Bill Shankly
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Shankly OBE | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 1981 (aged 68) | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1932-1933 1933-1949 |
Carlisle United Preston North End |
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| 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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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
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