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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

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

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

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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, ENGLAND - Sunday, May 4, 2008: A Liverpool fan holds up a scarf with Liverpool and Glasgow Celtic on during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool’s Celtic connection: shared values, songs and a legend

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrates his side's second goal (Martin Rickett/EMPICS Sport)

Jurgen Klopp paid biggest compliment possible by Liverpool legend

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, November 29, 2016: A Liverpool supporter buys a souvenir scarf outside Anfield ahead of the Football League Cup Quarter-Final match between Liverpool and Leeds United. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Finally, a half-and-half scarf that is acceptable

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Tommy Lawrence, Liverpool goalkeeper (Peter Robinson/EMPICS Sport)

Tommy Lawrence: Liverpool’s number one in Bill Shankly’s resurgent team

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, March 30, 2014: Liverpool supporters' banner 'Liverpool FC Support & Believe' during the Premiership match against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

5 incredible Liverpool FC records that will never be broken

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The two managers, Leeds United's Don Revie (l) and Liverpool's Bill Shankly (c), lead their teams out onto the pitch before the match

The Short History of Liverpool vs. Leeds United: A rivalry of sorts

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The Kop last stand, Anfield: LIverpool vs Norwich, 1994 (PA Images)

You’ll Never Walk Alone: The story of The Kop’s greatest hymn

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