"It all goes too quickly, and you don’t take it all in at the time, but when you look back. What memories stir when we speak about the 'Double', 60 years on? I had a heart bypass a few years ago, had one or two little problems with that, but besides a few other bits and pieces, a couple of cancers - thankfully it seems they’re alright - we just go from day to day." "I’m not too bad, not 100 per cent, but ticking along. Three more players hit double-figures - Cliff Jones (15), John White (13) and Dyson (12). Ten players played over 36 of the 42 league games and the team scored 115 league goals, spearheaded by Smith (28) and Les Allen (23). The 'Double' was secured three weeks later with a 2-0 win against Leicester City at Wembley, thanks to goals from Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson. They didn't lose until mid-November and wrapped up the title with three matches remaining on 17 April with a 2-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday. Bill Nicholson's team won their first 11 matches of the season - a record that still stands - drew the 12th, and then won the next four. It was the first Double of the 20th century, a feat last achieved by Aston Villa in 1896/97. That was the day, 60 years ago, that our Club achieved what many felt was impossible, by securing the 'Double' of the First Division Championship and FA Cup. Saturday - a date that will forever resonate with Tottenham Hotspur.
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