"Relegation has not just happened today – it's been happening for three years. He was referring to Nicholson's resignation after losing the first four games of the 1974-75 season, ending a 16-year managerial reign and sending shock waves through the dressing room, Jennings recalled in his 1983 autobiography."
"Glenn Hoddle, a promising teenager just breaking through, wrote in his autobiography of being overcome by guilt after failing to save my boyhood club from relegation and letting the fans down. It was a dreadful feeling, scarring me inside."
"Tottenham were the first English club in the 20th century to win the league and FA Cup Double, in 1961, and the first to lift a European trophy when they won the Cup Winners' Cup two years later. They were renowned for playing attractive football and the goals of Jimmy Greaves."
Tottenham Hotspur experienced a shocking relegation from the First Division on May 7, 1977, losing 5-0 to Manchester City at Maine Road. This catastrophic fall came after decades of success under manager Bill Nicholson, during which the club won the Double in 1961, European trophies, and became known for attractive football. The decline accelerated following Nicholson's resignation in 1974 after losing the first four games of the season, ending his 16-year tenure. Players like Glenn Hoddle and Pat Jennings were devastated by the relegation, with Jennings noting the decline had been occurring for three years. The club's inability to rebuild and maintain competitive standards led to this unprecedented fall for one of England's biggest clubs.
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