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Death 19 Oct 1943 (aged 70) [85] Shankly described the training ground at Melwood as "a shambles". [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. [124] Shankly made two controversial signings in this period which did not turn out as he had hoped. So, what I want is hard work. San Siro, 12 May 1965: a time and a place which are branded across the collective consciousness of Liverpool football club and, so it has always been said, haunted Bill Shankly to his grave. Det hber jeg at der er bred enighed om i England. Toshack used his height and heading ability to great effect and created two goals for Keegan as Liverpool won 30. [151] The first leg at Anfield had to be played twice after an abandonment due to heavy rain which flooded the pitch. [129] Adding the new players to Tommy Smith, Ian Callaghan, Chris Lawler and Emlyn Hughes, Shankly formed the nucleus of a second great team which went on to dominate English and European football in the 1970s. He recalled how Liverpool chairman Tom (T.V.) [141], Shankly had always been noted for his use of psychology, both to encourage his own players and to raise doubt in the minds of opponents. [43] On 30 May 1942, he played a single game for Liverpool in a 41 win over Everton at Anfield. [159] This was particularly true at Liverpool and Shankly said he was made for Liverpool where the people that matter most are the ones who come through the turnstiles. 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. [54] Perhaps his most memorable international was the wartime game at Wembley on 18 April 1942 when Scotland won 54 and Shankly scored his only Scotland goal. [157] In what proved to be Shankly's last competitive game in charge, Liverpool produced a superb second half performance to defeat Newcastle 30 at Wembley. [22] Shankly developed his skills to the point that he was unemployed for only a few months before Carlisle United signed him. [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. [38] With his wholehearted attitude and commitment to the team, he quickly established himself as a first-team regular and became a crowd favourite. Its an institution. [101] With Sawyer's help, Shankly signed them both in the spring of 1961 and challenged the Liverpool board to sack him if they couldn't play. 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. He used to cycle to and from the ground. Bill Shankly was always more than a great football manager. He was considered a promising key young player who was capable of taking Carlisle to greater things. Glenbuck . For him, he had done the hard work and it was simply a question of waiting for an opportunity to present itself. [57] His philosophy, therefore, was to play hard but fair with no cheating. 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. [39] In a summary of the 193334 season, a Preston correspondent, Walter Pilkington, wrote:[37]. Offering spacious luxury rooms, a . [8] Although he was known as Bill throughout his football career, his name in the family was Willie, pronounced [Wullie]. [196] Shankly also features in the popular Liverpool chant "Allez, Allez, Allez", which is frequently sung by Liverpool supporters, especially during European matches. People born there would often move to find work in larger coal mines. Shankly announced his surprise retirement from football a few weeks after Liverpool had won the 1974 FA Cup Final, having managed the club for 15 years, and was succeeded by his long-time assistant Bob Paisley. [174], Shankly's retirement was officially and surprisingly announced at a press conference called by Liverpool on 12 July 1974. Shankly resolutely pursued his strength through the middle goal and always knew which three players he needed to achieve it.[86][91]. Shankly recognised the potential of Blackpool teenager Emlyn Hughes, a future England captain, and signed him for 65,000 in February 1967. One young boy got killed at his work and a bus load of 50 people came to Anfield one Sunday to scatter his ashes at the Kop end. [146], In 197273, Liverpool won the club's eighth league title and their third under Shankly. Rather than just putting a few lines in the match programme, he preferred to speak and explain his team changes and his views about the previous match. He recalled Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty's comment to a Liverpool director that he (Shankly) was welcome at Old Trafford. 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? [55][56], Shankly declared in his autobiography that he specialised in what he called "the art of tackling", emphasising that it is an art. When, finally, he was invited to travel with them to the away leg of the 1976 UEFA Cup Final in Bruges, he was accommodated in a separate hotel and said he found that insulting. Bill Shankly was born in the small Scottish coal mining village of Glenbuck, Ayrshire, whose population in 1913, the year of Shankly's birth, was around 700. Liverpool then switched to all-out attack in the second leg at Anfield and won 20 (21 aggregate). [57] During his playing career, Shankly said he would not argue with referees. [37] Preston fulfilled their potential and gained promotion to the First Division as runners-up to Grimsby Town. One of his main problems was sharing the ground with the local rugby league club and Shankly was very concerned about the damage done to the playing surface by the rugby players. ~ Bill Shankly. He's a one off, there'll never be another one like Shanks. 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. [86], Liverpool improved their league performances over the next two years, finishing third in 196768 and then second in 196869, although to Shankly himself it was "a mediocre time in the late 1960s as we prepared for the 1970s". [153] The second leg in Mnchengladbach was a different story as Borussia took an early 20 lead and Shankly admitted he thought the final was lost, but Liverpool held on to win the final by an aggregate score of 32. [122] Although Shankly claimed to have been unworried about the Ajax defeat, he acknowledged that he was examining the team and planning ahead. The location of the grave was not rediscovered until 1970. The referee, he wrote, always wins in the end. He was taken ill with a heart attack on Saturday, and went into Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool. [4][5] In addition, he had the risky job of going to the bank each week to collect the payroll. [65], Grimsby made a strong challenge for promotion in 195152 but finished second, three points behind Lincoln City (only one team was promoted from Division Three North, with one from Division Three South). He said to the policeman: "Don't you do that. [199] On Shankly's appointment as Liverpool manager in 1959, he and his family moved into a house in Bellefield Avenue, West Derby, Liverpool. [144] Shankly would try to boost the confidence of his own players by announcing that a key opponent was unfit. 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 . Shankly retorted: "I could have left a monkey in charge! [19], After Shankly left school in 1928, he worked at a local mine alongside his brother Bob. Chairman, John Smith, said in his opening address:[175]. We wore the all-red strip for the first time. [32] His brother Alec pointed out to him that Preston were in the Second Division and a bigger club than Carlisle with the potential to regain First Division status. Memorial Transfer Successful. [9] His father was a postman who became a tailor of handmade suits. 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. [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. [155], Liverpool were well beaten by Red Star Belgrade in the second round of the 197374 European Cup and lost out to Leeds in the League Championship, finishing second. [26] He was invited for a month's trial and said it was the first time he had left Scotland. Typical of this was his joke about the city having two great football teams Liverpool and Liverpool reserves. [169], Shankly was 60 when Liverpool won the 1974 FA Cup final and said in his autobiography that, on returning to the dressing room at the end of the match, he felt tired from all the years. Liverpool played in all-red only for European matches but quickly adopted the colour permanently. When the team was travelling to Lincoln City, he saw a sportswear shop in Doncaster and stopped the coach to buy a full set of kit in which the team played at Lincoln. 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. The legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly's family says he'd be "spinning in his grave" over the ESL. [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. The terms for Shankly personally were a fee of 50 plus a 10 signing-on fee and wages of five pounds a week (equivalent to 378 in 2021). Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world. John Toshack recalled that Shankly was a great help to him when he went into management with Swansea City in 1978. 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[191], Shankly was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager. He was put in the intensive care unit yesterday after suffering a relapse. Bill Shankly was born in the small Scottish coal mining village of Glenbuck, Ayrshire, whose population in 1913, the year of Shankly's birth, was around 700. [74], Shankly resigned on 15 November 1955 to take up the post of assistant manager at Huddersfield Town, working with his old friend Andy Beattie. [44] He confirmed in his autobiography that his weight as an RAF boxer was 159 pounds (72kg) and he was only six pounds (2.7kg) heavier than that in 1976. [79] On another occasion, Huddersfield beat Liverpool 50 with ten men and Shankly recalled the Liverpool directors leaving the ground in single file as if they were in a funeral procession. I went home that night and I said to my wife Ness: "You know something tonight I went out onto Anfield and for the first time there was a glow like a fire was burning. [86] He quickly established working relationships with the coaching staff of Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett who shared his views about loyalty to each other and to the club. In his autobiography, Shankly wrote that Preston had more than held their own in the 193435 season and the club was not relegated again until the end of the 194849 season in which he left them. He wrote that he had his football future worked out in his mind and that, even when working in the pit, he was only "killing time". [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. He was signed after just one trial match for Carlisle's reserves against Middlesbrough reserves, even though Carlisle reserves lost the match 60. Shankly retrieved the scarf and wore it. [70] In 195354, Shankly became disillusioned when the board could not give him money to buy new players. [189] In 2016, a plinth to Shankly was installed on 96 Avenue outside Anfield. [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. [187] The Labour Party conference stood in a minute's silence for a man who had always been a socialist. In his autobiography, Shankly recounted that among his many achievements, winning the 1965 FA Cup final was his greatest day in football. They are only there to sign the cheques. Pressure is working down the pit. Other players developed at Anfield were Jimmy Melia, Ronnie Moran, Alan A'Court and the future England internationals Gerry Byrne and Roger Hunt. He said it was a scandal that he needed to say that about the club he had helped to build. [37] Shankly was keen on boxing and fought as a middleweight in the RAF, winning a trophy when he was stationed in Manchester. [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. Its the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. 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. Failed to delete photo request. October 2009. 58 Best Bill Shankly Quotes from the Famous Liverpool Manager Written by Chandan Negi Last updated on December 16, 2022 William Shankly was a Scottish footballer and manager who is best remembered for his stint as Liverpool manager. 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.. [24], Shankly had a single season, 193233, at Carlisle United, then relatively new to the Football League and playing in the Third Division North, their reserve side playing in the North Eastern League. 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. [54], Shankly made his international debut on 9 April 1938 against England at Wembley; Scotland winning the match 10 with a late goal by Tommy Walker. Because the man behind the myth was in fact made 42 . On the following Monday morning, his condition suddenly deteriorated and he was transferred into intensive care. After only one match I knew that the team as a whole was not good enough. Bill Shankly (1913 - 1981). [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. If nothing else was available he would join teams of youngsters in kickabouts. [60], One of Shankly's players at Carlisle was Geoff Twentyman, then a promising young centre half, who was later transferred to Liverpool. It was a poor upbringing. Try again later. [69] Shankly's record in league football at Grimsby was 62 wins and 35 defeats from 118 matches. "[210] He admitted to idolising Robert Burns, whose birthplace was only 26 miles from Glenbuck, and he was inspired by many of Burns' philosophical quotations, such as his egalitarian statement that "A Man's A Man for A' That". [72], Shankly's initial role at Huddersfield was as reserve team coach. "[182], Shankly was awarded the OBE in November 1974, four months after he retired as Liverpool manager. [211] Shankly had no time for bigotry or prejudice, especially arising from differences of religion. 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. Shankly's own ashes were scattered at the Kop end of the Anfield pitch following his death in 1981. [119] Shankly and Paisley had learned a great deal about European football which Liverpool would eventually turn into trophies. Everything was done systematically with players rotating through exercise routines in groups with the purpose of achieving set targets. 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. [161] Shankly saw the offer of the scarf as a mark of respect which deserved his respect in return. [61], Shankly used psychology to motivate his players, for example telling them that the opposition had had a very tiring journey and were not fit to play the match. [54] According to the Liverpool website, Shankly's goal was "probably the strangest national goal ever". Everything was measured, planned and perfected and you could not wish to see more entertaining football. One of British football's greatest-ever managers, Bill Shankly, believed in the polar opposite to the ESL's money-making ethos, says grandson Chris Carline Credit: Getty Carline, who runs the Shankly Foundation charity, is "appalled and embarrassed" that Liverpool are joining the 12-team, closed-shop League of rich European clubs. I said to them: In you come, youre welcome, and they trotted in by the dozen. In 1997, a seven-foot tall bronze statue of Shankly was unveiled outside the stadium. [124] He wrote that bad luck and injuries disrupted the progress of two other prospects Alf Arrowsmith and Gordon Wallace; Shankly had compared the latter to Tom Finney. [49] In the 1970s, Shankly was asked how a current star compared to Finney and Shankly replied: "Aye, he's as good as Tommy but then Tommy's nearly 60 now". A Liverpool fan holds a scarf honouring the club's legendary manager Bill Shankly. Although some club officials like secretary Peter Robinson wanted bygones to be bygones, Tommy Smith summarised the board's view as one of satisfaction that Shankly had gone at last. [173] Again, what Shankly did not understand was that his relations with the board had often been acrimonious with several resignation threats and a statement made by Shankly that:[173]. William "Bill" Shankly received notoriety as a Great Britain football (soccer) player and manager. [142] One of his lasting innovations is the "THIS IS ANFIELD" plaque secured to the wall above the players' tunnel. [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. The memorial to Bill Shankly initiated and funded by Liverpool supporters in 1997 has been relocated to the spot where the Shankly family home once stood, with a number of further memorials moved . He was especially annoyed that Liverpool did not invite him to attend away matches as the club's guest. [52] He spoke of his "unbelievable pride" when playing for Scotland against England and how, when confronted by the "Auld Enemy", the Scottish players would become William Wallace or Robert the Bruce for 90 minutes after pulling on the blue jersey. A charismatic, iconic figure at the club, his oratory stirred the emotions of the fanbase. [158], In his autobiography, Shankly wrote: "Right from the start as a manager [i.e., when he was at Carlisle] I tried to show that the fans are the people that matter. Nessie survived her husband by more than 20 years, dying in August 2002 at the age of 82. Small-sided games, proper warm-up and cool-down periods, periodised technical workouts, circuit training and segmentation practices created a standard that would eventually come to be known as The Liverpool Way. Photo Request successfully deleted. His four brothers were John, Bobby, Jimmy, and Alec; his five sisters were Netta, Elizabeth, Isobel, Barbara, and Jean. Directors don't come into it. They had two daughters - Barbara (born 1945) and Jeanette (born 1951) - and eventually went on to have six grandchildren, although their youngest grandchild and only grandson was born several months after Bill Shankly's death. "[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. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in. [203] Shankly was fanatical about Liverpool and about football in general. Take our quiz to find out if you REALLY do", "End of era as Nessie Shankly dies at 82", "Bill Shankly remembered: 11 brilliant quotes from Liverpool's iconic manager", "Three Kings: A tear-jerking tale of how three Scots built Liverpool, Manchester United and Celtic", "England Player Honours Professional Footballers' Association MeritAward", "France Football have ranked the 50 greatest managers of all time", "Royal Mail celebrates 'Great Britons' with launch of latest special stamp collection", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Shankly&oldid=1139230919, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 01:46. [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. [102] At a press conference when Yeats came to Liverpool, Shankly emphasised Yeats' height by inviting the journalists to "go and walk round him; he's a colossus! It is sheer honesty. A Bill Shankly memorial was renewed on Monday in the former Liverpool manager's birthplace as part of the official opening of the Glenbuck Heritage Village. 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. [178] About Everton, once his greatest rivals, he wrote that he had been received more warmly by Everton than by Liverpool. [7] I can assure you it is much, much more important than that. where is bill shankly buried. [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. He said he still wanted the involvement as the club had become his life. [10], All five Shankly brothers played professional football and Shankly claimed they could have beaten any five brothers in the world when they were all at their peaks. [187] On 3 October, Liverpool's first home league game since his passing, Anfield celebrated his life, with one fan on the Kop holding aloft a homemade banner declaring "Shankly Lives Forever". Shankly described it as one of the most amazing games he had ever seen. [170] His mind was made up and he knew he was going to retire. [171], Shankly had considered retirement in previous years. [24] Shankly, aged 18, then played part of the 193132 season for Cronberry Eglinton, about 12 miles from Glenbuck. [125] In September 1968, he paid 100,000 (equivalent to 1,845,043 in 2021) to Wolverhampton Wanderers for their teenage striker Alun Evans who thus became "football's first 100,000 teenager". Standing on the steps of St George's Hall, Shankly overlooked a crowd of over 100,000 Liverpool fans, and delivered one of his most famous speeches. [190], From the mid-1990s, Preston North End started a complete re-building of Deepdale to convert it into a modern all-seater stadium. [161], Shankly emphasised the importance of communication with the supporters. Shankly was married to his wife Agnes Wren-Fisher from 1944 until his death 37 years later. They support them when they are dead. Inscribed "You'll Never Walk Alone", they were opened by Nessie Shankly at a low-key ceremony in August 1982. [60] Shankly recalled that Brunton Park was dilapidated, writing that the main stand was falling to pieces and the terraces derelict. I made up my mind that we needed strengthening through the middle, a goalkeeper and a centre half who between them could stop goals, and somebody up front to create goals and score them. Another prospect in his team was left back Ray Wilson who went on to become Huddersfield's most capped player before joining Everton. In 195455, the team finished a creditable eighth and saw a rise in attendances from 6,000 to 8,000. . Now if everyone thinks along these lines and does all the small jobs to the best of their ability thats honesty, then the world would be better and football will be better. [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. So people not only support Liverpool when theyre alive. In the second round, the club was drawn against the formidable Anderlecht. Directors don't come into it. Bill Shankly will forever be known as a phenomenally influential manager at Liverpool. [78] On 21 December 1957, Huddersfield lost 7-6 to Charlton Athletic, who played most of the match with ten men, after Huddersfield were leading 51 with just 27 minutes remaining. He was reluctant to promote some promising reserves because of loyalty to the older players (a fault that was to resurface at Liverpool years later) and he finally resigned in January 1954, citing the board's lack of ambition as his main reason. [166], "Liverpool is not only a club. People born there would often move to find work in larger coal mines. Celebrate Bill Shankly's Memory at The Shankly Hotel. [58], Shankly was always noted for his dedication to football and, in his playing days, would do his own training during the summer months. 'Since I've come here to Liverpool, to Anfield, I've drummed it into our players, time and again, that they are privileged to play for you. [32], Soon after the 193233 season ended, Shankly received a telegram from Carlisle United asking him to return as soon as possible because another club wanted to sign him. Despite Juventus taking the lead after 81 minutes, Shankly ordered his players to ensure the deficit was only one goal. [6] He died seven years later, aged 68. [195] A hotel and museum opened in Liverpool in August 2015 dedicated to the life and career of Bill Shankly. [93] Shankly commented that one of the pitches looked as if bombs had been dropped on it and he asked if the Germans had been over in the war. 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. "At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. 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. [122] Ajax won 73 on aggregate after defeating Liverpool 51 in Amsterdam. [130] It was through Twentyman that Liverpool found the new players and, after Shankly retired, Twentyman gave sterling service to Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan by finding players including Phil Neal, Alan Hansen and Ian Rush. [68] Kelly added that this kind of talk by Shankly could only boost morale at the club. [76] Shankly did not gain promotion at Huddersfield, the team finishing 12th in 195657, ninth in 195758 and 14th in 195859. In fact, he developed into a top-class right-half. Part 1 of a 2 hour interview with Bill Shankly, recorded in 1981 (audio only). Shankly found a team mired in the second tier of English football and propelled them to the continents top table. He died seven years later, aged 68. Bill Shankley's grandson says he'd have his grandfather's statue removed from outside Anfield / Clive Mason/Getty Images. [138] Shankly summarised Keegan as "the inspiration of the new team". Shankly was was born in the mining village of Glenbuck, Scotland, to Barbara and John Shankly. Hug. That's precious". [66] Even so, Shankly believed he still had good players to work with and was able to buy some additional players on the transfer market for low fees. 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