Staff  -  Bill Shankly  1959 - 1974      
   
    William "Bill" Shankly
    Job Title:  Manager 01.12.1959-12.07.1974
    Date of Birth:  18.09.1917
    Dead:  29.09.1981
    With the Reds:  1936-1954 (player) & 1954-1959
    Former clubs:  Bristol Rovers; Bristol Rovers (2), Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United, Leeds United (wartime guest)
    Former clubs as staff:  Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Workington, Huddersfield Town
Arrived from: Huddersfield Town
    Arrived from:  Huddersfield Town
    Signed for LFC:  01.12.1959
    First game in charge:  19.12.1959
    LFC league games as manager:   609
    Total LFC games as manager:  783
    Contract expiry:  12.07.1974
    Birthplace:  Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Honours as staff:  3 Division One Championships 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73; 2 FA Cups 1964-65 1973-74; 4 Charity Shield 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974; 1 Division Second Championship 1961-62; 1 UEFA Cup 1972-73

  Runners up: 2 Division One Championships 1968-69, 1973-74; 1 FA Cups 1970-71, 1 Charity Shields 1971; 1 European Cup Winners Cup 1965-66
    Personal honours as staff: 
    Honours former clubs:    1 Division Second Championship 1933-34; 1 FA Cup 1937-38 (all Preston Nord End)

  Runners up: 1 FA Cup 1936/37 (Preston Nord End)
    Personal honours: as staff:  1 Manager of the Year Awards 1972-73, OBE

  The Managerial Record Phil Taylor

  Competition P W D L F A %
  League 609 319 152 138 1034 622 52.38%
  FA Cup 75 40 22 13 103 50 53.33%
  League Cup 30 13 9 8 51 35 43.33%
  Europe 65 34 13 18 114 54 52.31%
  Other 4 1 2 1 5 5 25.00%
  Total 783 407 198 178 1307 766 51.98%

  Matches that are won or lost in a penalty shoot-out are counted as a draw in those numbers.

     STAFF PROFILE

  Bill Shankly is arguably the most famous figure in Liverpool Football Club's illustrious history.

  A charismatic man who realised his dream of turning us into English football's most dominant force, the Scot's spirit has quite rightly been immortalised in the very foundations of our club.

  His name is synonymous with the very meaning of the 'Liverpool way' and it is his legacy that has seen us go on and conquer Europe on no fewer than five occasions, while monopolising the domestic game for over two decades.

  And yet, such glory was way beyond even the most optimistic Kopites' dreams when Shanks was appointed Liverpool's ninth manager on December 1, 1959.

  As the final whistle blew on his first match in charge 18 days later the prospect of Shankly's Liverpool side, languishing in 10th place in Division Two, going on to one day boast a record of three First Division titles, one Division Two title, two FA Cups and One UEFA Cup must have seemed little more than a pipedream.

  A 4-0 hammering at home to Cardiff City left a man who was already notorious for his outspoken comments and memorable quotes searching for the words to explain what he had just witnessed and what he must do to rectify the current state of affairs.

  But mighty oaks from little acorns grow...

  Shanks knew the side needed an injection of spirit, determination and desire to match his own and he would go on to mould a team to mirror the very same winning mentality and hunger for silverware he had had from an early age.

  Born into a family of 10 in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck, where conditions were harsh, Shankly had found solace in his ultimate passion and would inevitably go on to realise his dream of becoming a professional footballer.

  For him football in Glenbuck was the elixir of life, a blessed relief from the toil of the mineshaft.

  It set him on a path that would see him take leave from the town of his roots and in 1932 he signed forms with Carlisle United. Within