| Kenny Dalglish | ||
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| Full name | Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish | |
| Date of birth | March 4, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 1. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position | Deep-lying forward (retired) | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1969–1977 1977–1990 |
Celtic Liverpool |
204 (167) 355 (172) |
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| 1971–1986 | Scotland | 102 (30) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1985–1991 1991–1995 1997–1998 2000 |
Liverpool Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United Celtic |
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Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Dalmarnock (Dail Mheàrnaig is a District in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. 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 was famous for his successes with Celtic in the 1970s and with the English club Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. A prolific goalscorer, he was the first to score 100 league goals in both the English and Scottish leagues. He was recently crowned the Player Who Shook The Kop.
Dalglish has also enjoyed success as a club manager: he is one of only three people to have won the Top Flight of the English League (Old Division one pre 1993, and the current FA Premier League) as a manager with two different clubs. He was also the first man to win 100 caps for Scotland (102 in total). A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. With 30 goals, he holds the scoring record for his country jointly with Denis Law. Denis
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Dalglish grew up supporting Rangers. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Though born in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow, he was brought up in the docklands of Govan, near Ibrox, home of Rangers, and was a neighbour of Alex Ferguson - the current manager of Manchester United. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Govan ( Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district and former Burgh in the southwestern part of the City of Glasgow, Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager
Dalglish attended Milton Bank Primary School and started out as a goalkeeper. Frank McAvennie, another well known footballer, also grew up in the same area and attended the same school. Francis "Frank" McAvennie (born 22 November 1959 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish football Striker. By the time he appeared for the Scotland under-15s in a fixture against their Northern Irish counterparts he was playing outfield as a right-half, scoring twice. He caught the eye of a journalist reporting for Sunday paper The People during his next game for the under-15s' game against England, the reporter was so impressed he wrote of Dalglish, "a brilliant ball player. "
He had trials at West Ham (twice) and Liverpool, but they came to nothing. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Dalglish, the son of an engineer, instead signed for Celtic, age-old Old Firm rivals of his childhood favourites, Rangers. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The term Old Firm refers to the rivalry between the Scottish football teams Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow
His signing, on a provisional contract in May 1967, was not without amusement. Jock Stein, the legendary Celtic manager, sent his assistant Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home. John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 &ndash 10 September 1985 was one of the most notable managers in British football history Sean Fallon ( B 31 July, 1922 is an Irish former professional football player who was a member of the famous Lisbon Lions of 1967 Hearing that Fallon was at the door, Dalglish raced to his bedroom and frantically tore down the Rangers posters on his bedroom walls. Dalglish was farmed out to a Celtic nursery side, Cumbernauld United for whom he scored 37 goals during the 1967-68 season. Cumbernauld United Football Club are a football club from Scotland. He also worked as an apprentice joiner. By the following year he had turned professional and was a regular member of a Celtic reserve team so good it was known as the Quality Street gang due to its unparalleled production of future Scottish internationals: the legendary Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, David Hay and, of course, Dalglish himself. For the former Clyde FC footballer see Danny McGrain (footballer born 1953 Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow George Connelly (born Fife, March 1 1949) is a Scottish former footballer, most famously with Celtic. Luigi "Lou" Macari (born 4 June 1949 in Largs David Hay (born January 29, 1948 in Paisley) is a Scottish footballer and football manager
Dalglish made his first team competitive debut coming on from the bench for Charlie Gallagher in Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park on 25 September 1968; he helped Celtic to a 4-2 victory. Charlie Gallagher (born 3 November, 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Irish international football player The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs Hamilton Academical is a football club from Hamilton Scotland. Douglas Park was the old stadium of Hamilton Academical FC. The Club left the stadium in 1994 due to the ill-repair of the Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
It took Dalglish three years to establish himself in the first team. At that time Celtic were not only the best team in Scotland, they had become the first British team to win the European Cup after beating Inter Milan 2-1 at the Estádio Nacional, Lisbon. 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 Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club The Estádio Nacional (National Stadium also known as Estádio do Jamor, is the Portuguese national football ground. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Stein took a great interest in Dalglish, recognising his potentially outstanding talent. Eventually he gave him his chance in a benefit match for Kilmarnock defender Frank Beattie at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on 14 May 1971. The result was Celtic 7 Kilmarnock 2. Dalglish scored six of the Celtic goals in a superlative performance.
The 1971-72 season saw Dalglish score his first goal for Celtic. It came via the penalty spot in the 2-0 Scottish League Cup tie win over Rangers at Ibrox on 14 August 1971. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He went on to amass 23 league and cup goals in just 49 appearances by the end of the season.
By 1972-73, Dalglish was Celtic's leading marksman with a seasonal tally of 41 goals in all competitions. Dalglish was made Celtic captain in 1975-76, but it was a miserable year. Stein was badly hurt in a car crash and missed most of the season and Celtic failed to win a trophy for the first time in 12 years.
He had been a full Scotland international for six years by the time he decided to leave Celtic. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Tommy Docherty gave him his debut as a substitute in the 1-0 Euro '72 qualifier victory over Belgium on the 10 November 1971 at Pittodrie. Thomas Henderson Docherty (born Gorbals, Glasgow on 24 April, 1928) usually known as ' Tommy Docherty' or ' The Doc', is The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Pittodrie Stadium is a football Stadium situated in the Scottish City of Aberdeen. He scored his first goal for the Scots a year later on the 15 November 1972 in the 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Denmark at Hampden Park. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the '74 World Cup in West Germany. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Scotland were eliminated at the end of group stages, even though they were undefeated.
In 1976 he scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England when he put the ball through Ray Clemence's legs. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August, 1948) is one of English and European football 's most decorated Goalkeepers A year later he scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper at Wembley in another 2-1 win. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the
On 10 August 1977, after 269 appearances and 167 goals, an average of a goal every 1. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays 6 games, for the Hoops, Dalglish moved to Bob Paisley's Liverpool for a record £440,000 transfer fee. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became He was bought as a replacement for Kevin Keegan who had left the club to play for Hamburg in Germany. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
The Liverpool support had reservations about Dalglish's ability to replace Keegan, but they did not need to worry as Dalglish quickly settled in at his new club. Dalglish made his debut, wearing Keegan's famous No. 7 shirt, in the season opener at Wembley, the Charity Shield, on 13 August 1977 against Manchester United. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The sides shared the shield as the game finished as a draw. He scored his first goal in his league debut a week later on 20 August, when Liverpool went to Ayresome Park to face Middlesbrough with Dalglish's 7th minute goal earning the Reds a 1 -1 draw. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Ayresome Park was a football stadium in the town of Middlesbrough, North East England, and was the home of Middlesbrough F Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England He also scored on his Anfield debut 3 days later on 23 August. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire With the half-time score at 0-0, Dalglish scored in the first minute of the second period to set the Reds up for a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
At the end of his first season, Dalglish had played 62 times scoring 31 goals. These included the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup final at Wembley against Belgian side Bruges, when he latched onto a through ball by fellow Scot Graeme Souness and calmly chipped the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. 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 Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those ||-||-||} Club Brugge KV is a Football club from Bruges in Belgium. Graeme James Souness (ˈsuːnɨs (born 6 May, 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager He went on to become arguably the most influential member of the most successful club team in English football history, winning further League Championships and European Cups in a period stretching to the late-1980s.
He went on to play in both the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, scoring against the Netherlands in the famous 3-2 win, and the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. 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. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association 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. The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football Both times, the Scots failed to get past the group stage. In total he played 102 times for Scotland (a national record) and scored 30 goals (also a national record, shared with Denis Law). Denis
In April 1980, Liverpool paid £300,000 for Ian Rush, at the time a promising young striker. Ian James Rush, MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a Striker and is best known for playing After he had made the breakthrough into the first team, Rush thrived alongside Dalglish. The pair's goals helped the Anfield club win the League championship and a 3-1 League Cup final win over Tottenham Hotspur in which Rush scored the a goal a minute from the end of extra time. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.
After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 in which 39 Juventus supporters died when rioting fans caused a wall to collapse (the second tragedy witnessed by Dalglish), and in the wake of the resignation of manager Joe Fagan, Dalglish became player-manager of the Anfield club and guided them to the club's first ever "double" by the end of his first season in charge, 1985-86. The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 Joe Fagan (born 12 March, 1921 in Liverpool, died 30 June, 2001) was an English football manager best known Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season Liverpool achieved the historic feat by winning the League Championship by 2 points over Merseyside rivals Everton (Dalglish actually scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to secure the title on the final day of the season) and the FA Cup, beating derby rivals Everton 3-1 in the first ever all-Merseyside FA Cup Final. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Stamford Bridge is a football Stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that 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 Merseyside Derby is an Association football match contested between the Everton and Liverpool football clubs the two most successful clubs from the
The following season was trophyless as Liverpool lost their league title to Everton, lost to Arsenal in the League Cup final and were knocked out of the FA Cup by underdogs Luton Town. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Over a 15 year period, it was only the third time the Reds had ended the season without winning the league title or one of the domestic or European cups.
Liverpool topped the league for almost the whole season in 1987-88, although Dalglish's appearances were becoming increasingly rare after he signed Peter Beardsley from Newcastle. Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born 18 January 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a renowned English former footballer of Alongside Beardsley, he signed John Aldridge from Oxford United, who replaced the Juventus bound Rush. John William Aldridge (born Liverpool, 18 September 1958) Aldridge is a British-born former Republic of Ireland international For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F He also added exciting winger John Barnes from Watford and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton to the likes of Alan Hansen, Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon, Mark Lawrenson and Steve Nicol. John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Jamaican born former professional English Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Raymond James Houghton (born January 9 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 13 June 1955 is a BBC television football pundit and a former Ronald 'Ronnie' Andrew Whelan (born 25 September 1961 is a former Irish football Midfielder who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool Stephen Joseph McMahon (b 20 August 1961, Halewood, Liverpool) is an English former football Midfielder Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June, 1957 in Preston, England) is a former professional football player a defender in the Liverpool Stephen 'Steve' Nicol (born 11 December 1961 in Irvine, Scotland is a Scottish former professional Footballer, a utility player who played in the all-conquering They went on a run that saw them go 37 matches (29 in the league, 22 wins & 7 draws) unbeaten in all competitions from the beginning of the season. The run began on the 15 August 1987 and was ended by old foes Everton who beat them by a single goal at Goodison Park on 21 February 1988. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) They were eventually crowned champions with four games to play, having suffered just two defeats from 40 games, but were denied a unique second double by a shock defeat at the hands of Wimbledon in the FA Cup final. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004
Dalglish guided Liverpool to victory over Everton in the second all-Merseyside F. A Cup final in 1989, but they squandered the chance of a second double in literally the last minute of the final game of the season. A shot by future Liverpool player Michael Thomas gave Arsenal the 2-0 victory they needed at Anfield and the league title went to the north Londoners on the basis that Arsenal had scored more goals, with the goal difference being the same. Michael Lauriston Thomas (born August 24 1967 in Lambeth, London) is an English former footballer. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1989-90 saw Liverpool win their third league title in their first five seasons under Dalglish's management. It came after a late surge by Aston Villa had knocked them off the top of the table in April, but a strong run during the final weeks of the season saw Dalglish's men win the title by nine points. 1989-90 was also the season that saw the 38-year-old Dalglish play the final game of his career, when he came on as a 71st minute sub for Jan Mølby in Liverpool's final home game of the season against Derby County on 1 May 1990. Jan Mølby (born 4 July 1963 in Kolding) is a former Danish professional football player who spent much of his football career Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Dalglish also received his third Manager of the year award.
Dalglish was in charge of the club at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, when 96 Liverpool supporters died on 15 April 1989 at the beginning of the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Dalglish won many admirers for his dignity during this tragedy. He attended many of the funerals as did the other Liverpool players. He is still well-regarded by Liverpool supporters for this reason, as well as for his on-field successes. He resigned as manager of Liverpool (purportedly on health grounds) on 21 February 1991, his last act being a confidence vote in future homegrown talents Steve McManaman, Mike Marsh, and his last signing, youngster Jamie Redknapp. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February 1972 in Bootle, Merseyside, England) is an English former footballer of the Mike Marsh (born 21 July 1969 in Kirkby, Liverpool) is a footballer and now a coach who came through the ranks at Liverpool Jamie Frank Redknapp (born 25 June 1973 in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire) is a former English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005 Dalglish departed with Liverpool still champions.
Dalglish's Liverpool record reads: 515 appearances, 172 goals, 307 games in charge of the Reds, 8 League Championships, 2 FA Cup wins, 3 European Cup wins, 4 League Cup wins, 1 European Super Cup win, 5 Charity Shield wins, 1 Football Writers` Footballer of the Year award, 1 PFA player of the year award, and 3 Manager of the Year awards. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom.
Dalglish returned to management in October 1991, with Second Division Blackburn Rovers, whom he led into the English Premier League by beating Leicester City 1-0 in the Second Division Play-off final at Wembley, the first time Blackburn had been in the top flight of English football since 1966. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Football League play-offs are a series of Football (soccer matches to determine a promotion place within the English football league system.
Dalglish signed Southampton's Alan Shearer for a then-record fee of £3. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for 3 million. Shearer helped Dalglish's newly promoted Rovers to fourth position. The club finished two positions higher the following season, as runners-up to Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals Tim Flowers and David Batty to his growing squad. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Timothy David "Tim" Flowers (born 3 February 1967 in Kenilworth, England) is an English former football David Batty (born 2 December 1968 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English retired professional football player who
1994-95 saw Dalglish again break the transfer record, paying Norwich City £5 million for Chris Sutton who along with Shearer formed a formidable striking partnership. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English former footballer He had now spent £27¾ million putting together a squad that could make a serious challenge for the Premier League Championship. The challenge came and by the last game of the season both Blackburn and Manchester United were pushing for the title. Blackburn had to go to Dalglish's former club, Liverpool, with United having to go to East London to face West Ham United at Upton Park. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Upton Park is an area in the London Borough of Newham. Upton Park is centred upon Green Street a High street that runs north-south between the Dalglish celebrated even though Rovers went 2-1 down to a late Redknapp winner. The news that Manchester United had failed to get the result they needed had filtered through to him via the radios in the crowd.
The title meant that Dalglish had been part of 9 championship winning sides and the title win also sent Dalglish into the record books once again, being only the third manager in the history of the game to lead two different clubs to league championships, Herbert Chapman (Arsenal and Huddersfield Town) and Brian Clough (Derby County and Nottingham Forest) being the others. Herbert Chapman ( January 19, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an English Association football player and manager Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham
After winning the Premiership, Dalglish became Director of Football on 25 June 1995 with Ray Harford taking over as manager of Blackburn. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Raymond Thomas Harford ( June 1, 1945 — August 9, 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes As the team's fortunes began to slide particularly in the Champions' League, questions arose about the precise nature of Dalglish's contribution to the cause. Dalglish parted company with Blackburn, by 'mutual consent', the end of the following season almost immediately after the departure of Alan Shearer.
On 14 January 1997, Dalglish was appointed manager of Newcastle United, on a three and a half year contract, inheriting a squad of players reputed, by previous manager Kevin Keegan, to be the best the club had ever had. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various From a starting point of fourth place in the Premier League on the exit of Keegan, Dalglish guided the club to a runner-up finish come May and a place in the new format of the following season's UEFA 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 However, the 1997-1998 campaign only saw the team end up in 13th place. But for all the domestic woes, 1997-98 brought Dalglish some of his finest moments as manager of Newcastle United, including the famous 3-2 Matchday 1 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona, and the defeat of Sheffield United by one goal to nil at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon 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 Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after However, Newcastle could only manage a 2-0 loss to Arsenal in the Final. Dalglish was sacked by Freddie Shepherd, who had only hired him twenty months previously, after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998-1999 season (namely, against Charlton and with one goal apiece in an away fixture to Chelsea, respectively), in favour of former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit. Freddy Shepherd (born 1942) is an English businessman and the former Chairman of Newcastle United Football Club. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Dalglish expressed his enforced departure as his only regret of his time on Tyneside, having hirtherto rebuilt the reserve side scrapped by predecessor Keegan and signed a number of players, including Nolberto Solano, Gary Speed and Shay Given, who would remain fixtures of the team into the 2000s. Tyneside is a Conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. Nolberto Albino Solano Todco (born December 12, 1974 in Callao) commonly known as "Nobby" or "Nol" is a Peruvian Gary Andrew Speed (born September 8 1969 in Mancot, Wales) is a Welsh footballer, who plays in midfield. Séamus John James "Shay" Given (born 20 April 1976 in Lifford, County Donegal) is an Irish goalkeeper who currently plays for
In June 1999 he was appointed Director of Football at Celtic, with his former Liverpool signing John Barnes appointed as Head Coach. Barnes was sacked in February 2000 and Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season, and he guided them to the Scottish League Cup final where they beat Aberdeen 2-0 at Hampden Park. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen He left the club shortly after, paving the way for Martin O'Neill to usher in a new period of Celtic dominance in Scottish football. Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain
Since leaving Celtic Dalglish has been linked with a number of managerial vacancies, including those at Preston North End (March 2002), Liverpool (May 2004) and the Scottish national team (November 2004). In May 2007, he was linked with the managerial vacancy at Sheffield United following Neil Warnock's resignation, but the job went to Bryan Robson instead. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 is an English former football manager and a former player Eight years after his departure from Celtic, Dalglish has yet to make a return to management.
Dalglish is married to Marina, who is a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed in March 2003 and has recovered well from the disease. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men The couple have four children: Kelly, Paul, who is a footballer currently playing for Kilmarnock FC, Lynsey and Lauren. Kelly Cates (born Kelly Dalglish on 20 September 1975 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British television presenter Paul Kenneth Dalglish (born 18 February 1977 in Glasgow) is an ex Scottish professional footballer. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
In 2004, Kenny and Marina founded The Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money for breast cancer funding. Paul and Lynsey both participated in the Liverpool 2004 run in order to raise funds for the appeal. [1] Dalglish participated in a Santa Claus Dash which raised money for a cancer centre. Aintree and the 1986 FA Cup Final Replay also raised money for the Appeal. [2]
In 2004 Dalglish was mentioned in court during a blackmail trial arising from a dispute between two groups over who had the right to act as agent for Wayne Rooney. Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the A sports agent is a person who procures and negotiates employment and Endorsement deals for an athlete. Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier Peter McIntosh was Rooney's original agent, but Rooney was poached (while still under contract with McIntosh) in 2002 by Paul Stretford's Proactive company, in which Dalglish is a major shareholder. Paul Stretford is an English Football agent. His organisation Proactive Sports Management represent amongst others England footballer Wayne Rooney.
The court case followed a complaint from Stretford to the police that John Hyland, an associate of McIntosh, attempted to blackmail him into splitting any profits that arose from Rooney 50-50. During the trial the court heard that Dalglish invited notorious London gangster Tommy Adams to a meeting that was intended to resolve the dispute between Paul Stretford and Peter McIntosh. The Clerkenwell crime syndicate, most often known as the Adams Family or the A-team by the British press is alleged to be one of the most powerful criminal Dalglish refused to give the police a statement about the meeting [3] and declined to comment to the media.
The case was thrown out of court after it became clear that Stretford gave false evidence over the date on which he had poached Rooney. Subsequently The Football Association charged him with misconduct over the acquisition of Rooney. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey
No charges were brought against Dalglish by either the police or the The Football Association. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1968-69 | Celtic | Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 23 | ||
| 1972-73 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 41 | ||
| 1973-74 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 24 | ||
| 1974-75 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 21 | ||
| 1975-76 | Premier Division | 35 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 32 | |
| 1976-77 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 26 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1977-78 | Liverpool | First Division | 42 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 31 |
| 1978-79 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 25 | ||
| 1979-80 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 22 | ||
| 1980-81 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 18 | ||
| 1981-82 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 22 | ||
| 1982-83 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 20 | ||
| 1983-84 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 12 | ||
| 1984-85 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||
| 1985-86 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 29 | 5 | |||
| 1986-87 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 23 | 8 | |||
| 1987-88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1988-89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | Scotland | 204 | 112 | 30 | 11 | 60 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 322 | 167 | |
| England | 355 | 118 | 36 | 13 | 59 | 27 | 51 | 11 | 501 | 169 | ||
| Career Total | 559 | 230 | 66 | 24 | 119 | 62 | 79 | 20 | 823 | 336 | ||
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| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Liverpool | May 30, 1985 | February 22, 1991 | 297 | 180 | 41 | 76 | 60. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 60 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | October 12, 1991 | June 25, 1995 | 195 | 102 | 47 | 46 | 52. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 30 | |
| Newcastle United | January 14, 1997 | August 27, 1998 | 78 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 38. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 46 | |
| Celtic | February 10, 2000 | June 1, 2000 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 55. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 55 | |
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenny Burns |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1979 |
Succeeded by Terry McDermott |
| Preceded by Steve Perryman |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1983 |
Succeeded by Ian Rush |
| Preceded by Kevin Keegan |
PFA Players' Player of the Year 1983 |
Succeeded by Ian Rush |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Billy McNeill |
Celtic F.C. captain 1975-1977 |
Succeeded by Danny McGrain |