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Bill Shankly

1913 - 1981

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Shankly has received more than 2,425,870 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Bill Shankly is the 70th most popular coach (up from 79th in 2019), the 1,005th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,314th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Coach.

Bill Shankly was a Scottish football player and manager who is most famous for being the first person to win three European Cups as a manager.

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  • 47

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  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Bill Shankly ranks 70 out of 471. Before him are Jorge Sampaoli, Matthias Sammer, Tito Vilanova, Lars Lagerbäck, Phil Jackson, and Alberto Zaccheroni. After him are Roger Lemerre, Massimiliano Allegri, Ralf Rangnick, Dušan Ivković, Robert Prosinečki, and Leonardo Araújo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Bill Shankly ranks 64. Before him are Boris Pahor, Richard Stone, Gerda Christian, Stewart Granger, Luz Long, and Edward Gierek. After him are Heinz Linge, Sergey Mikhalkov, Robert Adler, Bruno Pontecorvo, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and Israel Gelfand. Among people deceased in 1981, Bill Shankly ranks 41. Before him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Omar Torrijos, David Wechsler, Lobsang Rampa, Leo Kanner, and Alberto Suppici. After him are Bill Haley, Lotte Lenya, Gyula Lóránt, Karl Richter, Stefan Wyszyński, and Bernard Lee.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Shankly ranks 1,005 out of 8,785. Before him are Lee Child (1954), Antony Flew (1923), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Henry Briggs (1561), Ian Curtis (1956), and Jill Ireland (1936). After him are Michael Nyman (1944), Colin Chapman (1928), Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505), James Mason (1909), and William Whewell (1794).

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Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, Bill Shankly ranks 4. Before him are Alex Ferguson (1941), Roy Hodgson (1947), and Matt Busby (1909). After him are David Moyes (1963), Harry Redknapp (1947), Gareth Southgate (1970), George Raynor (1907), Brendan Rodgers (1973), Stuart Baxter (1953), Bob Houghton (1947), and Steve McClaren (1961).

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