Graeme Souness
Personal information
Full name	Graeme James Souness
Date of birth	May 6, 1953 (1953-05-06) (age 55)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970-1972 1972 1972-1978 1978 1978-1984 1984-1986 1986-1991	Tottenham Hotspur Montreal Olympique Middlesbrough West Adelaide Liverpool Sampdoria Rangers Total	000 0(0) 010 0(2) 176 (22) 006 0(1) 247 (38) 056 0(8) 050 0(3) 539 (73)
National team
1974-1986	Scotland	054 0(4)
Teams managed
1986-1991 1991-1994 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1997-1999 2000-2004 2004-2006	Rangers Liverpool Galatasaray Southampton Torino SL Benfica Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Montreal Olympique were a Soccer team based out of Montreal that played in the NASL. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian Football (soccer club from Adelaide Australia. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon * Appearances (Goals)

Graeme James Souness (pronounced /ˈsuːnɨs/) (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He is perhaps best known as the former captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s, and as a less successful manager notably with Rangers, Liverpool, Benfica, Galatasaray, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. 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 Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon

Contents 1 Career as a player 1.1 Early career 1.2 Liverpool 1.3 Career in Italy 1.4 International career 2 Managerial career 2.1 Rangers 2.2 Liverpool 2.3 Galatasaray 2.4 Southampton 2.5 Torino Calcio 2.6 Benfica 2.7 Blackburn Rovers 2.8 Newcastle United 2.8.1 Stevens Enquiry 3 Career after management 3.1 Media work 3.2 Potential career as a football club owner 4 Biographies 5 Souness's life and views outside football 5.1 Private life 5.2 Political views 6 Club honours 6.1 Honours as player 6.1.1 Tottenham Hotspur 6.1.2 Middlesbrough 6.1.3 Liverpool 6.1.4 Sampdoria 6.1.5 Rangers 6.2 Honours as manager 6.2.1 Rangers 6.2.2 Liverpool 6.2.3 Galatasaray 6.2.4 Benfica 6.2.5 Blackburn Rovers 6.3 Personal honours as a player or manager 7 Managerial statistics 8 Footnotes 9 References 10 External links

Career as a player

Early career

Souness was raised in the Saughton Mains area of Edinburgh. As with other tough-tackling Scottish midfielders such as Dave Mackay and Billy Bremner, journalists have regularly attributed Souness's rumbustious playing style to his modest upbringing. David Craig Mackay (born 14 November 1934) is a legendary former Scottish footballer and football manager. William "Billy" John Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, December 9 1942; died Doncaster, England, December As a teenager Souness played for local boys club North Merchiston.

Souness's career began as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur under Bill Nicholson. Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. William Edward "Bill" Nicholson OBE ( 26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was an English football player He signed professional forms as a 15 year-old in 1968. Frustrated at a lack of first team opportunities, the teenage Souness reputedly informed Nicholson that he was the best player at the club. Souness made one solitary appearance for Spurs in the UEFA cup as a substitute.

During the summer of 1972, the nineteen-year-old Souness played in the North American Soccer League for the Montreal Olympique. North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U The Montreal Olympique were a Soccer team based out of Montreal that played in the NASL. He appeared in 10 of his team’s 14 games, and was named in the league’s All-Star team for that season.

Back in England, Souness had played just once for Spurs prior to a £30,000 move to Middlesbrough in 1972. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. His debut came on 6 January 1973 in a 2-1 league defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team His first goal came on 11 December 1973 in a 3-0 league victory over Preston North End at Ayresome Park. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Ayresome Park was a football stadium in the town of Middlesbrough, North East England, and was the home of Middlesbrough F

Souness's tenacious style began to garner increasing acclaim during his time at Middlesbrough. His first season saw Middlesbrough finish fourth, two places and 14 points short of promotion. In May 1973, the recently retired Jack Charlton was appointed to his first managerial post. John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer Promotion as champions of the Second Division followed. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Souness's growing influence was demonstrated in a hat-trick in the season's final fixture, an 8-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts

Liverpool

Souness's playing career is best remembered for his seven seasons at Liverpool, where he won five League Championships, three European Cups and four League Cups. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. 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 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition

His time at Anfield began in 1978. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England After winning a first European Cup in 1977, Liverpool manager Bob Paisley sought reinforcements by signing three Scottish players, all of whom were to contribute substantially to further success. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became Central defender Alan Hansen arrived from Partick Thistle for £110,000. Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 13 June 1955 is a BBC television football pundit and a former Partick Thistle Football Club are a Scottish professional football club from the city of Glasgow. Kenny Dalglish - an established Scottish international - signed from Celtic for a then British record fee of £440,000. Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Souness formed the final part of the Scottish triumvirate, leaving Middlesbrough in acrimonious circumstances for a club-record fee of £350,000 on 10 January 1978. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

Souness's Liverpool debut came in a 1-0 league victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 14 January 1978. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. His first goal - a characteristic volley just inside the penalty box, eventually awarded fans' goal of the season - came in a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield on 25 February 1978. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

Souness played a critical role in Liverpool's retention of the European Cup against FC Bruges at Wembley, providing the pass for Dalglish to score the game's only goal. ||-||-||} Club Brugge KV is a Football club from Bruges in Belgium. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the

Sustained success followed. Souness's first League title medals were won in seasons 1978-79 and 1979-80. A second European Cup medal for Souness arrived in 1981 with a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid - the culmination of a campaign in which Souness scored a hat-trick in the quarter-final against CSKA Sofia. PFC CSKA Sofia (ПФК ЦСКА София is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia.

This burst of success prompted Paisley to award Souness the club captaincy for season 1981-82, to the chagrin of the incumbent Phil Thompson. Philip 'Phil' Bernard Thompson ( Liverpool, 21 January 1954) was a cultured defender in the dominant Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s Under Souness's captaincy, two trophies followed as Liverpool regained the League championship and retained the League Cup - trophies that were successfully defended in season 1982-83. Souness relinquished his right as captain to lift the League Cup at Wembley after the 2-1 win over Manchester United in 1983, insisting that Paisley collected the trophy in his retirement season.

In 1983-84, Souness lifted three trophies as Liverpool again retained the League title and League Cup. The European Cup was regained after a penalty shoot-out win over AS Roma. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst

Souness's Liverpool career ended in 1984 after 358 appearances and 56 goals.

Career in Italy

Souness left Liverpool in 1984, joining Unione Calcio Sampdoria SpA for a fee of £650,000. Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. Souness and England international Trevor Francis - a player at the Genoa-based club since 1982 - added experience to an emerging group of future Italian internationals, including Roberto Mancini, Pietro Vierchowod and Gianluca Vialli. Trevor John Francis (born 19 April 1954 in Boxhill, Plymouth, England) is a former footballer who won 52 caps Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964 in Jesi, Ancona) is an Italian football coach and former player Pietro Vierchowod (born April 6, 1959 in Calcinate) is an Italian former footballer turned coach Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is a retired Italian football Striker and manager In his first season, Sampdoria won the Coppa Italia with a 3-1 victory over Serie A rivals AC Milan, securing the trophy for the first time in the club's history. For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy

Souness's career in Italy ended in 1986 as he took up the position of player-manager at Rangers. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League.

International career

While a Middlesbrough player, Souness received his first international cap for Scotland on 30 October 1974 in a 3-0 friendly victory over East Germany at Hampden Park. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. 1|-| colspan=3|1 as United Team of Germany The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of the Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F By the time Souness was selected by manager Ally McLeod for the Scotland squad for the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, however, he had been awarded only six caps. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. His move to Liverpool, and a greatly increased profile, saw growing demands for the award of regular place.

A defeat and a draw in Scotland's first two World Cup group games against Peru and Iran saw calls for Souness, recovered from injury, to play in the critical final group match against the Netherlands. The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Replacing an established midfield, Souness contributed to a 3-2 victory that nevertheless saw Scotland eliminated from the tournament on goal difference.

Souness played in two further World Cups. The first, in 1982 in Spain, saw Souness play all three group games. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. His first international goal arrived in the final match prior to elimination, a 2-2 draw with USSR in Malaga. The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. Estadio La Rosaleda is a football stadium in Málaga, Spain. It was originally the home of CD Málaga and is currently the home ground of

A final World Cup appearance came in 1986 in Mexico, at a time when Souness had already been appointed Rangers player-manager. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Souness played in defeats to Denmark and West Germany. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since He was omitted by caretaker manager Alex Ferguson for Scotland's final game against Uruguay. Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.

Souness's Scotland career ended after the World Cup after 54 appearances and four goals in almost 12 years.

Managerial career

Rangers

Souness was appointed Rangers' first player-manager in April 1986, signing from Sampdoria for a fee of £300,000 and succeeding Jock Wallace. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. John " Jock " Martin Bokas Wallace ( 6 September 1935 — 24 July 1996) was a professional football Financed initially by the club's then owner, Lawrence Marlborough, Souness and club chairman David Holmes embarked upon a bold strategy of reclaiming the footballing ascendancy that Rangers had periodically enjoyed in Scotland. David Holmes is a Scottish businessman He is best known as a former chairman and chief executive of Rangers football club Souness's appointment came after several years of under-performance. The league championship had last been won in season 1977-78, and the early 1980s saw Scottish football dominated by the 'New Firm' of Aberdeen and Dundee United, together with Celtic. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The New Firm is the term used to describe the rivalry between Scottish football clubs Aberdeen and Dundee United. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.

What came popularly to be termed the 'Souness Revolution' began with a slew of major signings from English clubs. Significantly, this reversed the historic pattern of Scotland's most able footballers playing in England. Souness's first season saw the arrival of players such as Terry Butcher, captain of Ipswich Town and an established England international, and Chris Woods of Norwich City, England's second-choice goalkeeper. Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is an English football manager who is currently PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods (born 14 November 1959 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire) is a former football Goalkeeper. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Subsequent seasons saw the arrival of other English internationals, such as Trevor Steven, Gary Stevens, Trevor Francis and Ray Wilkins. Trevor McGregor Steven (born Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, 21 September 1963 was a highly-regarded England footballer who shot to fame with the Michael Gary Stevens (born in Barrow-in-Furness, England, 27 March 1963) is a retired English footballer who shot to fame Trevor John Francis (born 19 April 1954 in Boxhill, Plymouth, England) is a former footballer who won 52 caps Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former football Souness was able to offer the lure of European club competition, at a time - 1985-90 - when English clubs were banned from Europe in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster. The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 Rangers profited from this by embarking upon a signing policy which drew on their relative wealth to compete, for the first time, directly with England's most powerful clubs.

Souness's revitalised Rangers quickly began to dominate Scottish football. In his first season, 1986-87 they won the Championship and the League Cup, beating Celtic 2-1 in the Final. Two more Championships were to follow, this time in successive seasons (1988-89 and 1989-90), and a further two League Cup victories, over Aberdeen 3-2 in 1988-89 and Celtic 2-1 in 1990-91. Souness left Rangers, to take over as manager of Liverpool, in 1991, replaced by his assistant, Walter Smith, four games prior to the end of what was to become another championship-winning season.

Souness's time at Ibrox was marked by persistent controversy. His most noteworthy act was the controversial signing of Mo Johnston in 1989. Maurice John Giblin "Mo" Johnston (born April 13, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Scottish football Rangers - historically a team supported by Protestants - were widely held to have implemented for most of the twentieth century a policy of refusing to sign Roman Catholics. Although several previous Rangers players came from Catholic backgrounds (including, at the time of Johnston's signing, John Spencer), their religious background was not made public and none of them were high-profile players. John Spencer (born 11 September 1970, Glasgow Scotland) is a former professional Football (soccer who last played in Major League Soccer Johnston's arrival at Ibrox was significant because it signaled a very public end to a discriminatory signing policy. It was also significant because Johnston, a former Celtic player and coveted Scottish international, had days earlier at a press conference at Celtic Park publicly announced his decision to return to his former club. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland.

Further controversy centred on Souness's dealings with the Scottish Football Association and Scottish League hierarchies. The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and The Scottish FA or the "worst league in the world" is the governing body of Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. A succession of confrontational after-match comments pitched Souness regularly at loggerheads with both organisations, prompting touchline bans which Souness circumvented in characteristically provocative fashion by naming himself as a substitute, allowing access as a player to the dugout. In Association football, the technical area is the space that a manager, other coaching personnel and substitutes are allowed to occupy during matches Souness was later to claim that conflict with officialdom was one of the principal factors precipitating his departure from Ibrox.

Souness's appointment as Rangers' manager garnered most attention, but his arrival as a player was also of significance. Souness arrived at Ibrox with a reputation as one of Europe's leading midfielders - a view evidenced by his success at Liverpool and, to a lesser extent, with Sampdoria. His signing was unusual in that Scottish clubs had rarely been able to sign top-quality internationals, including Scots, from other leagues.

Souness's playing career at Ibrox began inauspiciously. His competitive debut - in the opening game of the 1986-87 season, against Hibernian in his hometown of Edinburgh - saw him sent off after two yellow cards in the first 34 minutes. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Souness later self-deprecatingly argued that his second booking, for a foul on George McCluskey, had been awarded because "my boot ran up his leg!". Disciplinary problems - something that had recurred periodically throughout Souness's career - resurfaced on a number of occasions during his time as a player at Rangers.

Souness made 49 appearances for Rangers. Much of his time as player was blighted by injury. His final appearance as a player was at Ibrox in a 2-0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic in Rangers' last home game of the 1989-90 season, when he brought himself on for the final 20 minutes. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline

In 1990, when Rangers visited McDiarmid Park to take on St. Johnstone, the Glasgow club left their dressing room in such a state that St. McDiarmid Park is the home Stadium of St Johnstone Football Club from Perth, Scotland. St Johnstone Football Club is a professional football club based in Perth Scotland. Johnstone tea-lady Aggie Moffat was moved to ask, "Would you leave your home like that?"^[1] This led to Souness enquiring as to Moffat's ability to tidy up. A verbal ear-bashing from Moffat ensued.

Liverpool

The four years which followed were uneventful for Souness and disastrous for Liverpool. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. There was little success on the field, with only a 2-0 victory in the 1992 FA Cup final over Second Division Sunderland, but poor tactics, ill-judged transfer dealings and poor man management caused the decline of one of the greatest football clubs in Europe. 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

Rumours about squabbles in the dressing room between the players and Souness were rife, with Ian Rush famously telling a Sky Sports interviewer that 'teacups being thrown' were nothing new. Souness' only consolation at this time was the fact that he had blooded several new prodigious young talents like Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler allowing them to play and develop in the first team as compared to all the other senior players whom Souness accused of lacking heart. Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February 1972 in Bootle, Merseyside, England) is an English former footballer of the Robert Bernard 'Robbie' Fowler, (born 9 April 1975 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English footballer

Ironically, it was his own heart that literally was under stress. Souness had major heart surgery in 1992, and led his players out at Wembley for the FA Cup final just days after leaving hospital. Cardiac surgery is Surgery on the Heart and/or Great vessels performed by a Cardiac surgeon. But there had been controversy over the semi-final against Portsmouth

The game itself went to a replay and then a penalty shoot-out, and in the event of a victory, an interview was due to be published in The Sun, a British tabloid, with Souness celebrating the win and his own successful surgery. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language The photograph which accompanied the interview was of Souness, in his hospital ward, kissing his girlfriend with joy at his own recovery and his team's win.

The interview was due to go in alongside the match report on 14 April 1992 but the late end to the game meant that the deadline for publication was missed and the report, with interview and photograph, went in on 15 April instead - the third anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English

Liverpool fans reacted with fury after seeing that the interview was conducted with The Sun - a newspaper which had been boycotted by many people on Merseyside for the intervening years over its reporting of the events at Hillsborough. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Although he apologised profusely at the time, Souness has since said that he probably should have resigned.

He made a full recovery from his heart operation and stayed at Liverpool until January 1994. He quit after an FA Cup defeat against Bristol City and was replaced by Roy Evans. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) Roy Quintin Echlin Evans CBE (born October 4 1948 in Bootle, England) was a Liverpool football player who eventually

Galatasaray

He went to manage Galatasaray in Turkey, and again managed to court controversy with local issues - nearly sparking a riot after placing a large Galatasaray flag into the centre circle of the pitch of hated rivals Fenerbahçe after Galatasaray had beaten them in the Turkish Cup final on 24 April 1996. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The iconic image of the victor planting the flag drew comparisons with Turkish hero Ulubatli Hasan, who was killed as he planted the Ottoman flag at the end of the Siege of Constantinople. Ulubatlı Hasan (1428 &ndash May 29, 1453) was a Timarli sipahi in the service of Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire who achieved The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish There were at least 11 Sieges of Constantinople during the history of the Byzantine Empire. This earned Souness the nickname 'Ulubatlı Souness'^[2].

Southampton

Souness then returned to England to manage Southampton, but after one season he resigned, citing differences with chairman Rupert Lowe. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British businessman who was the chairman of Southampton Football Club from 1996 to 2006 Probably his most memorable moment was signing Senegalese player Ali Dia, supposedly on the recommendation of former FIFA World Player of the Year and former Liberian striker George Weah. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Ali Dia (born 20 August 1965 in Dakar) is a former amateur Senegalese footballer who once played for English FA The FIFA World Player of the Year is an Association football award given annually to the male and female player who are thought to be the best in the world based The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, is the national team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing George Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. This proved to be a hoax, as when Ali Dia played his only game in the English Premiership as a substitute for Matt Le Tissier, he performed amazingly poorly, and was later substituted himself. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England.

Torino Calcio

After his stint at Southampton, Souness went back to Italy to become the coach at Torino Calcio. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont When he arrived it was clear he would have no say in what players he could buy or sell. The owner made those decisions. Souness lasted just four months before being fired.

Benfica

In 1997, Souness was signed by SL Benfica's new chairman Vale e Azevedo, who promised to return the club to its old glories. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S The Scottish manager brought several British players from the Premier League (defenders Steve Harkness and Gary Charles, midfielders Michael Thomas and Mark Pembridge and forwards Dean Saunders and Brian Deane). The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Steve Harkness (born Carlisle, August 27 1971) is a former footballer who played for several clubs most notably Liverpool. Gary Charles (born 13 April 1970 in Newham, London) is a English former footballer who played at Right-back Michael Lauriston Thomas (born August 24 1967 in Lambeth, London) is an English former footballer. Mark Anthony Pembridge (born November 29, 1970) is a former footballer whose favoured position was the left side of midfield Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer who played as a Striker in a professional career which lasted Brian Christopher Deane (born February 7, 1968 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer After two unsuccessful seasons, Souness was sacked. All of Benfica's British footballers (including the previously signed left-back Scott Minto) would also leave the club. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Scott Christopher Minto (born 6 August 1971 in Heswall) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back for numerous clubs

Blackburn Rovers

He then became manager of Blackburn Rovers, earning promotion back to the Premiership in his first season. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. During his four year spell at Blackburn he initially got the very best out of talented youngsters such as Damien Duff, David Dunn and Matt Jansen; he also brought Andy Cole, Brad Friedel, Dwight Yorke and Lucas Neill to the club. Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. For the Scottish footballer see David Dunn (footballer born 1981 David John Ian Dunn (born December 27, 1979 in Great Harwood, Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen (born October 20, 1977 in Carlisle) is an English football player &ndash currently inactive Andrew Alexander Cole (born 15 October 1971 in Nottingham, England, UK) is an English footballer. Bradley Howard "Brad" Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international Association football Dwight Eversley Yorke (born November 3 1971 in Canaan, Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobago football player Lucas Edward Neill (born June 30, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player who is the captain of Cole and Jansen scored in Blackburn's 2-1 League Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur in 2002. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.

He then guided Blackburn to a top 6 finish before a disappointing final season in 2003-2004 in which the club struggled, although they avoided relegation. After less than one month of the following season many Blackburn fans had begun to express grave doubts in Souness' handling of the club. His authoritarian methods had led to the alienation or departure of Yorke, Cole and Dunn. He could not be blamed for the long term loss of Matt Jansen to a motorbike accident or Damien Duff's departure to Chelsea. Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen (born October 20, 1977 in Carlisle) is an English football player &ndash currently inactive None of these players however were sufficiently replaced. Vratislav Gresko, Lorenzo Amoruso and Corrado Grabbi were all flops, whilst Steven Reid and Brett Emerton were also disappointing - although both shone for Blackburn after Souness' departure. Vratislav Greško (born July 24, 1977 in Tajov) is a Slovak football player who is currently playing for the German team Lorenzo Pier Luigi Amoruso (born June 28, 1971 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian football defender currently playing for Sammarinese Corrado Grabbi (born July 29, 1975 in Turin) is an Italian football player Steven John Reid (born March 10, 1981 in Kingston, Greater London) is an English born Irish football player Brett Michael Emerton (born February 22, 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian football player who plays for Fans also became increasingly confused by Souness' tactical decisions. In spite of his undoubted successes at Ewood Park he is regarded with little fondness by the Blackburn faithful. Ewood Park is a football Stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire and has been the home of Blackburn Rovers football club since they

Newcastle United

Souness left Blackburn in 2004 to become manager of Newcastle United. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon His appointment was controversial as he replaced local hero, Sir Bobby Robson, who had been sacked by the club. Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football

Souness quickly fell out with a number of players including Welsh international Craig Bellamy who left the club to join Souness's former employers, Blackburn, after being farmed out on loan to Celtic. Craig Douglas Bellamy (born July 13 1979 in Rumney, Cardiff) is a Welsh international footballer He plays for West Laurent Robert, Olivier Bernard and Jermaine Jenas are also believed to have left the club on bad terms with Souness. Laurent Robert (born May 21, 1975 in Saint Benoit, Reunion, French Overseas Departments) is a French left winger who currently Olivier Bernard (born October 14 1979 in Paris) is a French footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Newcastle Jermaine Anthony Jenas (pronounced Jee-nas) was born 18 February 1983 in Nottingham. The team finished 14th in the league and despite making it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup, Souness found himself under mounting pressure from Toon supporters. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after

Newcastle began the 2005-06 season in poor form but Souness was hoping that the purchase of Michael Owen from Real Madrid on 30 August for an estimated club-record fee of £17 million would help to turn the club's fortunes around. Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player who currently plays for and captains Newcastle United Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Newcastle recorded a win in the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland (3-2), and went on to win their next three games keeping three clean sheets. The Tyne-Wear derby is the name of the football Local derby between Newcastle United and Sunderland. Souness seemed to be tightening-up Newcastle in defence, with six clean sheets in Newcastle's first 12 games of the season (as many as the whole of the preceding campaign).

Souness's decision to pair two of the best England strikers in Alan Shearer and Michael Owen initially appeared shrewd. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player who currently plays for and captains Newcastle United However, to Souness's misfortune, Michael Owen cracked the fifth metatarsal of his right foot when he clashed with England team-mate Paul Robinson during a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on 30 December 2005 and was out of action for approximately 2-3 months, adding to the manager's injury woes. Paul William Robinson (born 15 October, 1979 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Criticism of Souness's apparent lack of long term planning centred on a threadbare squad and a consequent vulnerability to injury. Expensive signings such as Jean-Alain Boumsong for £8 million and Albert Luque for £10 million failed to make an impression. Jean-Alain Boumsong (born December 14, 1979, in Douala, Cameroon) is a professional football defender who currently plays for Albert Luque Martos, Luque (born March 11, 1979 in Terrassa, Spain) is a Spanish footballer with Málaga

By the end of his reign as Newcastle boss, Souness was deeply unpopular with the Newcastle fans, as evidenced by the frequency and vociferousness of "Souness Out" chants. Newcastle were in 15th place in the Premiership table, despite spending of £50m since Souness's arrival, when his contract was terminated on 2 February 2006. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was replaced by Glenn Roeder, who turned the season around, qualifying the team for European football. Glenn Victor Roeder (born December 13 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former

Stevens Enquiry

In the report of the Stevens inquiry into football corruption published in June 2007, Souness was criticised for an apparent lack of consistency:

“There remains inconsistencies in evidence provided by Graeme Souness - a former manager of the club - and Kenneth Shepherd - apparently acting in an undefined role but not as a club official - as to their respective roles in transfer negotiations. In 2006, several allegations were made of corruption in English football by sources inside and outside of the game ”^[3]

Souness issued a statement denying any wrong-doing: "I cannot understand why my name features in this report. I volunteered full information to Quest as a witness and I have heard nothing further from them. "^[4]

The Stevens enquiry then issued a clarification: "We wish to make it clear that inconsistencies did not exist within the evidence given by Graeme Souness to Quest concerning his role in transfers covered by the Inquiry during his time as manager of Newcastle United FC and neither the Premier League nor do Quest have any concerns in this regard"^[5].

In July 2007, Newcastle United was raided by the City of London Police intent on investigating transfer dealings involving Newcastle, Rangers and Portsmouth. The enquiries centre on two Souness transfers - Jean Alain Boumsong and Amady Faye. The Boumsong deal in particular was so odd that it was widely commented upon at the time. Four months after succeeding Sir Bobby Robson as manager, Graeme Souness was in his first transfer window as Newcastle manager. At £8. 2m, Boumsong was his first big signing and Souness compared the Frenchman to John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in terms of what he might bring to Newcastle's notoriously fragile defence. The difficulty Souness and Newcastle had in persuading assessors of the worth of the deal was twofold. First, that no other club was known to be challenging Rangers to sign Boumsong and, second, that six months earlier Boumsong had left Auxerre for Rangers on a free transfer.

Newcastle were well aware of Boumsong prior to his departure from Auxerre because Robson had travelled to France to watch him. Robson declined the opportunity to sign the centre-half, even on a free transfer, and his doubts about Boumsong's suitability for British football were confirmed when Newcastle's England striker Alan Shearer was marked by Boumsong in a pre-season game against Rangers and came off to speak in dismissive terms about the Frenchman's lack of physicality.

Shearer, famous for guarded comments, even mentioned Boumsong's previous availability on a free transfer on television and when Boumsong made his Newcastle debut against Yeading in the FA Cup at Loftus Road, and was given a torrid time, doubts over the wisdom of the transfer mushroomed. However when Boumsong was available for transfer under the Bosman ruling, Liverpool were interested in signing him ^[6]. The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v

The agent in the Boumsong and Faye transfers was Willie McKay. Willie McKay is a Scottish Football agent based in Monaco. He is the agent of many top-level footballers mainly based in England and France On 7 November 2007, Quest issued the following statement about McKay's dealings: "Further to the key findings from the final Quest report published on 15 June 2007 by the Premier League, Quest would like to emphasise that, in that report, it was clear that no evidence of irregular payments was found in the transfers in the inquiry period which involved the agent Willie McKay. Quest would also like to thank Mr McKay for his cooperation with the inquiry. " ^[7]

Career after management

Media work

Souness is currently employed as a television analyst on Ireland's RTÉ, having been dismissed as manager of the English Premier League side Newcastle United on 2 February 2006. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He also appears regularly as a pundit on Sky Sports, principally on coverage of the Champions League. 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

Potential career as a football club owner

Souness has been reportedly looking to purchase and run a football club. In January 2007, he was reported by the Daily Mirror to be heading a £20million consortium to take over Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 He attended a Wolves game as a VIP guest, and made a formal offer for the club, asking to see the club's finances. Wolves' chief executive Jez Moxey initially denied this offer, but Souness insisted to the Express & Star newspaper that he had made an offer for the club. Jez Moxey (born April 1963 in Hemel Hempstead) is the CEO of Wolverhampton Wanderers F The Express & Star is an evening Newspaper based in Wolverhampton, England, publishing 11 different editions covering the Black Country The bid was rejected by the Wolves board, who felt it undervalued the club. ^[8] Souness did not make a repeat offer for the club and it was later sold to another investor.

Biographies

In 1985, Souness wrote an autobiography called No Half Measures. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" In 1999 he wrote another book chronicling his post-playing career up to and including his spell at Southampton, entitled Souness: The Management Years.

Souness's life and views outside football

Private life

Souness has been married to Karen Souness, his second wife, since 1994. Together, the couple have a son, James. Souness also has three children - Chantelle, Fraser, and Jordan - from his previous marriage and two stepchildren - Daniel and Lauren - from Karen's previous relationship. ^[9].

Political views

Souness's political views have, at various points in his career, generated comment.

In 1982, Souness and team-mate Sammy Lee made cameo appearances, as themselves, in an episode of the BBC's Liverpudlian drama series Boys From The Blackstuff. Samuel "Sammy" Lee (born 7 February 1959 in Liverpool) is an English football coach and former player Boys from The Blackstuff is a British Television drama series of five episodes originally transmitted from October 10 to November Written by Alan Bleasdale, the series offered a critique of Thatcherism - and in particular the large-scale unemployment then evident in urban Britain - apparently at odds with Souness's own Conservative politics. Alan Bleasdale (born 23 March 1946 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, brought up in Huyton Thatcherism is the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 ^[10]

Souness is an opponent of independence for Scotland and a supporter of the Union with England. The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into In 2007, in the lead-up to elections to the Scottish Parliament, Souness was one of 15 prominent current and former footballers named in a newspaper advertisement as opponents of independence. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral ^[11]

Club honours

Honours as player

Tottenham Hotspur

Winners

• 1968-69 FA Youth Cup

Middlesbrough

Winners

• 1973-74 Football League Second Division (Level 2)

Liverpool

Winners

• 1977-78 European Cup
• 1978-79 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1979-80 Charity Shield
• 1979-80 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1980-81 Charity Shield
• 1980-81 League Cup
• 1980-81 European Cup
• 1981-82 League Cup
• 1981-82 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1982-83 Charity Shield
• 1982-83 League Cup
• 1982-83 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1983-84 League Cup
• 1983-84 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1983-84 European Cup

Runner up

• 1977-78 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1978-79 European Super Cup
• 1981-82 Intercontinental Cup
• 1983-84 Charity Shield

Sampdoria

Winners

• 1984-85 Coppa Italia

Rangers

Winners

• 1986-87 Scottish League Cup
• 1986-87 Scottish Premier League (Level 1)
• 1987-88 Scottish League Cup

Runner up

• 1988-89 Scottish Cup

Honours as manager

Rangers

Winners

• 1986-87 Scottish League Cup
• 1986-87 Scottish Premier League (Level 1)
• 1987-88 Scottish League Cup
• 1988-89 Scottish League Cup
• 1988-89 Scottish Premier League (Level 1)
• 1989-90 Scottish Premier League (Level 1)
• 1990-91 Scottish League Cup
• 1990-91 Scottish Premier League (Level 1)

Runner up

• 1988-89 Scottish Cup
• 1989-90 Scottish League Cup

Liverpool

Winners

• 1991-92 FA Cup

Runner up

• 1992-93 Charity Shield

Galatasaray

Winners

• 1995-96 Turkish Cup
• 1996-97 Turkish Super Cup

Benfica

Runner up

• 1997-98 Portuguese First Division

Blackburn Rovers

Winners

• 2001-02 League Cup

Runner up

• 2000-01 Football League First Division (Level 2) Promotion

Personal honours as a player or manager

In 1998 Souness was included in the Football League 100 Legends list. The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. 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 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 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition 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 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 The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions Statistics including Intercontinental Cup (1960-2004 FIFA Club World Cup (2000 and 2007 on For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Turkish Super Cup is an annual football game between the Turkish Premier Super League champion and the Turkish Cup champion The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th

A poll of 110,000 Liverpool supporters - 100 Players Who Shook The Kop^[12], saw Souness placed the ninth most popular player in the club's history.

Souness was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2007 in recognition of his contribution to the game

Souness is one of 64 players elected to Rangers' official Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. The Rangers FC Hall of Fame is a list established in 2000 by Rangers chairman Sir David Murray, to honour the club's notable players

Souness is one of 24 players qualifying for the Scottish national team Hall of Fame.

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Rangers		April 1, 1986	April 16, 1991	63	39	12	12	61. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 90
Liverpool		April 16, 1991	January 28, 1994	157	65	45	47	41. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 40
Southampton		July 3, 1996	June 1, 1997	48	14	19	15	29. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 16
Torino		July 5, 1997	October 12, 1997
Blackburn Rovers		March 14, 2000	September 6, 2004	212	86	65	61	40. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 56
Newcastle United		September 13, 2004	February 2, 2006	83	36	29	18	43. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 37

Footnotes

References

• Graeme Souness & Mike Ellis (1999). Souness: The Management Years. Andre Deutsch. ISBN 0-233-99738-5.  

• Graeme Souness & Bob Harris (1987). No Half Measures. Grafton Books. ISBN 0-586-07424-4.  

External links

• Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv
• LFC Online profile
• LFChistory.net Player profile
• LFChistory.net Manager profile
• Graeme Souness (playing in Britain) career stats at Soccerbase
• Graeme Souness (British) management career stats at Soccerbase
• Middlesbrough Seasonal record (Part 1) 1972/73-1974/75 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Middlesbrough Seasonal record (Part 2) 1975/76-1977/78 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool biography (Part 1) 1978-79 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool biography (Part 2) 1979-81 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool biography (Part 3) 1981-83 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool biography (Part 4) 1983-84 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool league appearances 1977/78-1983/84 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Rangers Seasonal record 1986/87-1990/91 at Sporting-heroes.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Reinhard Saftig	Galatasaray SK manager 1995–96	Succeeded by Fatih Terim

The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. } Reinhard Saftig ( January 23, 1952 in Uersfeld) is a German football manager Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, (born September 4, 1953 in Adana, Turkey) is one of the most successful football players

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