The 'Other' Shankly Manager!

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THE exploits of the great Bill Shankly need little repeating. An outstanding player with Preston North End and Scotland, ‘Shanks’ really found his groove in management.

An apprenticeship served with Carlisle United, Grimsby Town and Workington led to the opportunity to move to Huddersfield Town, first as reserve team manager and then taking control of the first team. Disillusionment with his best players being sold saw Shankly, known to all in his home as Willie, move on to Liverpool where he developed one of the finest sides English football has seen, while also nurturing a footballing philosophy and culture among fans and players at thte club that exists to this day.

In 1910, three years before Bill Shankly came into the world, brother Bob – Robert Fleming Blyth Shankly – was born in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck. There were five brothers and five sisters. Every one of the men played professional football with Alec playing for Ayr United, Jimmy for Sheffield United and Portsmouth, John for Morton and Blackpool and Bill – most famously – for Preston North End and Scotland. Whilst Bob never reached Bill’s heights as a player, as a manager he also showed the special touch.

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