| Bill Shankly | ||
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| Full name | William Shankly OBE | |
| Date of birth | September 2, 1913 | |
| Place of birth | Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, Scotland | |
| Date of death | September 29, 1981 (aged 68) | |
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | |
| Playing position | Wingback | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Cronberry Eglinton Glenbuck Cherrypickers |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1932–1933 1933–1949 |
Carlisle United Preston North End Total |
16 (0) 296 (13) 312 (13) |
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| 1938–1944 | Scotland | 7 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1949–1951 1951–1954 1954–1955 1956–1959 1959–1974 |
Carlisle United Grimsby Town Workington Huddersfield Town Liverpool |
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William "Bill" Shankly, OBE (September 2, 1913 – September 29, 1981) was one of Britain's most successful and respected football managers. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations
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Background
Shankly was born in the East Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck, Scotland, into a family of ten children. East Ayrshire ( Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland. Glenbuck ( Gaelic: Gleann Buic) is a small remote village in the hills to the east of Muirkirk parish East Ayrshire, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. He was one of five brothers who went on to play professional football. His brother Bob (1910 - 1982) was also a successful manager, guiding Dundee to victory in the Scottish championship in 1962. Robert "Bob" Shankly ( 25 February, 1910 - 1982 was a former professional footballer and manager from the village of Glenbuck in Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893 are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His tough upbringing was the basis for his own brand of humanitarian based socialism, and he would joke in later life that he never had a bath until aged 15, and that the poverty brought about a good sense of humour.
Football was a way of getting away from the mine shafts - either on a Saturday afternoon and during weekly training, or as a professional option. All five Shankly brothers were members of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers - a team famous at the time for producing 49 footballers from the village, straddling the latter part of the 19th and the early years of the 20th century - although Bill, the youngest brother, never played for their first eleven. Glenbuck Cherrypickers were a football team in the village of Glenbuck in South Ayrshire, a district of Scotland.
His other brothers were Alec, who played for Ayr United and Clyde, Jimmy (1902-1972), who played for various clubs, including Sheffield United and Southend United, and John (1903-1960), who played for Luton Town and Blackpool. Ayr United FC are an Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. His mother's brother, Bob Blyth, played for Preston North End and Portsmouth, before becoming Portsmouth's manager. Robert Blyth (1870&ndash1941 was the manager for the Football club Portsmouth F Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth.
Player career
Bill Shankly's playing career began in Scottish Junior Football, where he played for the now defunct Cronberry Eglinton and Glenbuck Cherrypickers. A Scottish Association football competition that through various incarnations existed from the 1892 to 1947 In July 1932 he caught the eye of scouts and was signed to play for Carlisle United making his debut on 31 December 1932 against Rochdale. Carlisle United FC are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season after gaining Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Rochdale Association Football Club is a English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. In July 1933, after only 16 appearances for Carlisle, he signed for Preston North End for a fee of £500. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire 00
He was a key member of the Preston side promoted to the First Division in 1934 and played in two FA Cup finals, Preston losing to Sunderland in 1937, but beating Huddersfield Town in 1938. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Shankly made his debut for Scotland in a 1-0 win against England in April 1938. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football He made four further appearances for his country, plus another seven in wartime internationals, but his distinguished playing career was interrupted by war in 1939. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He played for a number of teams during the war, including Northampton Town, Liverpool, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town, Partick Thistle and King's Park and helped Preston to victory in the 1941 Wartime Cup Final at Wembley. Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Partick Thistle Football Club are a Scottish professional football club from the city of Glasgow. King's Park FC were a football club who played in the Scottish Football League before the Second World War. When the 1946-1947 season kick-started organised professional football again in England, Shankly resumed playing for Preston, but was 33 and coming to the end of his playing days. World War II had taken away the best years of Shankly's career. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Later, in a 1964 tour of the United States Shankly couldn't believe American people had never heard of Tom Finney. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer famous for his
Managerial career
He retired from playing in March 1949 and the same month was appointed the manager of Carlisle United, starting his managerial career where his professional playing career had also started. He was undistinguished at Carlisle, and walked out citing a lack of financial commitment on the part of the directors - a pattern which would repeat itself for the next ten years across a succession of northern English football clubs.
After a failed interview at Liverpool, Shankly moved to manage Grimsby Town in 1951, then Workington in 1953, and finally Huddersfield in 1956 - where he signed a talented 15 year-old called Denis Law. Grimsby Town are an English Football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football Workington AFC are an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Denis After Law broke into the first team at 16, Shankly recommended on business grounds improving Law’s terms and tenure, but the board saw no reason to increase the wages of a player they already had under contract. In 1956, the board wanted to accept an offer of £45,000 for Law, from Everton. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Shankly went ballistic: “Get out your diary and write this down. One day, Denis Law will be transferred for £100,000. ” After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed Law for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Shankly's prediction was eventually met and exceeded in 1962 when Law was signed by Manchester United for £115,000.
Shankly appeared prone to falling foul of the boardroom at each club, as he never felt they gave the same commitment to team affairs as he did. It was Shankly's own commitment and enthusiasm that had initially intrigued Liverpool chairman T. V. Williams when Shankly had been interviewed for the vacant Liverpool job in 1951.
Liverpool
Shankly became the manager of Liverpool in December 1959. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shankly is remembered by Liverpool fans as their greatest ever manager.
In 1959, Liverpool was a club in the bottom of the old Second Division, with a crumbling stadium, poor training facilities and a large and poor quality playing staff. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The only quality was in the backroom staff, with Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett, added to by the recently retired footballer Bob Paisley, whom Shankly admired. Joe Fagan (born 12 March, 1921 in Liverpool, died 30 June, 2001) was an English football manager best known Reuben Bennet (Born Aberdeen 1914-December 1989 was a professional footballer and a member of the famous Boot Room during Bill Shankly 's time Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became
The training ground at Melwood was in a terrible state, overgrown and with only one mains water tap. Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC 's training ground Shankly turned this into a strength, by getting the players to arrive instead at Anfield, and then bus them over to Melwood - this created team camaraderie. At Melwood Shankly introduced fitness training including diet assessment, and skills training including using an artificial goal painted on a convenient wall, split into eight sections which he would demand the players hit each time. For playing practice, Shankly introduced five-a-side games that so defined his football thinking - pass and move, keep it simple, a creed taken from the daily matches played by the miners of Glenbuck. After training, the team would all bus back to Anfield together to shower, change and eat a communal meal. This way Shankly ensured all his players had warmed down correctly and he would keep his players free from injury. As a result, in the 1965-1966 season Liverpool finished as champions using just 14 players and two of those only played a handful of games.
1960s team
Slowly at first, and then with a gathering pace, Shankly and his backroom team turned Liverpool around. The Anfield crowd sensed change, with gates regularly topping 40,000 and with new signings Ron Yeats, Ian St. John and Gordon Milne, promotion was gained back to the first division in 1961-1962. Ronald 'Ron' Yeats (born Aberdeen, Scotland, 15 November 1937 was the captain of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s Ian St John (born June 7, 1938) was born in Motherwell and is a former Scottish Gordon Milne (born 29 March 1937) is an English former footballer and football manager. The addition of Peter Thompson (along with a failed swoop for Jack Charlton) added to his ever-improving team. Peter Thompson (born 27 November 1942) is a retired footballer who was a speedy exciting winger and part of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer The supremacy of Everton in the city of Liverpool was the first target for Shankly now that he had got the club back into the top flight, and in 1963-1964, Liverpool clinched their 6th title, from former champions Everton.
The first F. A. Cup win in 1965 was followed by Europe where Liverpool were stopped by Inter Milan, managed by Helenio Herrera, winning the first leg at Anfield only to lose the follow up. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club The following year it was defeat by Ajax led by then 19-year old Johan Cruyff (7-3 on aggregate; including a 5-1 hammering in Amsterdam). Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Whilst Shankly, orchestrating events at Anfield was at one with the fans, perfectly in tune with the Kopites, knowing and understanding how they felt about football and the pride a successful team gave them - remaining in touch with his working class roots. His would tell anyone who cared to listen that his lads played to a socialist ethic. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution If a player was having a poor game Shankly would expect a team mate to cover for him and bail him out like you would do for a neighbour or a colleague down the mine.
1970s team
The decline of the 1960s team saw the birth of Shankly's second great Liverpool side. Out went Hunt, St. John, Yeats and Lawrence, and in came Kevin Keegan, Steve Heighway, Larry Lloyd and Ray Clemence - he missed out on signing Lou Macari, and sent a note round to the players after Macari had signed for Manchester United that Shankly had only wanted him for the Reserve team. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Stephen Derek Heighway (born 25 November 1947 is a former footballer who was part of the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s Laurence Valentine Lloyd (born 6 October 1948 in Bristol, England) was a footballer a burly and tough central defender who won honours for both Bill Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August, 1948) is one of English and European football 's most decorated Goalkeepers Luigi "Lou" Macari (born 4 June 1949 in Largs The UEFA Cup, the first European trophy, arrived in 1973, won in tandem with the club's 8th league title. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. In 1974, the F. A. Cup came back to Anfield after a Wembley performance against Malcolm Macdonald's Newcastle United. Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon The result was 3-0.
Shankly told Kevin Keegan in 1971 as Liverpool were playing West Ham United "Christ son, I've just seen that Bobby Moore. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. What a wreck. He's got bags under his eyes, he's limping. He's got dandruff and it looks as if he has been to a nightclub again". A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Moore played a blinder during the match but Keegan still scored. After the game Shankly said to Keegan "Aye he's some player that Bobby Moore isn't he? You'll never play against anyone better than him".
Relationship with fans
Due to his working class background, Shankly had a strong feeling for how the fans followed the team and wanted them to perform. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types He felt he was letting the fans down when the team didn't do well.
When he wasn't managing a football club, Shankly was usually at his typewriter, personally replying to the letters which arrived at Melwood. Shankly even called some supporters at home to discuss the previous day's game, while the accounts of him providing tickets for fans are endless. [1]
One of the most iconic images of all was caught on television, when a Liverpool scarf which had been thrown at Shankly during a lap of honour was flung to one side by a policeman, in April 1973, when he and the team were showing off the League Championship trophy to the Kop. Shankly pounced on the scarf and reprimanded the copper, uttering the immortal words "Don't do that. This might be someone's life".
After his retirement he said: "I was only in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool. "
The journalist John Keith, who wrote the play "The Bill Shankly Tribute Story", commented that Shankly knew how important the fans were to a successful team, and that even after his retirement, at the 1976 second leg of the UEFA Cup final in Brugge: "A fan came over and said he didn't have a ticket - so Shanks went and bought him one. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " [2]
Retirement
Shankly was by now 60 years old, and in July 1974 decided to retire - he said that going to tell the chairman of his decision was like facing the electric chair. Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the He wanted to spend time with his wife Ness and their family. When news of Shankly's resignation first emerged, distraught fans jammed the club's switchboard and at least one local factory's workers threatened to go on strike unless their hero returned [3].
The club was left in capable hands, with the bootroom staff supplemented by ex-players Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans and they got behind new manager Bob Paisley. Ronnie Moran is a former Liverpool captain and coach who has twice served as caretaker manager (after the departures of Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness Roy Quintin Echlin Evans CBE (born October 4 1948 in Bootle, England) was a Liverpool football player who eventually Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became Later it was revealed that Shankly wanted Jack Charlton to succeed him at Liverpool, and not Bob Paisley. John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became
Shankly regretted resigning from Liverpool and began watching training sessions at Melwood. The board were unhappy that Shankly was not allowing new manager Bob Paisley to settle into the management role. Phil Thompson even claims that at Melwood Shankly was still called "boss" while Paisley was known as "Bob". Philip 'Phil' Bernard Thompson ( Liverpool, 21 January 1954) was a cultured defender in the dominant Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s Ronnie Moran claimed things "began to get a bit awkward". Ronnie Moran is a former Liverpool captain and coach who has twice served as caretaker manager (after the departures of Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness Liverpool striker Kevin Keegan states that Liverpool "didn't get it wrong very often but they did that time" and believed that Shankly should have been placed on the board of directors. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various
Shankly was awarded the OBE in November 1974. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. He even went regularly to Melwood, to watch the team train. Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC 's training ground He continued to live in the terraced house that he and his wife had bought when they moved to Liverpool, and he was a regular sight around the city, happy and willing to talk to anyone about football. In Architecture and City planning, a terrace(d or row house or townhouse (though the latter term can also refer to Patio houses
On the morning of 26 September 1981 Bill Shankly was admitted to Broadgreen Hospital following a heart attack. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Broadgreen Hospital Thomas Drive Broadgreen, Liverpool, England, is a large hospital Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply While in hospital he insisted on being nursed in an ordinary ward not a private one. "That is where he wanted to be," a hospital spokesman told the Liverpool Echo newspaper. The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. [1]. His condition was stable and it appeared that he was going to make a full recovery. There was no suggestion that his life was in danger. The switchboard was jammed with concerned fans and prayers were said for him in the Sunday morning and evening services at both of the Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". However, late on 28 September Shankly unexpectedly took a turn for the worse and died, aged 68, at 1. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. 20am on 29 September 1981. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He was cremated, and his ashes buried at the Anfield Crematorium on 2 October. Anfield Cemetery, also known as the City of Liverpool Cemetery is on Priory Road Anfield, Liverpool, England ( Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule [4].
The Labour Party conference stood in a minute's silence when his death was announced, for a man who had always been a socialist. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Sir Matt Busby was so upset when he heard the news of Shankly's death that he refused to take any telephone calls from people asking him for a reaction. Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted
Some years before his death, Shankly had paid tribute to Busby, saying that he was "greatest football manager ever".
On the first game at Anfield following his funeral, a banner was unfurled on the Kop which read "Shankly Lives Forever".
His widow, Nessie Shankly, outlived her husband by almost 21 years. She died, aged 82, after suffering a heart attack on 2 August 2002. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [1] At the time of her death, she was still living in the house on Bellefield Avenue, West Derby, where she had moved on her husband's appointment as Liverpool manager in 1959. West Derby is a suburb in the north of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. [2]
From the mid-1990s Preston North End commenced a complete rebuilding of their ground to convert it into a modern all seater stadium. When the former Spion Kop end was replaced by a new stand in 1998 it was named the Bill Shankly Kop, and was designed with different coloured seats providing an image of the great man's head and shoulders. Spion Kop (or Kop for short is the name for a number of terraces and stands at sports Stadia; so named due to their steep nature resembling
Bill Shankly was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England.
Honours
Playing
- 1934 Second Division runner-up (with Preston North End)
- 1937 FA Cup finalist. (with Preston North End)
- 1938 FA Cup winner. (with Preston North End)
- 1941 Wartime Cup winner {with Preston North End)
Managerial
1962 Second Division champions
1964 First Division champions
1965 FA Cup Winners, European Champions' Cup semi-finalists. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
1966 First Division champions, European Cup Winners Cup beaten finalists.
1969 First Division runners-up.
1971 FA Cup beaten finalists, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup semi-finalists. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
1973 First Division champions, UEFA Cup winners. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
1974 FA Cup winners, First Division runners-up.
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Games | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 1949 | 1951 | 108 | 48 | 27 | 33 | 44. 44 |
| Grimsby | 1951 | 1953 | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 58. 75 |
| Huddersfield | 1956 | 1959 | 134 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 36. 57 |
| Liverpool | 1959 | 1974 | 753 | 393 | 175 | 185 | 52. 19 |
| TOTAL | 1075 | 537 | 269 | 269 | 49. 95 |
Quotations
- An interview on a Granada Television chat-show hosted by Shelley Rohde in 1981 produced arguably Shankly's most famous (and most often misquoted) quote - "Someone said 'football is more important than life and death to you' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'. Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 "
- When Shankly was still the manager of Huddersfield Town, Tom Williams (Liverpool's chairman) and Harry Latham (a club director) approached Shankly and asked him, "How would you like to be manager of the best club in the country?" Shankly replied, "Why? Is Matt Busby packing it in?"
- Shankly famously said about the offside law, "If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be. Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted "
- When asked what he thought about the team on the other side of Stanley Park he replied "There are only two teams in Liverpool; Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Stanley Park is a 45 Hectare (approximately 11119 acre park in Liverpool, England, designed by Edward Kemp, which was opened on Reserve team Liverpool Reserves play in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North. " Also said, "If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I'd pull the curtains. ". Ironically, his home in West Derby was opposite Everton's former training ground in Bellefield, where he was always a welcome visitor after his retirement.
- When Liverpool player Tommy Smith once consulted Shankly to tell him he couldn't play next week, due to his injured knee, Shankly replied: "Take that poof bandage off, and what do you mean Your knee, it's Liverpool's knee!"
- His name is in a song of Partick Thistle due to the fact that he played for Thistle during the war. Thomas 'Tommy' Smith MBE (born 5 April 1945) was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style Partick Thistle Football Club are a Scottish professional football club from the city of Glasgow. The song goes - "Said Bertie Mee to Bill Shankly have you ever heard of the Northbank Highbury. Bertie Mee OBE ( 25 December 1918 &ndash October 22, 2001) was an English football player and manager most famous for Shanks says no I don't think so, but i've heard of the Firhill Shed Boys
- The Burnley version of the same song goes "Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly have you heard of the North Bank, Highbury? Shanks said no I don't think so but I've heard of the Longside, Burnley"
- The Liverpool version (which probably predates the Heart of Midlothian version) goes - "Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly have you ever heard of the Northbank Highbury. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington. It lies between the following places Finsbury Park, north of Highbury Shanks says no I don't think so, but i've heard of the Annie Road agro! Nah nah nah etc!
- For many years, legend had it that Shanks had taken his wife to a Rochdale game as a Wedding Anniversary treat. Eventually someone plucked up the courage to ask Bill if it were true. Naturally, the great man denied it venomously "Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present, it was her birthday. Would I have got married in the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves. "
- Shanks was famously competitive in 5 a side matches. Matches in which his talented full-back, Chris Lawler was equally famous for his taciturnity. Chris Lawler (born 20 October 1943 in Liverpool) was a footballer who enjoyed much of Liverpool 's success of the 1960s and 1970s Bob Paisley was refereeing one day and decreed a goal offside. Shanks argued long and hard, so much so that in the end Bob Paisley asked Lawler: "Chris- you were the last man, was Bill offside?" To which Chris replied "Yes Bob, he was" Shankly exploded with rage. "All these years he keeps his mouth shut, and when he does speak, it's to tell a lie"[5]
References
- ^ a b Chris Bascombe, Shankly - legend who forged the Liverpool way (page 2), Liverpool Echo, September 26, 2006
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Liverpool | Remembering Bill Shankly
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Liverpool | Remembering Bill Shankly
- ^ Bill "Shanks" Shankly (1913 - 1981) - Find A Grave Memorial
- ^ My Autobiography Ian St John 2005, London, Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0340841141
See also
External links
- LFC: Kevin Sampson - 25th Anniversary memories of Bill Shakly original from Esquire magazine
- LFC 25th Anniversary collection of Shankly's quotes
- It's Not Your Leg Son - Book of Shankly Quotes pub. The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house now an Imprint of Hodder Headline. The Liverpool Boot Room was a room at Anfield, home of Liverpool F This is a list of UEFA Cup winning football managers. English manager Bill Nicholson led Tottenham Hotspur to victory in the inaugural final Tangent Books
- LFC Online profile
- Bio at the English Football Hall of Fame
- Shankly.com a website dedicated to the life and times of Bill Shankly
- This Is Anfield: Managerial Profile
- Manager profile at LFChistory.net
| Preceded by Bill Nicholson |
UEFA Cup Winning Coach 1972-1973 |
Succeeded by Wiel Coerver |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ted Smith |
Workington manager 1954-1955 |
Succeeded by Norman Low |
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