Bill Shankly Birthday, Date of Birth

Bill Shankly

William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Shankly brought success to Liverpool, gaining promotion to the First Division and winning three League Championships and the UEFA Cup. He laid foundations on which his successors Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan were able to build by winning seven league titles and four European Cups in the ten seasons after Shankly retired in 1974. A charismatic, iconic figure at the club, his oratory stirred the emotions of the fanbase. In 2019, 60 years after Shankly arrived at Liverpool, Tony Evans of The Independent wrote, "Shankly created the idea of Liverpool, transforming the football club by emphasising the importance of the Kop and making supporters feel like participants".

Shankly came from a small Scottish mining community and was one of five brothers who played football professionally. He played as a ball-winning right-half and was capped twelve times for Scotland, including seven wartime internationals. He spent one season at Carlisle United before spending the rest of his career at Preston North End, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1938. His playing career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He became a manager after he retired from playing in 1949, returning to Carlisle United. He later managed Grimsby Town, Workington and Huddersfield Town before moving to become Liverpool manager in December 1959.

Shankly took charge of Liverpool when they were in the Second Division and rebuilt the team into a major force in English and European football. He led Liverpool to the Second Division Championship to gain promotion to the top-flight First Division in 1962, before going on to win three First Division Championships, two FA Cups, four Charity Shields and one UEFA Cup. It was during Shankly's tenure that the club changed to an all-red home strip, and "You'll Never Walk Alone" became the club's anthem. Shankly announced his surprise retirement from football a few weeks after Liverpool had won the 1974 FA Cup Final, having managed the club for 15 years, and was succeeded by his long-time assistant Bob Paisley. He led the Liverpool team out for the last time at Wembley for the 1974 FA Charity Shield. He died seven years later, aged 68. Considered one of the greatest football managers of all time, Shankly was among the inaugural inductees into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Birthday, Date of Birth
Tuesday, September 2, 1913
Place of Birth
Glenbuck
Age
112
Star Sign

The September 2, 1913 was a Tuesday under the star sign of . It was the 244 day of the year. President of the United States was Woodrow Wilson.

If you were born on this day, you are 112 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 12 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in 352 days. You have lived for 40,920 days, or about 982,102 hours, or about 58,926,161 minutes, or about 3,535,569,660 seconds.

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2nd of September 1913 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on September 2, 1913

TWO DEAD FROM SCRANTON.; Frank Rutter of Scranton Bolt Co, Killed with His Wife.

Date: 03 September 1913

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Date: 03 September 1913

shares break after Bar Harbor Express wreck

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TAXI LAW AGAIN HELD UP.; Hotel Men Get Injunctions Pending Decision on Appeal.

Date: 03 September 1913

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INCENDIARISM HERE ASTOUNDS CHIEFS; Commissioner Johnson Declares 25% of Fires Are Planned -- Business Men Offenders.

Date: 03 September 1913

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COTTON BEARS RUN AND PRICES GO UP; All Options Advance, Net Gains Being from $3.50 to $3.70 a Bale.

Date: 03 September 1913

makes public numbers of 5 per cent, bonds selected for retirement

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ZIONIST CONGRESS OPENS.; Delegates Number 550 -- Russians Holding a Separate Conference.

Date: 03 September 1913

opening session; address by Prof. Warburg; Max Nordau absent; Russian delegates and women hold separate conferences; services in N. Y. C. to celebrate opening

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ELLIOTT EXPRESSES SORROW.; President Whose Term Wreck Opens Tells of Signal Plans.

Date: 03 September 1913

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Date: 03 September 1913

By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times

Marconi Wireless

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Date: 03 September 1913

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TOPICS IN WALL STREET.

Date: 03 September 1913

shares break after Bar Harbor Express wreck

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