He died on September 29, 1981 in … [148] In the two-legged final they faced Borussia Mönchengladbach, whom Shankly rated the best team in Europe. Liverpool had been languishing there for five seasons, and when Shankly took over mid-season, had been knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Worcester City. [79] On another occasion, Huddersfield beat Liverpool 5–0 with ten men and Shankly recalled the Liverpool directors leaving the ground in single file as if they were in a funeral procession. M4 3BG, © 2015 National Football Museum. [86], In 1965–66, Liverpool regained the League Championship title and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup at Hampden Park, where they lost 2–1 in extra time to Borussia Dortmund. [171] In her 2006 book about her grandfather, Karen Gill said Shankly never professed anything privately about retirement that he did not declare publicly. In the second round, the club was drawn against the formidable Anderlecht. [121] Although Shankly claimed to have been unworried about the Ajax defeat, he acknowledged that he was examining the team and planning ahead. [14] Bob became a successful manager, guiding Dundee to victory in the Scottish championship in 1962 and the semi-finals of the European Cup the following year. This is the true story of Liverpool. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the … The Liverpool secretary Peter Robinson was initially blasé in 1974 but, when he realised Shankly was serious this time, tried to make him change his mind. In 1997, a seven-foot tall bronze statue of Shankly was unveiled outside the stadium. [160] At Workington, he would answer supporters' letters in person, using an old typewriter. He talked about the Kop “sucking the ball into the net”, and made spectators feel like participants in games. He wrote that he had his football future worked out in his mind and that, even when working in the pit, he was only "killing time". [205] He admitted to idolising Robert Burns, whose birthplace was only 26 miles from Glenbuck and he was inspired by many of Burns' philosophical quotations, such as "A Man's A Man for A' That". [7], Shankly's parents, John and Barbara, lived in one of the Auchenstilloch Cottages with their 10 children; five boys and five girls. Glenbuck, Nationalität: It’s an institution. 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. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in. September 1913Todesdatum: 29. His condition appeared to be stable and there was no suggestion that his life was in danger. Never at all. [162], Shankly formed a special bond with the Liverpool supporters and, at the end of the 1961–62 season when Liverpool won the Second Division championship, he told the Liverpool Echo: "In all sincerity, I can say that they are the greatest crowd of supporters in the game". Pressure is having no work at all. Shankly was approached about the Liverpool job while still in charge at Huddersfield in 1959. They had two daughters - Barbara (born 1945) and Jeanette (born 1951) - and eventually went on to have six grandchildren, although their youngest grandchild and only grandson was born several months after Bill Shankly's death. 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. [14] Their maternal uncles, Robert and William Blyth were professional players who both became club directors at Portsmouth and Carlisle United respectively. He compared the cities of Glasgow and Liverpool by saying that there is nothing like the Rangers–Celtic situation in Liverpool because the supporters of Liverpool and Everton are a mixed bunch whose religion is football. [114] Liverpool played in red shirts with white shorts and white socks with red stripes but Shankly and Ian St John had the idea of an all-red kit that would give the impression the players were taller. The team was, in Shankly’s opinion, lacking in talent, and the stadium and training facilities in need of much improvement. 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. [74], Shankly resigned on 15 November 1955 to take up the post of assistant manager at Huddersfield Town, working with his old friend Andy Beattie. Everything was done systematically with players rotating through exercise routines in groups with the purpose of achieving set targets. 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. [32], Soon after the 1932–33 season ended, Shankly received a telegram from Carlisle United asking him to return as soon as possible because another club wanted to sign him. [207] 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. [85] Shankly described the training ground at Melwood as "a shambles". He is full of good football and possessed with unlimited energy; he should go far. [72] Workington rose to 18th by the end of the 1953–54 season and so did not have to apply for re-election. Diese Statistik zeigt die bisherigen Stationen eines Trainers oder Mitarbeiters. The team changed the studs in their boots to suit all playing conditions. [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 5–1 with just 27 minutes remaining. William Shankly, OBE (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) wis a Scots fitbaw player an manager, that is best kent for his time as manager o Liverpool. During his time as manager, Liverpool would win two further Division One Championships, and after a number of seasons learning against top continental opposition in European competition, the UEFA Cup in 1973, becoming the first English club to win the domestic league and a European trophy in the same season. [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. [86] He quickly established working relationships with the coaching staff of Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett who shared his views about loyalty to each other and to the club. Sunday Times, 4. 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. Immediately before the match, Shankly decided to experiment with the Liverpool kit. Geb./Alter: [80], Disillusioned by a board that wanted to sell his best players without offering money to buy replacements, Shankly felt stifled by Huddersfield's lack of ambition and was delighted in November 1959 to receive an approach for his services by Liverpool. [149] The first leg at Anfield had to be played twice after an abandonment due to heavy rain which flooded the pitch. He led the Liverpool team out for the last time at Wembley for the 1974 FA Charity Shield. It’s the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. [24], Shankly had a single season, 1932–33, 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. Oktober 1981Original engl. This is possibly why Liverpool are so great. [37] Shankly created an early goal to help Preston win 5–0, earning him praise in a national newspaper for his "clever passing". [26] He was invited for a month's trial and said it was the first time he had left Scotland. On how his tough, working class upbringing kept him grounded. Image courtesy of Mirrorpix. However in the minds and memories of many Liverpool fans, all the success can be traced back to hard work of one man who loved the club, and whose fans loved him back: William Shankly, OBE. He was one off. [196], Upon his death in 1981 Shankly left £99,077 in his will (equivalent to £382,550 in 2019). He's a one off, there'll never be another one like Shanks. I went home that night and I said to my wife Ness: "You know something... tonight I went out onto Anfield and for the first time there was a glow like a fire was burning. [126] The Liverpool site records that the defeat signalled the end for St John, Hunt, Byrne, Yeats and Lawrence; the incomers included Ray Clemence, Alec Lindsay, Larry Lloyd, John Toshack, Brian Hall and Steve Heighway. [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". By 1964 they were champions again. [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. [206] Shankly had no time for bigotry or prejudice, especially arising from differences of religion. Liverpool made their European debut in 1964–65, competing in the European Cup and reaching the semi-finals. [69] The games would last an hour each time. [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. [28], Shankly made his senior debut on 31 December 1932 in a 2–2 draw against Rochdale and made 16 appearances for the first team. Shankly retrieved the scarf and wore it.