Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Liverpool FC Hall of Fame Sir Kenny Dalglish

p>Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow), is a former Scottish international footballer. He is most noted for his successes with Celtic, and both his playing and managerial career at English club Liverpool. In 2009, he was named by FourFourTwo football magazine as the greatest post-war British striker, and he was placed first in Liverpool's list of "100 Players Who Shook The Kop".

Dalglish began his career as a youth player at Celtic and broke into the first team in 1971, becoming a prolific striker for the club. He was made the team captain in 1975 and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup. His performances led to call-ups for the national team; he was part of the undefeated 1974 FIFA World Cup Scotland team, and scored to bring victory over rivals England in both 1976 and 1977. Bob Paisley paid £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool in 1977, a British record at the time.

His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won seven league titles, three European Cups and five domestic cups. He also played for Scotland in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. By the time his career had wound down in the late 1980s, Dalglish had set Scottish records for international appearances and goals, and become one of the most successful strikers in Liverpool's history. Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 following the Heysel Stadium Disaster and brought the team a league and FA Cup double in his first year, beating Merseyside rivals Everton in the process. During his six-year tenure, Liverpool always finished either first or second in the league. He guided them to three league wins and two FA Cups from 1985–1991.

He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1991 and, through Jack Walker's patronage, he turned the Second Division side to Premier League winners, breaking transfer fee records along the way. His move to Newcastle United in 1997 was less successful. Although he finished as Premier League runner-up in 1996–97, the team's league performance the following season was lacklustre and he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd at the start of the 1998–99 season. He was appointed Director of Football at Celtic in 1999 but a brief stint as caretaker manager ended in an acrimonious departure. He has not managed since 2000 and has instead focused on charitable concerns, founding The Marina Dalglish Appeal with his wife to raise money for breast cancer. He is also a patron of Marine FC.


Birthdate: 04.03.1951

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Other clubs: Celtic, Cumbernauld United (loan)

Bought from: Celtic

Signed for LFC: £440000 10.08.1977

International debut: 10.11.1971 vs. Belgium

International caps: 102/30 (55/14 at LFC) - 12.11.1986

Liverpool debut: 13.08.1977

Debut goal: 20.08.1977

Last goal: 18.04.1987

Contract expiry: 1990

LFC league games/goals: 355 / 118

Total LFC games/goals: 515 / 172


Playing honours

Liverpool

Football League First Division

Winner(6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86

Runner-up(3): 1977–78, 1984–85, 1986–87

FA Cup

Winner(1): 1986

League Cup

Winner(4): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

Runner-up(2): 1978, 1987

Charity Shield

Winner(5): 1980, 1981, 1983, (Shared): 1978, 1987

Runner-up(2): 1984, 1985

European Cup

Winner(3): 1978, 1981, 1984

Runner-up(1): 1985

European Super Cup

Winner(1): 1978

Runner-up(1): 1979

Intercontinental Cup

Runner-up(2): 1982, 1985

Managerial honours

Liverpool

Football League First Division

Winner(3): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90

Runner-up(3): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–1991

FA Cup

Winner(2): 1986, 1989

Runner-up(1): 1988

Football League Cup

Runner-up(1): 1987

Charity Shield

Winner(4): 1988, 1989 (Shared): 1986, 1990

Awards

Scotland: 30 goals in 102 international caps (both national records)

PFA Players' Player of the Year 1983

Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year 1979, 1983

Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame, 2002

Member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame

Member of the FIFA 100

Freedom of the City of Glasgow 1986

1st in the Liverpool Football Club pool 100 Players Who Shook The Kop 2006

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