Bob Paisley

Bob Paisley
OBE
	Plaque to Paisley at the Anfield gateway named in his honour
Personal information
Full name	Robert Paisley
Date of birth	23 January 1919
Place of birth	Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, England
Date of death	14 February 1996 (aged 77)
Place of death	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Left-half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1939	Bishop Auckland
1939–1954	Liverpool
Teams managed
1959–1973	Liverpool (assistant manager)
1974–1983	Liverpool
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert "Bob" Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 – 14 February 1996) was an English footballer and manager. He played for Liverpool as a left half between 1939 and 1954. He later managed Liverpool between 1974 and 1983. Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti are the only managers to have won the European Cups three times. He won 20 major honours with Liverpool as a manager.

Paisley was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. He married Jessie in 1946. The couple had two sons and a daughter, Robert, Graham and Christine.

Paisley was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1992. He died on 14 February 1996 in Liverpool, at the age of 77.^[1]