15 Facts About Peter McWilliam

Peter McWilliam was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland.

Peter McWilliam won every domestic trophy during his nine years with Newcastle United.

Peter McWilliam went on to manage Tottenham Hotspur on two occasions as well as Middlesbrough.

Peter McWilliam was the longest serving manager at Tottenham and led Spurs to an FA Cup win in 1921, becoming the first man to win the competition as a player and a manager.

Peter McWilliam's father was a grocer's porter and the family had previously moved to Inverness from Forgue, Aberdeenshire.

Peter McWilliam died 1 October 1951 in Redcar and is buried in the nearby Kirkleatham cemetery.

Peter McWilliam started his playing career at Inverness Thistle and remained with them for two years before starting a very successful period at Newcastle United between 1902 and 1911.

Peter McWilliam played 241 games, scoring 12 goals from the left half position.

Peter McWilliam won 8 caps for Scotland, which included captaining the national team.

Peter McWilliam managed Tottenham Hotspur for two spells between which he was manager at Middlesbrough.

Peter McWilliam was first appointed manager of Tottenham on 21 December 1912, and took up his position on 1 January 1913.

In 1938, Peter McWilliam returned to manage Tottenham , and started to rebuild the team in an attempt to lift them out of the Second Division.

Peter McWilliam promoted many younger players to the first team from the 'nursery side' at Northfleet, including Bill Nicholson.

Peter McWilliam himself learnt the possession-based football from Robert Smyth McColl when he was at Newcastle, and this style of play can be traced further back to Scottish players of the 19th century.

Vic Buckingham, another player who started playing under Peter McWilliam, was influenced by Peter McWilliam's ideas of a possession-based game and pass-and-move style and developed it further.