Bill Shankly

Bill Shankly

Personal information
Full name	William Shankly OBE
Date of birth	(1913-09-02)2 September 1913
Place of birth	Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death	29 September 1981(1981-09-29) (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.