Bill Shankly

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Bill Shankly was a legendary Scottish football manager who transformed Liverpool F.C. into a major force in English and European football during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
football manager
human
causeOfDeath heart attack
commemoratedBy Shankly Gates at Anfield
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
cupsWonAsManager FA Charity Shield 1964
FA Charity Shield 1965
FA Charity Shield 1966
FA Charity Shield 1974
FA Cup 1964–65
FA Cup 1973–74
UEFA Cup 1972–73
dateOfBirth 1913-09-02
dateOfDeath 1981-09-29
employer Carlisle United F.C.
Grimsby Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
Liverpool F.C.
Workington A.F.C.
endTime 1974-07-12
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Shankly
famousQuote Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.
fullName William Shankly
givenName William
hasMonument Bill Shankly statue at Anfield
languageSpoken English
leagueTitlesWonAsManager First Division 1963–64
First Division 1965–66
First Division 1972–73
Second Division 1961–62
managedClub Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
Liverpool F.C.
memberOfSportsTeam Carlisle United F.C.
Preston North End F.C.
Scotland national football team
notableFor establishing Liverpool’s modern footballing philosophy
transforming Liverpool F.C. into a major force in English football
notableWork rebuilding Liverpool F.C. in the 1960s
occupation association football player
football manager
placeOfBirth East Ayrshire
Glenbuck
Scotland
placeOfDeath England
Liverpool
positionPlayedOnTeamSport right half
wing half
sexOrGender male
sportsDiscipline association football
startTime 1959-12-01

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