Bill Shankly
Bill Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a football player. He has played for Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Shankly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 1981 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Right-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931–1932 | Cronberry Eglinton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1933 | Carlisle United | 16 | (0) |
| 1933–1949 | Preston North End | 297 | (13) |
| Total | 313 | (13) | |
| National team | |||
| 1938–1939 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1949–1951 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1951–1954 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1954–1955 | Workington | ||
| 1956–1959 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 1959–1974 | Liverpool | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was brought up in the mining village of Glenbuck. His dad was a miner, but Bill would not go down the mine so he went to football training instead. Glenbuck Cherrypickers were the start of his playing job. He then went to Scotland for a year (1938–1939). After that he went to Preston North End.
Bill played for Preston until the Second World War started. During the war he served in the army and met his wife Ness. After the war he was manager of Carlisle, Workington and Grimsby. He became assistant manager of Huddersfield Town but left in 1959 to manage Liverpool. He won lots of cups at Anfield. He was much loved by the Liverpool fans. He left in 1974 but afterwards wished he hadn't.
Bill Shankly Media
Shankly memorial (to the right) and the lane to Glenbuck
The "THIS IS ANFIELD" sign in the players' tunnel was installed by Shankly in 1972 to instil fear into the opposition.
The statue of Shankly, erected in 1997, outside the Kop at Anfield
The Shankly Gates were erected outside Anfield in 1982
The Shankly plinth outside Anfield
References
- ↑ "Bill Shankly". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Preston North End. Defensive lapses will worry Mr. Tom Muirhead. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi. https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-v-di/134566111/.
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