Bill Shankly was a footballer and then a football manager. He was born in 1913 in a mining village in Glenbuck, Scotland. He had four brothers, who also played football. After school he worked as a miner and spent free time playing football. After the pit closed Shankly went on to play football and joined Cronberry Eglinton. In 1932/33 he played for Carlisle United, after passing a trial he played for the reserves and in December 1932 he joined the first squad. Having left Carlisle, Shankly joined Preston North End. Initially he played for the reserve team and then was promoted to the first team, where he played until his retirement in 1949 and had an interval in his playing career during World War II. He earned 12 caps for the Scotland national team.
Shankly took over as a manager of Carlisle United in 1949 and in 1951 he moved to Grimsby Town, whom he guided until 1954. In 1954/55 he was at the helm of Workington and between 1956 and 1959 he was the head coach of Huddersfield Town.
In 1959 he became the manager of Liverpool. At that time the team played in the Second Division. Gradually he strengthened the team with newcomers; the graduates from the youth team were promoted to the first squad and in 1961/62 Liverpool managed to win the Second Division. In 1965 they won their first ever FA Cup. Liverpool reached the semifinals making their European debut in the European Cup. In 1965/66 the team won the League Championship and finished runners-up in the European Cup Winner’s Cup. Shankly led Liverpool to the UEFA Cup victory in 1972/73 and the 1974 FA Cup. After that he retired at the age of 60. He died in 1981.
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