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Bill Shankly

Bill Shankly, iconic photo ( PA/PA Archive/PA Images)Liverpool FC Manager: December 1959 to July 1974
Games as manager: 783
Honours:
League Championship 1963/64, 1965/66, 1972/73
Second Division 1961/62
FA Cup 1965, 1974
UEFA Cup 1973
Manager of the Year 1973

Read our content on Liverpool’s revolutionary manager:

Liverpool's legendary Bill Shankly. Turning towards the Kop end of Anfield, Shankly gets an ovation from the fans who idolised him when Liverpool became League champions.

10 of Bill Shankly’s best Liverpool FC quotes

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When Bill Shankly PLAYED for Liverpool in a Merseyside derby!

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Shankly, Paisley, Fagan and Moran – 21 photos of Liverpool FC’s Boot Room Boys

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Liverpool's legendary Bill Shankly. Turning towards the Kop end of Anfield, Shankly gets an ovation from the fans who idolised him when Liverpool became League champions.

The brilliant letter Bill Shankly penned to a young Liverpool fan in 1976

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Where Jurgen Klopp will rank in Liverpool history with contract extension

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6 stunning old photos of Liverpool FC in vivid colour – from 1906 to 1984!

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Kop, Anfield, support and believe banner ((Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda))

115 years of The Kop – From supporters to activists

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Bill Shankly, Liverpool manager (Peter Robinson/EMPICS Sport)

Bill Shankly: The man whose vision reshaped Liverpool Football Club

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How Bill Shankly forged the Liverpool FC dynasty

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Borussia Dortmund's Siggi Held (right) gets in a cross despite the attention of Liverpool's Chris Lawler, 1966 final ( Witters/Witters/Press Association Images)

The forgotten final: Liverpool’s first European final ends in defeat

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Liverpool’s furlough decision: Socialism for the rich

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Liverpool captain Ron Yeats (top) holds onto the FA Cup as he is hoisted aloft by his jubilant teammates after their 2-1 win: (l-r) Geoff Strong, Yeats, Wilf Stevenson, Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan - PA Photos/PA Archive/PA Images

Liverpool’s first FA Cup win – the Reds’ “finest hour” of 1965

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Bill Shankly’s Hungary lesson and a cautionary tale for Liverpool vs. Atleti

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This Is Anfield tunnel sign (Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa)

This Is Anfield – The history of Liverpool’s famous sign

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(top row l-r) John Molyneaux, John Wheeler, Tom Younger, Laurie Hughes, John Moran and DOn Campbell. (front row l-r) Brian Jackson, Tony Rowley, Billy Liddell, John Evans and Alan A'Court.

The last time Liverpool played on Christmas Day – with 2 games in 24 hours

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Matchday, Anfield, general. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

‘What would Shankly do?’ – Is Liverpool FC really a socialist football club?

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Liverpool FC: The kids are growing up fast

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Peter Thompson, 1970, Liverpool (Image: S&G/S&G and Barratts/EMPICS Sport)

Farewell to Peter Thompson, one of Bill Shankly’s Liverpool greats

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Liverpool's John Toshack (left) beats Everton's Henry Newton (right) in the air, 1972 ( Peter Robinson/EMPICS Sport)

Stanley Park Story: When the Merseyside derby returned after an 11-year break

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John Toshack (c) sees his shot cleared off the line. Liverpool vs. Red Star Belgrade, Anfield, 1973 ( PA/PA Archive/PA Images)

Red Star Belgrade: The opponents who changed Liverpool’s European approach

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