Bill Shankly

BILL SHANKLY OBE d1981. Scottish football player and manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool FC. He brought success to the club, gaining promotion to the First Division and winning three League Championships and the UEFA Cup. He laid the foundations on which his successors Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan were able to build by winning seven league titles and four European Cups in the ten seasons after Shankly retired in 1974. A charismatic, iconic figure at the club, his oratory stirred the emotions of the fanbase. In 2019, 60 years after Shankly arrived at Liverpool, Tony Evans of The Independent wrote ; “Shankly created the idea of Liverpool, transforming the football club by emphasising the importance of the Kop and making supporters feel like participants ...." He died in Liverpool aged 68 on September 29th 1981