Celebrate 50 years since the arrival at Anfield of iconic Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly

By Administrator on Dec 1, 09 10:46 AM in Journalists

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* On December 1, 1959, Liverpool Football Club changed forever with the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager - check out our dedicated Bill Shankly channel for exclusive interviews, his most famous quotes, fans anecdotes, pictures and video here


December 1, 1959: The day Liverpool FC's world shook as Bill Shankly arrived

MR Bill Shankly, manager of Huddersfield Town FC, was last night appointed manager of Liverpool Football Club in succession to Mr Phil Taylor, who resigned on November 17.

Bill Shankly: The Legend and the Legacy at Liverpool FC

"ABOVE all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say 'We are Liverpool'."

These are the words of Bill Shankly spoken some years after he left the manager's office at Anfield.

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