When the opportunity came for him to move on, he was not convinced he wanted to leave. Evans started well and produced some outstanding performances during his four years at the club but Shankly eventually had to sell him to Aston Villa. In 1967, he signed striker Tony Hateley from Chelsea for a club record 96,000 and then felt obliged to transfer him to Coventry City only a year later. [101] With Sawyer's help, Shankly signed them both in the spring of 1961 and challenged the Liverpool board to sack him if they couldn't play. [48] He had absorbed all the coaching systems with any useful qualifications and had full confidence in his ability and in himself to be a leader. Tradues em contexto de "honours both the" en ingls-portugus da Reverso Context : The purpose is to go beyond the folk music typically associated with works by Rosa and other modern writers, and match the rich literary aesthetic with a musical repertoire which honours both the popular and classical languages. [82] His league record at Huddersfield was 49 wins and 47 defeats in 129 matches.[77]. [24], Shankly had a single season, 193233, at Carlisle United, then relatively new to the Football League and playing in the Third Division North, their reserve side playing in the North Eastern League. [204] Family holidays were limited to a week in Blackpool, where they always stayed at the Norbreck Hotel. Bill Shankly was born in the small Scottish coal mining village of Glenbuck, Ayrshire, whose population in 1913, the year of Shankly's birth, was around 700. [4][5] In addition, he had the risky job of going to the bank each week to collect the payroll. He later managed Grimsby Town, Workington[4][5] and Huddersfield Town before moving to become Liverpool manager in December 1959. [178], From Liverpool's point of view, the situation was that Shankly had retired and the club had to move on. [8] Although he was known as Bill throughout his football career, his name in the family was Willie, pronounced [Wullie]. He led the Liverpool team out for the last time at Wembley for the 1974 FA Charity Shield. [163] He said he preferred to phone business people as he would put as little as possible in writing when dealing with them. He used to cycle to and from the ground. [155], Liverpool were well beaten by Red Star Belgrade in the second round of the 197374 European Cup and lost out to Leeds in the League Championship, finishing second. [78] On 21 December 1957, Huddersfield lost 7-6 to Charlton Athletic, who played most of the match with ten men, after Huddersfield were leading 51 with just 27 minutes remaining. I said to them: In you come, youre welcome, and they trotted in by the dozen. Famous managers like Sir Matt Busby, Jock Stein, Tommy Docherty, Lawrie McMenemy, Ron Saunders, and Bob Paisley, the man who succeeded Bill Shankly at Anfield, stood side by side among the mourners. [28], Shankly made his senior debut on 31 December 1932 in a 22 draw against Rochdale and made 16 appearances for the first team. Bill Shankly: The man whose vision reshaped Liverpool Football Club Jeff Goulding @ShanklysBoys1 September 2, 2021 On September 2, 1913, in the small mining town of Glenbuck in Ayreshire, a. Thats the reward.[83] On his belief in hard work, he referred to his time in the RAF: If I had a job to do, even if it was scrubbing the floor, I wanted my floor to be cleaner than yours. Shankly's own ashes were scattered at the Kop end of the Anfield pitch following his death in 1981. [18] His favourite subject was geography and he played football as often as possible, especially in the school playground, but there was no organised school team. [181], Soon after Shankly's retirement, Brian Clough who himself had recently been sacked by Leeds United was asked during a David Frost interview whom in football management he respected, to which Clough replied: "Well, the guy who had my total respect finished a few months ago at Liverpool. On how his tough, working class upbringing kept him grounded. One young boy got killed at his work and a bus load of 50 people came to Anfield one Sunday to scatter his ashes at the Kop end. Immediately before the match, Shankly decided to experiment with the Liverpool kit. Shankly said of goalscorer Hunt the first time he saw him: "Christ, this one can play! [48], Shankly had enormous admiration for Tom Finney and devotes more than three pages of his autobiography to Finney's prowess as a footballer. Tragically, Bill Shankly died on 29th September 1981 at the age of 68 years old, but his legacy lives on in the hearts of football fans across the world and at Liverpool FC. Chairman, John Smith, said in his opening address:[175]. [128][206] His most famous quotation is probably one that is often misquoted:[128], Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. [45], With the resumption of full League football again in the 194647 season, Shankly returned to Preston who held his registration, but he was now 33 and coming to the end of his playing days. [89] Although Shankly believed he had an excellent coaching staff, the playing staff were not so impressive indeed, Shankly said of the latter:[90]. On Christmas Eve, he gave a first team debut to 16-year-old prospect Denis Law. He said that he and his friends learned from their mistakes and became better people in later years. [128], Kelly wrote that, although it was said half-jokingly, so far as Shankly was concerned there was a degree of truth in what he had said. [176] He soon stopped going to Melwood because he felt there was some resentment and people were asking what he was doing there. Other attributes were physical fitness and willingness to work, especially to struggle against the odds. He spent one season at Carlisle United before spending the rest of his career at Preston North End, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1938. He and Nessie went to Buckingham Palace and, according to Kelly, that was a rare day out for them. He said it was a scandal that he needed to say that about the club he had helped to build. They had met earlier during World War II, when Bill was serving as a Corporal with the RAF and "Nessie", who was six years younger, was serving with the WRAF. [60] Shankly's work ethic transformed the team who finished 15th in 194849 after he had been in charge for only the last few matches. The terms for Shankly personally were a fee of 50 plus a 10 signing-on fee and wages of five pounds a week (equivalent to 378 in 2021). [117] The second leg at the San Siro remains controversial because, according to Shankly, the match was "a war" which Liverpool lost 30 and so were knocked out of the competition 43 on aggregate. [199] On Shankly's appointment as Liverpool manager in 1959, he and his family moved into a house in Bellefield Avenue, West Derby, Liverpool. [44] Shankly met his wife, Nessie, in the RAF (she was in the WAAF and stationed at the same camp) and they married in 1944. [204] She could rely on him to clean the cooker when Liverpool lost. [44] He confirmed in his autobiography that his weight as an RAF boxer was 159 pounds (72kg) and he was only six pounds (2.7kg) heavier than that in 1976. They are only there to sign the cheques." 9th . [156] In the third round of the FA Cup, Liverpool had to score a late equaliser to draw 22 at home against lowly Doncaster Rovers but recovered to win the replay and then go all the way to the final. Shankly found a team mired in the second tier of English football and propelled them to the continents top table. June 25, 2014. In any event, their perceived ruthlessness was vindicated by the unprecedented haul of League Championship titles and European Cups won over the next decade[173] under Bob Paisley[180] and Joe Fagan. [31] Shankly was happy at Carlisle which was close to his home at Glenbuck and he had settled in well with almost a guarantee of first team football. [122] Ajax won 73 on aggregate after defeating Liverpool 51 in Amsterdam. [72], Workington operated on a shoestring and Shankly had to do much of the administration work himself, including answering the telephone and dealing with the mail by using an old typewriter to answer letters. He laid foundations on which his successors Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan were able to build by winning seven league titles and four European Cups in the ten seasons after Shankly retired in 1974. Our game against Anderlecht was a night of milestones. [211] Shankly had no time for bigotry or prejudice, especially arising from differences of religion. Never at all. [53] Shankly himself certainly had that spirit when playing for Scotland as confirmed by Alex James, who said of Shankly: "He is a real Scotland player who will fight until he drops". [22] Shankly developed his skills to the point that he was unemployed for only a few months before Carlisle United signed him. Several years later, in his autobiography, Shankly still complained that the match in Amsterdam should never have started because of fog and, although Liverpool lost 51, he still thought Liverpool would win the tie at Anfield. [23], Shankly's village team was called the Glenbuck Cherrypickers, a name probably derived from the 11th Hussars (the "Cherry Pickers"), but he said the club was near extinction when he had a trial and he never actually played for them. This is possibly why Liverpool are so great. He led Liverpool like a revolutionary leader, casting his personnel not just as footballers but soldiers to his cause, and became a folk hero to the fans. Christ, the players looked like giants. For him, he had done the hard work and it was simply a question of waiting for an opportunity to present itself. [55][56], Shankly declared in his autobiography that he specialised in what he called "the art of tackling", emphasising that it is an art. Shankly wurde als jngstes von elf Kindern in der kleinen Arbeiterstadt Glenbuck im Sden Schottlands geboren. He died seven years later, aged 68. Shankly took encouragement from the team's overall form, especially as they made a strong finish to the season, and he was confident of success in 197273. [7] As a result, Glenbuck became largely derelict and by the time Shankly's ghost writer John Roberts visited it in 1976, there were only 12 houses left, including a cottage owned by Shankly's sister, Elizabeth, whom Roberts described as "the last of the children of Glenbuck". [94] According to Kelly, Liverpool's eventual success was based on hard work done in the training system that Shankly, Paisley, Fagan and Bennett introduced at Melwood. [186], On the day of Shankly's death, training was cancelled at both Melwood and Bellefield. Chris Carline believes Shankly would be "spinning in his grave . Professional Soccer Figure. Shankly's overall record in league football at Carlisle was 42 wins and 22 defeats from 95 matches. Yet the silverware tells only a fraction of the story. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week. The effect was that wives brought their late husband's ashes to Anfield and scattered them on the pitch after saying a little prayer. In his autobiography, Shankly wrote that Preston had more than held their own in the 193435 season and the club was not relegated again until the end of the 194849 season in which he left them. They are only there to sign the cheques. My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. [60], One of Shankly's players at Carlisle was Geoff Twentyman, then a promising young centre half, who was later transferred to Liverpool. [189] In 2016, a plinth to Shankly was installed on 96 Avenue outside Anfield. One of his main problems was sharing the ground with the local rugby league club and Shankly was very concerned about the damage done to the playing surface by the rugby players. [154] It was the first time an English club had won both the league title and a European trophy in the same season. [10], All five Shankly brothers played professional football and Shankly claimed they could have beaten any five brothers in the world when they were all at their peaks. Shankly took his brother's advice and signed the Preston contract in a railway carriage. Otherwise, he did not significantly change the team until the 196970 season when Liverpool finished fifth in the league championship, a long way behind the winners, their local rivals Everton. He worked for Radio City 96.7, a Liverpool station on which he presented his own chat show, once interviewing prime minister Harold Wilson, and was a pundit on its football coverage. There is no hypocrisy about it. While Liverpool's treatment of Shankly may have seemed disrespectful, they were acting in the best interests of the club and its new manager by pursuing the same relentless winning ethic that Shankly himself had instilled. He did this for two years until the pit closed and he faced unemployment. San Siro, 12 May 1965: a time and a place which are branded across the collective consciousness of Liverpool football club and, so it has always been said, haunted Bill Shankly to his grave. Because the man behind the myth was in fact made 42 . [193] David Peace's biographical novel Red or Dead, published in 2013, is a fictionalised account of Shankly's career as Liverpool manager. [171] Tommy Smith said that Shankly's feelings for Nessie were undoubtedly a major reason for his decision. [86], Liverpool improved their league performances over the next two years, finishing third in 196768 and then second in 196869, although to Shankly himself it was "a mediocre time in the late 1960s as we prepared for the 1970s". Bob Paisley said it was Shankly's one failing and it was because he was "a softie at heart". He was cremated at the Anfield Crematorium on 2 October and his ashes were scattered on the Anfield pitch at the Kop end. It is sheer honesty. [29] He was paid four pounds ten shillings a week at Carlisle which he considered a good wage as the top rate at that time was eight pounds. Shankly had fully realised the importance of football to its die-hard fans, himself included. [95] Five-a-side games, as at all Shankly's earlier clubs, were at the heart of the system and he again insisted on these being as competitive as league matches. As a player in 1932, he wore the shirts of Preston North End for one year then Carlisle United, representing Scotland 7 times. [88] One aspect of the quartet's legacy to football was the conversion of an old storage room into what became known as the "Boot Room", which was used for tactical discussion while cleaning and repairing boots. The interviewer is Barry Murray.Part 2 is here: https://youtu.be/dNWqMplwGwQ.. Bill Shankly will forever be known as a phenomenally influential manager at Liverpool. [131] Although Shankly sometimes paid large transfer fees he was loath to do so and Twentyman's brief was to find young players so he (Shankly) could mould them into what he wanted. It'd be easy but wrong. "[182], Shankly was awarded the OBE in November 1974, four months after he retired as Liverpool manager. The wit and wisdom of Bill Shankly", "Liverpool v Newcastle United, 18 March 1972", "In numbers: How Klopp and Shankly won 21 home games in a row", "Salah and Milner reaction: 'We showed our mentality to win', "The Frost Interview - Brian Clough - 1974", "Bill Shankly's old home goes up for sale", "The Kop commemorates Bill Shankly - 20"x16" Premium Framed Print", "Liverpool reveal 96 Avenue and Paisley Square will form part of new-look Anfield", "Jim Crace makes Goldsmiths Prize shortlist", "Bill Shankly-themed hotel to open in Liverpool", Allez Allez Allez! [68], Shankly made great use of five-a-side football in training at Grimsby, playing these games as if they were competitive cup or league matches. Beattie resigned in the next season and, on 5 November 1956, Shankly succeeded him as manager. And no football club is successful without hard work.[92], In his autobiography, Shankly gave insights into his character such as his world-view as a socialist, explaining that the socialism he believed in was not about politics but about collectivism, with everyone working for each other and enjoying a share of the rewards. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave! [42] That season marked the pinnacle of Shankly's playing career. Their strategy in two-legged ties would be containment away and attack at home. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that. Garry . [57], Shankly's public persona was that of a "tough guy" with the swagger of his favourite film star James Cagney but privately he was very different. A charismatic, iconic figure at the club, his oratory stirred the emotions of the fanbase. [161] Shankly saw the offer of the scarf as a mark of respect which deserved his respect in return. When the team was travelling to Lincoln City, he saw a sportswear shop in Doncaster and stopped the coach to buy a full set of kit in which the team played at Lincoln. [71] In his autobiography, he said that he and his wife were feeling homesick in Grimsby and, when an opportunity came to manage Workington, he was attracted to the challenge partly because they would be closer to Scotland. Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Basically as an honest man in a game that is sometimes short on honesty. [104] It was St John who scored the winning goal in May 1965 when Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history with a 21 extra time victory over Leeds United at Wembley. [92], Melwood was overgrown and had only an old wooden cricket pavilion. Tommy Smith recalled that Shankly as manager never ran training and would only speak to Paisley, Fagan and Bennett about what needed to be done. [19], After Shankly left school in 1928, he worked at a local mine alongside his brother Bob. [120] Shankly said after the defeat in Milan that the Inter fans were going mad because they were so pleased to have beaten Liverpool and he insisted it proved the high standard to which the Liverpool team had raised itself. [102] At a press conference when Yeats came to Liverpool, Shankly emphasised Yeats' height by inviting the journalists to "go and walk round him; he's a colossus! He realised after taking the advice of his brothers that it is a waste of time. In fact, he developed into a top-class right-half. [200], Upon his death in 1981 Shankly left 99,077 in his will (equivalent to 404,009 in 2021).[201]. [165] In Tommy Smith's view, Shankly was completely in tune with the city of Liverpool; he loved the supporters and they loved him, mainly because they knew he understood them. [57] He wrote that he was never sent off or booked by a referee. [194] The novel was short-listed for the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize (2013). At 00:30 on 29 September, he suffered another cardiac arrest and was certified dead, twenty-seven days after his 68th birthday, at 01:20. [212] Liverpool's perceived failings in the late 1960s have been attributed to Shankly's reluctance to drop his long-serving players even though they were past their best. [71], Although the Workington team was close to the bottom of the Third Division North, Shankly saw it as a challenge and attacked the job with all of his usual enthusiasm and relish. [46] Shankly was a qualified masseur and had decided he wanted to become a coach so, when Carlisle United asked him to become their manager in March of that year, he retired as a player and accepted the job. Shankly announced his surprise retirement from football a few weeks after Liverpool had won the 1974 FA Cup Final, having managed the club for 15 years, and was succeeded by his long-time assistant Bob Paisley. [35], Shankly began his Preston career in the reserves, who played in the Central League which was a higher standard than the North Eastern League. At a football club, there's a holy trinity the players, the manager and the supporters. [119] Liverpool's performance in the 196667 European Cup was poor and, after struggling to overcome FC Petrolul Ploieti in the first round, they were well beaten in the last 16 by Ajax Amsterdam, inspired by 19-year-old Johan Cruyff. [148] This was the longest run in English top-flight history until it was surpassed by Jrgen Klopps Liverpool who made it 22 consecutive home wins in March 2020. Youre nothing without it. These would first cycle through athletic exercises, like skipping or squats, before moving on to football-specific functions, such as a heading the ball or chipping it. [153] The second leg in Mnchengladbach was a different story as Borussia took an early 20 lead and Shankly admitted he thought the final was lost, but Liverpool held on to win the final by an aggregate score of 32. [116], Three days after winning the FA Cup, Liverpool defeated European champions Inter Milan 31 at Anfield in the semi-final first leg with a performance that was saluted by Inter's coach Helenio Herrera. [170] His wife, Nessie, had asked him to retire a year earlier but he decided that was not the right time. In the league they were in, they played football nobody else could play. [173], On the morning of 26 September 1981, Bill Shankly was admitted to Broadgreen Hospital following a heart attack. Om det s bliver om en mned, 2 eller om 4 mneder. The team changed the studs in their boots to suit all playing conditions. [58], Shankly was always noted for his dedication to football and, in his playing days, would do his own training during the summer months. We wore the all-red strip for the first time. [160], In April 1973, when Shankly and the team were showing off the League Championship trophy to the fans on the Kop, he saw a policeman fling aside a Liverpool scarf which had been thrown in Shankly's direction. William Shankly OBE (2 September 1913 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Discipline at both home and school was strict but Shankly said it was character-building. [187] Sir Matt Busby, the former Manchester United manager, was so upset that he refused to take any telephone calls from people asking him for a reaction. [7] His brothers were Alec, known as Sandy by the family, who played for Ayr United and Clyde;[11] Jimmy (19021972), who played for various clubs including Sheffield United and Southend United;[12] John (19031960), who played for Portsmouth and Luton Town;[13] and Bob (19101982), who played for Alloa Athletic and Falkirk. 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