[2][3] 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".[3]. [132] Shankly also wanted Twentyman to check the player's personality and ensure he had the right attitude for a professional footballer. [108] According to Roger Hunt, the secret of Liverpool's success was that, under Shankly, they were the fittest team in the country. [163] He said he preferred to phone business people as he would put as little as possible in writing when dealing with them. These would first cycle through athletic exercises, like skipping or squats, before moving on to football-specific functions, such as a heading the ball or chipping it. [111], One of Shankly's greatest ambitions when he joined Liverpool was to win the FA Cup and, after he signed Yeats and St John, he told the club directors that they would win it with these two players in the team. Despite being in his sixties, Shankly kept himself fit and often took part in five-a-side football. In the second round, the club was drawn against the formidable Anderlecht. Liverpool played in all-red only for European matches but quickly adopted the colour permanently. [7] His brothers were Alec, known as Sandy by the family, who played for Ayr United and Clyde;[11] Jimmy (19021972), who played for various clubs including Sheffield United and Southend United;[12] John (19031960), who played for Portsmouth and Luton Town;[13] and Bob (19101982), who played for Alloa Athletic and Falkirk. Significant signings were wing half Willie Stevenson from Rangers in 1962 and left winger Peter Thompson from Preston in 1963. Min tanke er at det m vre vigtigere at afslutte denne sson end at starte en ny op. Shankly deplored long-distance running on roads and insisted that, apart from warm-up exercises or any special exercises needed to overcome injuries, the players trained on grass using a ball. [202], Stephen Kelly, in his 1997 biography of Shankly, calls him "the ultimate obsessive". On how his tough, working class upbringing kept him grounded. One of this season's discoveries, Bill Shankly, played with rare tenacity and uncommonly good ideas for a lad of 20. Its the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. [17] He was at school from age five until 14. William Shankly OBE (2 September 1913 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. [160], In April 1973, when Shankly and the team were showing off the League Championship trophy to the fans on the Kop, he saw a policeman fling aside a Liverpool scarf which had been thrown in Shankly's direction. [80], Disillusioned by a board that wanted to sell his best players without offering money to buy replacements, Shankly felt stifled by Huddersfield's lack of ambition and was delighted in November 1959 to receive an approach for his services by Liverpool. [170] His wife, Nessie, had asked him to retire a year earlier but he decided that was not the right time. Nessie Shankly was still living there at the time of her death more than 40 years later. Shankly retorted: "I could have left a monkey in charge! Bill Shankly's grandson has claimed he'd happily see the . Shankly wurde als jngstes von elf Kindern in der kleinen Arbeiterstadt Glenbuck im Sden Schottlands geboren. [15] He admitted that he and his friends used to steal vegetables from nearby farms; bread, biscuits and fruit from suppliers' wagons, and bags of coal from the pits. [8] Shankly was the ninth child and the youngest boy. He laid 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. In 1967, he signed striker Tony Hateley from Chelsea for a club record 96,000 and then felt obliged to transfer him to Coventry City only a year later. He explained that, in football terms, he had always been an optimist with a belief in his destiny and that was the basis of his undying enthusiasm for the sport. [60] Shankly's work ethic transformed the team who finished 15th in 194849 after he had been in charge for only the last few matches. Shankly maintained that Liverpool were denied a definite penalty in their crucial away match against Derby and then had a good goal disallowed towards the end of their final match against Arsenal. During the summer of 1933 when he returned to Glenbuck after completing his first season as a professional, he decided to develop his throw-in skills. And my aim was to bring the people close to the club and the team and for them to be accepted part of it. He recalled how Liverpool chairman Tom (T.V.) [51] Shankly was succeeded in the Preston team by Tommy Docherty and Shankly told Docherty that he should just put the number four shirt on and let it run round by itself because it knows where to go. [173], On the morning of 26 September 1981, Bill Shankly was admitted to Broadgreen Hospital following a heart attack. Rumours began and were fuelled by Liverpool's visit to Leeds Road on 28 November. He briefly took up advisory roles at Wrexham and then at Tranmere Rovers, helping former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats at the latter. [109] In 1964, Jimmy Melia was transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers;[110] with Shankly buying Arsenal's utility player Geoff Strong for 40,000 and this was Liverpool's last significant transfer activity until 1967. On one visit to Melwood, a player opined to Shankly that Paisley had made a good start in the job. [82] His league record at Huddersfield was 49 wins and 47 defeats in 129 matches.[77]. Shankly's overall record in league football at Carlisle was 42 wins and 22 defeats from 95 matches. [149] A massive bonus for the club was winning the 1973 UEFA Cup, the club's first European success. [204] Family holidays were limited to a week in Blackpool, where they always stayed at the Norbreck Hotel. [22] Shankly developed his skills to the point that he was unemployed for only a few months before Carlisle United signed him. It was a poor upbringing. October 2009. He said to the policeman: "Don't you do that. [36] He made his first team debut on 9 December 1933, three months after his 20th birthday, against Hull City. [172] In 1974, he decided that he could leave Liverpool with pride in a job well done and only one regret, which was that he did not win the European Cup. [185], Shankly tried to keep busy in retirement and stay in touch with football. [7] [37] Shankly created an early goal to help Preston win 50, earning him praise in a national newspaper for his "clever passing". Williams asked him if he would like to manage the best club in the country, to which Shankly replied: "Why, is Matt Busby packing up? Bill Shankly gave 15 years of his life to the club that he came to love, leading Liverpool out for the last time at Wembley for the 1974 Charity Shield. Shankly took charge of Liverpool when they were bottom of the Second Division but soon established them as one of the major forces in the English game. When Keegan was about to play against Bobby Moore for the first time, Shankly told him that Moore had been out at a night club and was hung over. [67] Shankly insisted in his autobiography that his Grimsby team was:[67]. [187] Tributes poured in from the world of football, especially from the former players of all Shankly's clubs. [54] In January 1973, when Shankly was the subject of This Is Your Life, the goal was shown and Shankly commented that "they all count and we won". [60], After an unsuccessful interview at Liverpool,[64] Shankly moved to manage Grimsby Town in June 1951. He found himself in charge of several promising youngsters who soon graduated to the first team after Town were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 195556 season. A post-match report said that Scotland's success was inspired by "the BusbyShankly victory service" when Shankly and his future management rival Matt Busby combined to help Scotland's cause. [60], One of Shankly's players at Carlisle was Geoff Twentyman, then a promising young centre half, who was later transferred to Liverpool. The Ayrshire birthplace of Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool manager, is in line for an unlikely rebirth as part of wide ranging plans to transform it into a unique visitor attraction. [177] Shankly contrasted Liverpool's attitude with what he encountered at other clubs, including Liverpool's great rivals Everton and Manchester United, where he was received warmly. [199] On Shankly's appointment as Liverpool manager in 1959, he and his family moved into a house in Bellefield Avenue, West Derby, Liverpool. [86] According to Kelly, however, video evidence shows that the two disputed goals were actually legitimate. [59], Shankly began his managerial career at Carlisle United, the club where his professional playing career had started. [58], Shankly was always noted for his dedication to football and, in his playing days, would do his own training during the summer months. [121], Liverpool began the 196667 season by beating neighbours Everton in the FA Charity Shield match but the team were never really in contention for major honours that season, finishing fifth in the league. Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool manager and one of the best-loved and . The inscription features details of Liverpool's 1965 win over Inter Milan at Anfield, the club's first great European night. He later managed Grimsby Town, Workington[4][5] and Huddersfield Town before moving to become Liverpool manager in December 1959. The Liverpool secretary Peter Robinson was initially blas in 1974 but, when he realised Shankly was serious this time, tried to make him change his mind. [7], Shankly's parents, John and Barbara, lived in one of the Auchenstilloch Cottages with their 10 children; five boys and five girls. [37] By 1949, he was Preston's club captain but had lost his place in the first team, which was struggling against relegation despite having Tom Finney in the side. [200], Upon his death in 1981 Shankly left 99,077 in his will (equivalent to 404,009 in 2021).[201]. Tragically, Bill Shankly died on 29th September 1981 at the age of 68 years old, but his legacy lives on in the hearts of football fans across the world and at Liverpool FC. Om det s bliver om en mned, 2 eller om 4 mneder. Bill Shankly 'would be spinning in his grave' at Super League plans, says grandson. So people not only support Liverpool when theyre alive. [197] Archived voice overs of Shankly ("My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility") appear on the track "Anfield Rap", a Liverpool FA Cup Final song from 1988.[198]. [57], Shankly's public persona was that of a "tough guy" with the swagger of his favourite film star James Cagney but privately he was very different. where is bill shankly buried Posted by In surf country music In 1997, a seven-foot tall bronze statue of Shankly was unveiled outside the stadium.From the mid-1990s, Preston North End started a complete re-building of The club was unrecognisable from the decrepit, rundown place it had been on the eve of the 60s. [118] Eleven years later, Shankly maintained that two of Inter's goals were illegal. They are only there to sign the cheques. He found a valuable ally in Eric Sawyer, of the Littlewoods pools organisation, who joined the board not long after Shankly's appointment and shared Shankly's vision of Liverpool as the best club in England. Shankly's relentless machine continued to rack up the trophies the following season as they won the league title and almost completed a unique double by reaching the Cup Winners' Cup final, only . [183] They continued to live in the semi-detached house at West Derby, near the Everton training ground at Bellefield, which they bought when they moved to Liverpool in 1959. [166], "Liverpool is not only a club. He urged the local population to support the team and would use the public address system at matches to tell the crowd about his team changes and how his strategy was improving the team. Shankly worked on set pieces such as throw-ins and tried to devise a method of counter-attacking from corners conceded. When Shankly arrived at Anfield on Monday, 14 December 1959, Liverpool had been in the Second Division for five years, and had been defeated by non-league Worcester City in the 195859 FA Cup. She did not agree that there was any hidden motive behind his decision and she thought Brian Clough's view about tiredness was probably correct. [209], While he lived most of his life in the North of England, Shankly identified as a Scot, saying If Scotland went to war tomorrow, Ill be the first one there. Shankly did not understand that, by turning up for training at Melwood, he was effectively undermining Bob Paisley's status as manager. He has played for Scotland national team. [38] With his wholehearted attitude and commitment to the team, he quickly established himself as a first-team regular and became a crowd favourite. [26] He was invited for a month's trial and said it was the first time he had left Scotland. [73] The situation led to numerous arguments with the club's board which, as Kelly records, included a majority of rugby league men whose interest in football took second place to rugby. He became a manager after he retired from playing in 1949, returning to Carlisle United. Photograph: PA/EMPICS. "[103] Goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence came through the club's junior teams, so Shankly now had his "strength through the middle" and the team building continued with the acquisition of wing half Gordon Milne from Preston. It is located in Muirkirk, four miles from the Scottish mining village of Glenbuck where Shankly was born, and is designed to look like one of the trade union banners once flown at Anfield.. In the league they were in, they played football nobody else could play. They improved to ninth in 194950 and then to third in 195051, almost gaining promotion. Busby's successors had complained about being undermined by his continued presence at United, who had been relegated in 1974. They had met earlier during World War II, when Bill was serving as a Corporal with the RAF and "Nessie", who was six years younger, was serving with the WRAF. ", Regarded as a great orator who stirred emotions among the fanbase, following the 1971 FA Cup Final (which Liverpool lost to Arsenal), Shankly and the players toured the city of Liverpool where people turned out to greet the gallant losers. The Shankly gates at Anfield. [45], With the resumption of full League football again in the 194647 season, Shankly returned to Preston who held his registration, but he was now 33 and coming to the end of his playing days. 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. Shankly was was born in the mining village of Glenbuck, Scotland, to Barbara and John Shankly. [128][206] His most famous quotation is probably one that is often misquoted:[128], Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. [71] In his autobiography, he said that he and his wife were feeling homesick in Grimsby and, when an opportunity came to manage Workington, he was attracted to the challenge partly because they would be closer to Scotland. [100], The two Scottish players were centre half Ron Yeats and centre forward Ian St John from Dundee United and Motherwell respectively. In April 2013, Shankly was honoured by Royal Mail in the United Kingdom, as one of ten people selected as subjects for the "Great Britons" commemorative postage stamp issue. The grandson of the legendary Bill Shankly says the former Liverpool manager would be "spinning in his grave" at the club being involved in European Super League plans and declared he would "happily see the statue" of his grandfather removed from outside Anfield.Shankly is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the club's history, having taken them from a Second . In any event, their perceived ruthlessness was vindicated by the unprecedented haul of League Championship titles and European Cups won over the next decade[173] under Bob Paisley[180] and Joe Fagan. After only one match I knew that the team as a whole was not good enough. He compared the cities of Glasgow and Liverpool by saying that there is nothing like the RangersCeltic situation in Liverpool because the supporters of Liverpool and Everton are a mixed bunch whose religion is football. On Christmas Eve, he gave a first team debut to 16-year-old prospect Denis Law. They support them when they are dead. [120] Shankly said after the defeat in Milan that the Inter fans were going mad because they were so pleased to have beaten Liverpool and he insisted it proved the high standard to which the Liverpool team had raised itself. [128], In the 196970 FA Cup quarter final, Liverpool played against struggling Second Division side Watford at Vicarage Road and lost 10 after a very poor performance. His playing career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Shankly took his brother's advice and signed the Preston contract in a railway carriage. Typical of this was his joke about the city having two great football teams Liverpool and Liverpool reserves. On the following Monday morning, his condition suddenly deteriorated and he was transferred into intensive care. "[81] Shankly decided to think about the offer as he realised the great potential at Liverpool, who like Huddersfield were in the Second Division at that time. Its an institution. Shankly was married to his wife Agnes Wren-Fisher from 1944 until his death 37 years later. Christ, the players looked like giants. [187] The Labour Party conference stood in a minute's silence for a man who had always been a socialist. [59] In spotting a player, he always applied a basic formula which was that, first and foremost, the player must have both ability and courage. [134] The highlight of Liverpool's European campaign that season was a 41 aggregate victory in the quarter-final over Bayern Munich. [143][144] Shankly stated the plaque "is to remind our lads who theyre playing for, and to remind the opposition who theyre playing against". He said that he and his friends learned from their mistakes and became better people in later years. Bill Shankley's grandson says he'd have his grandfather's statue removed from outside Anfield / Clive Mason/Getty Images. When the opportunity came for him to move on, he was not convinced he wanted to leave. According to Stephen Kelly, hiring Twentyman as chief scout was "perhaps Shankly's finest signing ever". [143] Coupled with the roar of the crowd, it was designed to intimidate. If ever there was a time to interest the American reading public in a 700-page novel about a real-life British soccer coach, it might just possibly be now, with David Beckham an A . The system was geared to Shankly's simple philosophy of "pass and move", which formed the basis of Liverpool's strategy. [19], After Shankly left school in 1928, he worked at a local mine alongside his brother Bob. [25] Although Shankly had less than one full season at Cronberry, he acknowledged his debt to Scottish Junior Football as he learned a lot, mainly by listening to older players and especially his brothers. [86], In spite of the difficulties, Shankly quickly felt at home in his new club and believed he shared an immediate bond with the supporters, whom he saw as his kind of people. [14] Bob became a successful manager, guiding Dundee to victory in the Scottish championship in 1962 and the semi-finals of the European Cup the following year. As well as winning the FA Cup, Preston finished third in the league. They are only there to sign the cheques." 9th . [71], Although the Workington team was close to the bottom of the Third Division North, Shankly saw it as a challenge and attacked the job with all of his usual enthusiasm and relish. [123] The Liverpool site argues that Shankly was mistaken in his decision at this time to postpone team rebuilding. 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. [212], When asked by a TV interviewer how he would like to be remembered, Shankly replied:[213]. [69] The games would last an hour each time. From coaching his players and arguing with journalists to buttonholing fans in pubs, all Shankly ever wanted to do was talk about football and to be involved in football. 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