| Peter McWilliam (Second Spell): 14 May 1938 - 15 June 1942 | |||||||||||||||
| In his two spells at WHL, Peter McWilliam is our longest serving Manager. McWilliam had set in motion some far-reaching changes, ones that would help Spurs back to the top flight and challenge for and win some major honours. McWilliam began to promote junior players from Northfleet Nursery (amongst them Bill Nicholson). The outbreak of World War 2 effectively finished McWilliam's reign as he felt he was too old by the time the war had finished. | |||||||||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Peter McWilliam (1930's) | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | PPG | |||||||
| Football League | 43 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 1.56 | ||||||||
| Cup Competitions & Other matches | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 25% | ||||||||
| Manager: Peter McWilliam(2) | Total - Peter McWilliam (1930's) | 49 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 81 | 73 | ||||||||
| 03-Sep-38 | Division 2 | 39,982 | H | Coventry City | W | 2 | - | 1 | Morrison, Lyman | ||||||
| 10-Sep-38 | Division 2 | 18,594 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 1 | - | 2 | Hall GW | ||||||
| 12-Sep-38 | Division 2 | 21,323 | H | Sheffield United | D | 2 | - | 2 | Morrison, Hall AE | ||||||
| 17-Sep-38 | Division 2 | 39,694 | H | Newcastle United | W | 1 | - | 0 | Whatley (pen) | ||||||
| 24-Sep-38 | Division 2 | 24,996 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 3 | - | 4 | Hall GW, Morrison, Hall AE | ||||||
| 01-Oct-38 | Division 2 | 30,055 | H | Norwich City | W | 4 | - | 1 | Hall GW, Hall AE (2), Lyman | ||||||
| 08-Oct-38 | Division 2 | 21,061 | A | Luton Town | D | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| 15-Oct-38 | Division 2 | 46,679 | H | Fulham | W | 1 | - | 0 | Lyman | ||||||
| 22-Oct-38 | Division 2 | 18,136 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 1 | - | 3 | Lyman | ||||||
| 29-Oct-38 | Division 2 | 51,170 | H | West Ham United | W | 2 | - | 1 | Lyman (2) | ||||||
| 05-Nov-38 | Division 2 | 47,998 | A | Manchester City | L | 0 | - | 2 | |||||||
| 12-Nov-38 | Division 2 | 24,132 | H | Bradford Park Avenue | D | 2 | - | 2 | Spelman, Ludford | ||||||
| 19-Nov-38 | Division 2 | 13,172 | A | Swansea City | D | 1 | - | 1 | Cox | ||||||
| 26-Nov-38 | Division 2 | 24,434 | H | Chesterfield | D | 2 | - | 2 | Whatley (pen), Ludford | ||||||
| 03-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 12,043 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2 | - | 0 | Hall AE (2) | ||||||
| 10-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 47,278 | H | Millwall | W | 4 | - | 0 | Ward (pen), Cox, Hall GW, Hall AE | ||||||
| 17-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 5,723 | A | Bury | L | 1 | - | 3 | Hall AE | ||||||
| 24-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 9,454 | H | Southampton | D | 1 | - | 1 | Ward (pen) | ||||||
| 26-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 15,629 | A | Burnley | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 27-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 30,276 | H | Burnley | W | 1 | - | 0 | Duncan | ||||||
| 31-Dec-38 | Division 2 | 19,499 | A | Coventry City | L | 0 | - | 4 | |||||||
| 07-Jan-39 | F.A. Cup 3 | 34,896 | H | Watford | W | 7 | - | 1 | Ward (pen), Sargent, Hall GW (2), Duncan, Miller (2) | ||||||
| 14-Jan-39 | Division 2 | 19,091 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 4 | - | 1 | Sargent, Hall AE, Duncan, Miller | ||||||
| 21-Jan-39 | F.A. Cup 4 | 42,716 | A | West Ham United | D | 3 | - | 3 | Sargent, Morrison, Duncan | ||||||
| 28-Jan-39 | Division 2 | 38,190 | H | West Bromwich Albion | D | 2 | - | 2 | Sargent, Morrison | ||||||
| 30-Jan-39 | F.A. Cup 4® | 50,798 | H | West Ham United | D | 1 | - | 1 | Sargent | ||||||
| 02-Feb-39 | F.A. Cup 4®® | 50,468 | Hi | West Ham United | L | 1 | - | 2 | Morrison | ||||||
| 04-Feb-39 | Division 2 | 15,347 | A | Norwich City | W | 2 | - | 1 | Buckingham, Ludford | ||||||
| 11-Feb-39 | Division 2 | 30,704 | H | Luton Town | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 18-Feb-39 | Division 2 | 26,466 | A | Fulham | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 25-Feb-39 | Division 2 | 22,709 | H | Blackburn Rovers | W | 4 | - | 3 | Sargent, Morrison (2), Miller | ||||||
| 01-Mar-39 | Division 2 | 18,503 | A | Newcastle United | W | 1 | - | 0 | Hall AE | ||||||
| 04-Mar-39 | Division 2 | 20,832 | A | West Ham United | W | 2 | - | 0 | Hall GW, Duncan | ||||||
| 11-Mar-39 | Division 2 | 27,426 | H | Manchester City | L | 2 | - | 3 | Hitchens, Hall GW | ||||||
| 18-Mar-39 | Division 2 | 8,202 | A | Bradford Park Avenue | D | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| 25-Mar-39 | Division 2 | 17,478 | H | Swansea City | W | 3 | - | 0 | Burgess, Morrison (2) | ||||||
| 01-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 15,285 | A | Chesterfield | L | 1 | - | 3 | Spelman | ||||||
| 07-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 33,621 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1 | - | 0 | Miller | ||||||
| 08-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 19,229 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3 | - | 1 | Ward (pen), Morrison, Miller | ||||||
| 10-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 15,230 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1 | - | 0 | Ludford | ||||||
| 15-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 33,428 | A | Millwall | L | 0 | - | 2 | |||||||
| 17-Apr-39 | Friendly | - | N | Arsenal | L | 1 | - | 2 | Duncan | ||||||
| 22-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 16,249 | H | Bury | W | 4 | - | 3 | Ludford (2), Duncan (2) | ||||||
| 29-Apr-39 | Division 2 | 27,639 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 06-May-39 | Division 2 | 38,460 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1 | - | 6 | Miller | ||||||
| 01-Aug-39 | JubileeTrust | 32,702 | H | Arsenal | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 26-Aug-39 | Division 2 | 28,366 | A | Birmingham City | D | 1 | - | 1 | Sargent | ||||||
| 31-Aug-39 | Division 2 | 19,700 | H | Newport County | D | 1 | - | 1 | Burgess | ||||||
| 02-Sep-39 | Division 2 | 16,021 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 4 | - | 3 | Morrison (3), Dix | ||||||
| 23-Sep-39 | Friendly | - | A | Chelmsford City | L | 2 | - | 4 | Hall GW, Ludford | ||||||
| 30-Sep-39 | Friendly | - | A | Chelsea | L | 2 | - | 4 | Ludford, Medley | ||||||
| 07-Oct-39 | Friendly | - | H | West Ham United | L | 0 | - | 2 | |||||||
| 21-Oct-39 | FL South A | 4,000 | A | Southend United | W | 2 | - | 1 | Ludford | ||||||
| 28-Oct-39 | FL South A | 4,852 | H | Millwall | W | 3 | - | 0 | Ludford. Medley (2) | ||||||
| 04-Nov-39 | FL South A | 7,800 | A | West Ham United | L | 1 | - | 2 | Hall GW | ||||||
| 11-Nov-39 | FL South A | 4,981 | H | Watford | W | 8 | - | 2 | Bennett (3), Morrison (2), Medley (3) | ||||||
| 18-Nov-39 | FL South A | 15,000 | A | Arsenal | L | 1 | - | 2 | Howe | ||||||
| 25-Nov-39 | FL South A | 6,945 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 4 | - | 2 | Sargent, Bennett (2), Howe | ||||||
| 02-Dec-39 | FL South A | 8,000 | A | Clapton Orient | L | 1 | - | 2 | Howe | ||||||
| 09-Dec-39 | FL South A | 4,265 | H | Crystal Palace | L | 1 | - | 3 | Morrison | ||||||
| 16-Dec-39 | FL South A | 3,000 | A | Norwich City | L | 2 | - | 5 | Ludford (2) | ||||||
| 23-Dec-39 | FL South A | 1,008 | H | Southend United | Ab | 3 | - | 4 | Abandoned 60min - Fog - Bennett, Hall AE (2) | ||||||
| 25-Dec-39 | FL South A | 7,219 | A | Millwall | L | 1 | - | 5 | Morrison | ||||||
| 26-Dec-39 | FL South A | 4,276 | H | West Ham United | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 30-Dec-39 | FL South A | 2,000 | A | Watford | L | 1 | - | 6 | Hall AE | ||||||
| 13-Jan-40 | FL South A | 4,000 | A | Charlton Athletic | W | 5 | - | 1 | Howe, Sargent (2), Morrison, Medley | ||||||
| 17-Jan-40 | FL South A | 1,000 | H | Southend United | L | 2 | - | 4 | Medley (2) | ||||||
| 20-Jan-40 | FL South A | 2,881 | H | Clapton Orient | L | 2 | - | 3 | Morrison (2) | ||||||
| 25-Jan-40 | FL South A | 9,054 | H | Arsenal | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 10-Feb-40 | FL South C | 7,500 | A | West Ham United | L | 0 | - | 2 | |||||||
| 17-Feb-40 | FL South C | 3,531 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 2 | - | 0 | Burgess, Ludford | ||||||
| 24-Feb-40 | FL South C | 14,073 | A | Chelsea | W | 2 | - | 0 | Hall GW, Dix | ||||||
| 28-Feb-40 | FL South A | 2,000 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 1 | - | 1 | Stephens | ||||||
| 02-Mar-40 | FL South C | 5,446 | H | Southampton | W | 4 | - | 1 | Hunt DA, Dix (2), Medley | ||||||
| 09-Mar-40 | FL South C | 9,815 | H | Brentford | D | 1 | - | 1 | Hall GW | ||||||
| 16-Mar-40 | FL South C | 7,000 | A | Portsmouth | W | 2 | - | 1 | Duncan, Dix | ||||||
| 22-Mar-40 | FL South C | 15,000 | H | Millwall | L | 1 | - | 2 | Lyman | ||||||
| 23-Mar-40 | FL South C | 8,000 | A | Fulham | W | 3 | - | 2 | Morrison, Dix (2) | ||||||
| 25-Mar-40 | FL South C | 14,624 | A | Millwall | D | 1 | - | 1 | Ludford | ||||||
| 30-Mar-40 | FL South C | 15,000 | H | Arsenal | D | 1 | - | 1 | Medley | ||||||
| 06-Apr-40 | FL South C | 15,000 | H | West Ham United | L | 2 | - | 6 | Howe, Morrison | ||||||
| 10-Apr-40 | FL South C | 2,000 | H | Fulham | W | 3 | - | 1 | Cox, Morrison (2) | ||||||
| 13-Apr-40 | FL South C | 5,000 | A | Charlton Athletic | W | 4 | - | 2 | Morrison (3), Medley | ||||||
| 20-Apr-40 | League Cup1 | 15,423 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 1 | - | 4 | Cox | ||||||
| 24-Apr-40 | FL South C | 4,455 | A | Arsenal | W | 4 | - | 2 | Duncan, Morrison (2), Dix | ||||||
| 27-Apr-40 | League Cup1 | 12,376 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 2 | - | 1 | Howe, Dix | ||||||
| 04-May-40 | FL South C | 5,000 | A | Brentford | W | 3 | - | 2 | Morrison (3) | ||||||
| 11-May-40 | FL South C | 5,301 | H | Portsmouth | W | 4 | - | 1 | Morrison (3), Medley | ||||||
| 18-May-40 | FL South C | 3,000 | A | Southampton | D | 3 | - | 3 | Morrison (3) | ||||||
| 25-May-40 | FL South C | 4,824 | H | Chelsea | W | 3 | - | 2 | Burgess, Dix | ||||||
| 27-May-40 | FL South A | 727 | H | Norwich City | D | 2 | - | 2 | Hall GW, Ludford | ||||||
| 31-Aug-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 2,000 | H | West Ham United | L | 2 | - | 3 | Burgess (2) | ||||||
| 07-Sep-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 2,600 | A | West Ham United | W | 4 | - | 1 | Abandoned 80mins (Air Raid) Burgess (3), Duncan | ||||||
| 14-Sep-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,622 | H | Chelsea | W | 3 | - | 2 | Ward, Ludford (2) (restarted after air raid warning) | ||||||
| 21-Sep-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,756 | A | Chelsea | L | 1 | - | 4 | Duncan | ||||||
| 28-Sep-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,508 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 1 | - | 3 | Medley | ||||||
| 05-Oct-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,800 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1 | - | 1 | Ludford | ||||||
| 12-Oct-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 4,568 | H | Arsenal | L | 2 | - | 3 | Abandoned 47mins (Air Raid) Skinner, Medley | ||||||
| 19-Oct-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 500 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 0 | - | 4 | |||||||
| 26-Oct-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,351 | H | Portsmouth | L | 1 | - | 2 | Howe | ||||||
| 02-Nov-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,100 | A | Luton Town | D | 1 | - | 1 | Ludford | ||||||
| 16-Nov-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,916 | A | Arsenal | D | 1 | - | 1 | Burgess | ||||||
| 23-Nov-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,256 | H | Luton Town | W | 2 | - | 1 | Abandoned 60mins (Air Raid) Duncan, Ludford | ||||||
| 30-Nov-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,000 | A | Southend United | L | 2 | - | 3 | White, Ludford | ||||||
| 07-Dec-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,367 | H | Queens Park Rangers | L | 2 | - | 3 | Sargent, Duncan | ||||||
| 21-Dec-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,290 | H | Clapton Orient | W | 9 | - | 0 | Sperrin J (2), Gibbons (3), Duncan (2), Ludford (2) | ||||||
| 25-Dec-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 5,075 | H | Millwall | D | 3 | - | 3 | Howe, Gibbons, Ludford | ||||||
| 28-Dec-40 | Reg Lge Sth | 1,163 | H | Clapton Orient | W | 7 | - | 0 | Sperrin J, O'Callaghan, Gibbons (3),Sperrin W, Ludford | ||||||
| 04-Jan-41 | LonWarCup | 1,513 | H | Clapton Orient | W | 3 | - | 0 | Gibbons(3) | ||||||
| 11-Jan-41 | LonWarCup | 1,013 | A | Clapton Orient | W | 9 | - | 1 | Hall, Broadis (2), Gibbons(3), Duncan, Ludford (2) | ||||||
| 18-Jan-41 | LonWarCup | 6,000 | A | Millwall | W | 3 | - | 1 | Broadis, Gibbons (2) | ||||||
| 25-Jan-41 | LonWarCup | 2,280 | H | Millwall | W | 4 | - | 0 | Ward (pen), Broadis, Ludford (2) | ||||||
| 01-Feb-41 | LonWarCup | 4,691 | H | West Ham United | L | 1 | - | 2 | Broadis | ||||||
| 08-Feb-41 | LonWarCup | 5,200 | A | West Ham United | L | 2 | - | 3 | Hall, Gibbons | ||||||
| 15-Feb-41 | FL War Cup | 3,413 | H | Bournemouth | W | 4 | - | 1 | Buckingham, Sperrin J, Ludford (2) | ||||||
| 22-Feb-41 | FL War Cup | 1,981 | A | Bournemouth | W | 6 | - | 1 | Ward (pen), Broadis (2), Gibbons (3) | ||||||
| 01-Mar-41 | FL War Cup | 4,379 | H | Northampton Town | W | 4 | - | 0 | Broadis, Duncan (2), Bedford og | ||||||
| 08-Mar-41 | FL War Cup | 5,087 | A | Northampton Town | W | 3 | - | 1 | Sperrin W, Broadis, Ludford | ||||||
| 15-Mar-41 | Reg Lge Sth | 4,000 | H | Millwall | L | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 22-Mar-41 | FL War Cup | 5,210 | H | Cardiff City | D | 3 | - | 3 | Broadis (3) | ||||||
| 29-Mar-41 | FL War Cup | 22,000 | A | Cardiff City | W | 3 | - | 2 | Gibbons, Broadis, Ludford | ||||||
| 05-Apr-41 | FL War Cup | 22,107 | A | Arsenal | L | 1 | - | 2 | Howe | ||||||
| 12-Apr-41 | FL War Cup | 25,258 | H | Arsenal | D | 1 | - | 1 | Ludford | ||||||
| 14-Apr-41 | LonWarCup | 4,355 | H | Reading | D | 2 | - | 2 | Wallace, Duncan | ||||||
| 19-Apr-41 | LonWarCup | 4,000 | A | Reading | D | 2 | - | 2 | Duncan, Ludford | ||||||
| 26-Apr-41 | Reg Lge Sth | 2,841 | A | Aldershot | W | 3 | - | 2 | Hall, Sperrin W, Gibbons | ||||||
| 03-May-41 | LonWarCup | 9,651 | H | Arsenal | D | 3 | - | 3 | Ward (pen), Bennett K, Gibbons | ||||||
| 10-May-41 | Reg Lge Sth | 3,000 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||