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 | ||
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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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.