - 1 Tattersall (2), Cantrell (2), Steel R, Middlemiss
18-Jan-13 Division 1 10,000 A Derby County L 0 - 5
25-Jan-13 Division 1 31,000 H Sunderland  L 1 - 2 Minter
01-Feb-13 F.A. Cup 2 17,794 A Reading   L 0 - 1
08-Feb-13 Division 1 24,000 H Middlesbrough  W 5 - 3 Minter (2), Elliott (2), Middlemiss
15-Feb-13 Division 1 12,000 A Notts County W 1 - 0 Bliss
22-Feb-13 Division 1 25,000 H Sheffield United W 1 - 0 Weir
01-Mar-13 Division 1 27,000 A Aston Villa L 0 - 1
08-Mar-13 Division 1 20,000 H Liverpool  W 1 - 0 Middlemiss
15-Mar-13 Division 1 25,000 A Bolton Wanderers L 0 - 2
21-Mar-13 Division 1 34,000 H West Bromwich Albion W 3 - 1 Cantrell, Bliss (2)
24-Mar-13 Division 1 20,000 A West Bromwich Albion L 1 - 4 Middlemiss
29-Mar-13 Division 1 20,000 A Newcastle United L 0 - 3
31-Mar-13 Division 1 12,762 H Manchester United D 1 - 1 Minter
05-Apr-13 Division 1 20,000 H Oldham Athletic W 1 - 0 Bliss
09-Apr-13 Friendly - A Watford D 0 - 0
12-Apr-13 Division 1 50,500 A Chelsea  L 0 - 1
19-Apr-13 Division 1 20,000 H Woolwich Arsenal D 1 - 1 Minter
26-Apr-13 Division 1 10,000 A Bradford City L 1 - 3 Cantrell
01-May-13 Tour - A Red Star Amical W 2 - 1 Minter, Bliss
04-May-13 Tour - A Red Star Amical W 9 - 0 Grimsdell (3), Fleming (3), Minter (2), Bliss
01-Sep-13 Division 1 16,000 A Sheffield United W 4 - 1 Walden, Minter, Bauchop (2)
06-Sep-13 Division 1 65,000 A Chelsea  W 3 - 1 Grimsdell, Cantrell (2)
08-Sep-13 Division 1 26,000 H Sheffield United W 2 - 1 Cantrell (2)
13-Sep-13 Division 1 40,000 H Derby County D 1 - 1 Cantrell
20-Sep-13 Division 1 18,000 A Oldham Athletic L 0 - 3
22-Sep-13 LonCharCup1 2,500 H Metrogas W 11 - 2 Walden, Minter (2), Cantrell (3), Bauchop (4), Middlemiss
27-Sep-13 Division 1 30,513 H Manchester City W 3 - 1 Minter (2), Cantrell
04-Oct-13 Division 1 39,000 A Manchester United L 1 - 3 Middlemiss
11-Oct-13 Division 1 30,000 H Bradford City D 0 - 0
14-Oct-13 LonCharCup2 6,500 A Fulham W 2 - 0 Middlemiss (2)
18-Oct-13 Division 1 22,000 A Burnley   L 1 - 3 Cantrell
25-Oct-13 Division 1 46,128 H Blackburn Rovers D 3 - 3 Minter, Cantrell, Middlemiss
27-Oct-13 Lon Prof Charity Fund 5,895 H Crystal Palace L 1 - 2 Middlemiss
01-Nov-13 Division 1 14,000 A Preston North End W 2 - 1 Bauchop, Bliss
08-Nov-13 Division 1 36,000 H Sunderland  L 1 - 4 Cantrell
10-Nov-13 LonCharCupSF 7,800 N Woolwich Arsenal W 2 - 1 Fleming, Cantrell
15-Nov-13 Division 1 23,000 A Newcastle United L 0 - 2
22-Nov-13 Division 1 22,000 H Everton  W 4 - 1 Bauchop, Bliss (2), Middlemiss
29-Nov-13 Division 1 21,000 A Liverpool  L 1 - 2 Cantrell
06-Dec-13 Division 1 24,000 H West Bromwich Albion W 3 - 0 Bauchop (2), Middlemiss
08-Dec-13 LonCharCupF 14,000 N Crystal Palace L 1 - 2 Walden
13-Dec-13 Division 1 30,000 A Aston Villa D 3 - 3 Walden, Cantrell, Bliss
20-Dec-13 Division 1 22,000 H Sheffield Wednesday  D 1 - 1 Walden
26-Dec-13 Division 1 37,055 H Middlesbrough  L 0 - 1
27-Dec-13 Division 1 29,355 H Chelsea  L 1 - 2 Fleming
01-Jan-14 Division 1 30,000 A Bolton Wanderers L 0 - 3
03-Jan-14 Division 1 10,000 A Derby County L 0 - 4
10-Jan-14 F.A. Cup 1 9,454 A Leicester Fosse  D 5 - 5 Walden, Minter, Cantrell, Bliss (2)
15-Jan-14 F.A. Cup 1® 20,252 H Leicester Fosse  W 2 - 0 Walden, Bliss
17-Jan-14 Division 1 25,000 H Oldham Athletic W 3 - 1 Lightfoot, Sparrow (2)
24-Jan-14 Division 1 30,000 A Manchester City L 1 - 2 Sparrow
31-Jan-14 F.A. Cup 2 36,256 A Manchester City L 1 - 2 Bliss
07-Feb-14 Division 1 28,000 H Manchester United W 2 - 1 Minter, Cantrell
14-Feb-14 Division 1 18,000 A Bradford City L 1 - 2 Cantrell
21-Feb-14 Division 1 15,000 H Burnley   W 2 - 0 Walden (pen), Bliss
21-Feb-14 Friendly - H Chelsea  L 3 - 7 Sparrow, Banks, Bliss
28-Feb-14 Division 1 25,000 A Blackburn Rovers D 1 - 1 Walden
05-Mar-14 Friendly - H Music Hall Artists W 3 - 2 Banks, Cantrell, Bliss
07-Mar-14 Division 1 25,000 H Preston North End W 1 - 0 Cantrell
14-Mar-14 Division 1 10,000 A Sunderland  L 0 - 2
21-Mar-14 Division 1 20,000 H Newcastle United D 0 - 0
28-Mar-14 Division 1 15,000 A Everton  D 1 - 1 Sparrow
04-Apr-14 Division 1 19,800 H Liverpool  D 0 - 0
10-Apr-14 Division 1 39,020 H Bolton Wanderers W 3 - 0 Joyce, Cantrell, Bliss
11-Apr-14 Division 1 15,000 A West Ham United D 1 - 1 Cantrell
13-Apr-14 Division 1 22,000 A Middlesbrough  L 0 - 6
18-Apr-14 Division 1 22,000 H Aston Villa L 0 - 2
25-Apr-14 Division 1 12,000 A Sheffield Wednesday  L 0 - 2
03-May-14 Tour - A Hanover FC W 6 - 3 Banks, Elliott, Bliss, Middlemiss (3)
06-May-14 Tour - A 1st Club of Nuremburg D 1 - 1 Sparrow
09-May-14 Tour - A Bayern Munich W 6 - 0 Joyce (pen), Banks (2), Sparrow (3)
10-May-14 Tour - A Furth FC D 2 - 2 Bliss (2, 1pen)
13-May-14 Tour - A AC Milan W 5 - 0 Fleming, Elliott (2), Bliss (2)
17-May-14 Tour - A Zurich W 6 - 0 Tattersall (2), Elliott, Bliss (3)
21-May-14 Tour - A St Gallen W 3 - 0 Unknown Scorers
23-May-14 Tour - A Pforzhiem W 4 - 0 Unknown Scorers
24-May-14 Tour - A Stuttgart W 1 - 0 Unknown Scorer
22-Aug-14 War Relief Fund H Arsenal L 1 - 5 Minter
02-Sep-14 Division 1 9,000 H Everton  L 1 - 3 Cantrell
05-Sep-14 Division 1 26,000 H Chelsea  D 1 - 1 Cantrell
12-Sep-14 Division 1 10,000 A Bradford City D 2 - 2 Bliss (2)
19-Sep-14 Division 1 25,000 H Burnley   L 1 - 3 Bliss
21-Sep-14 LonCharCup1 - A Nunhead W 2 - 1 Bliss, Cantrell
26-Sep-14 Division 1 13,000 A Manchester City L 1 - 2 Sparrow
28-Sep-14 Division 1 8,500 H West Bromwich Albion W 2 - 0 Clay (pen), Fleming
03-Oct-14 Division 1 12,000 A Newcastle United L 0 - 4
10-Oct-14 Division 1 15,000 H Middlesbrough  D 3 - 3 Lightfoot, Walden, Cantrell
15-Oct-14 Friendly - A Chelsea  D 1 - 1 Sparrow
17-Oct-14 Division 1 20,000 A Sheffield United D 1 - 1 Bliss
19-Oct-14 LonCharCup2 - A Crystal Palace L 1 - 3 Walden
24-Oct-14 Division 1 25,000 H Aston Villa L 0 - 2
28-Oct-14 Lon Prof Charity Fund A Crystal Palace D 2 - 2 Minter, Sparrow
31-Oct-14 Division 1 12,000 A Liverpool  L 2 - 7 Clay (pen), Bliss
07-Nov-14 Division 1 14,000 H Bradford Park Avenue  W 3 - 0 Cantrell, Bliss (2)
14-Nov-14 Division 1 10,000 A Oldham Athletic L 1 - 4 Bliss
21-Nov-14 Division 1 11,000 H Manchester United W 2 - 0 Clay (pen), Cantrell
28-Nov-14 Division 1 8,000 A Bolton Wanderers L 2 - 4 Clay (pen), Cantrell
05-Dec-14 Division 1 14,000 H Blackburn Rovers L 0 - 4
12-Dec-14 Division 1 8,000 A Notts County W 2 - 1 Cantrell, Bliss
19-Dec-14 Division 1 5,000 H Sunderland  L 0 - 6
25-Dec-14 Division 1 26,000 A Sheffield Wednesday  L 2 - 3 Minter, Bliss
26-Dec-14 Division 1 8,000 H Sheffield Wednesday  W 6 - 1 Steel R, Sparrow, Bliss (4)
01-Jan-15 Division 1 17,000 A Everton  D 1 - 1 Bliss
02-Jan-15 Division 1 31,000 A Everton  D 1 - 1 Middlemiss
09-Jan-15 F.A. Cup 1 17,000 H Sunderland  W 2 - 1 Walden, Bliss
16-Jan-15 Division 1 12,000 H Bradford City D 0 - 0
23-Jan-15 Division 1 4,000 A Burnley   L 1 - 3 Cantrell
30-Jan-15 F.A. Cup 2 9,758 A Norwich City L 2 - 3 Cantrell, Lansdale og
06-Feb-15 Friendly - H Fulham D 2 - 2 Steel, Cantrell
13-Feb-15 Division 1 8,000 A Middlesbrough  L 5 - 7 Cantrel (4), Bliss
20-Feb-15 Division 1 12,000 H Notts County W 2 - 0 Weir, Ironmonger og
27-Feb-15 Division 1 16,000 A Aston Villa L 1 - 3 Bliss
06-Mar-15 Division 1 12,000 H Liverpool  D 1 - 1 Minter</