Bill Shankly
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Shankly | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 1981 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
| 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. |
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William "Bill" Shankly OBE (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish footballer and manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool.
Shankly came from a small Scottish mining community as one of five brothers who played football professionally. He played as a ball-winning right-half and was capped twelve times for Scotland, including seven wartime internationals. He spent one season at Carlisle United before spending the rest of his career at Preston North End, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1938. His playing career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He became a manager after he retired from playing in 1949, returning to Carlisle United. He later managed Grimsby Town, Workington and Huddersfield Town before moving to become Liverpool manager in December 1959.
Shankly took charge of Liverpool when they were in the Second Division and rebuilt the team into a major force in English and European football. He led Liverpool to the Second Division Championship to gain promotion to the top-flight First Division in 1962, before going on to win three First Division Championships, two FA Cups, four Charity Shields and one UEFA Cup. Shankly announced his surprise retirement from football a few weeks after Liverpool won the 1974 FA Cup Final, having managed the club for 15 years, and was succeeded by his long-time assistant Bob Paisley. He led the Liverpool team out for the last time at Wembley for the 1974 FA Charity Shield. He died seven years later at the age of 68.
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