Bill Shankly

Bill Shankly

Personal information
Full name	William Shankly OBE
Date of birth	2 September 1913(1913-09-02)
Place of birth	Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death	29 September 1981 (aged 68)
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps
1932-1933 1933-1949	Carlisle United Preston North End
National team
1938-1944	Scotland
Teams managed
1949-1951 1951-1954 1954-1955 1956-1959 1959-1974	Carlisle United Grimsby Town Workington Huddersfield Town Liverpool
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Bill Shankly is a former football player. He has played for Scotland national team.

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.