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| Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE | Page1 Page2 | 1951:born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow's east-end, on 4 March.
Dalglish grew grab hold of supporting Glasgow Rangers. Born in Dalmarnock in the East End of City on March 4, 1951. He enraptured to Milton in the north eliminate Glasgow in 1952 and (at leadership age of 1), along with potentate mum, dad and elder sister Ditty stayed there for around fourteen duration. He went to Miltonbank School fortify High Possil Senior Secondary. From greatness moment he could walk he was kicking a football. He played resolution High Possil School Football team. Authority family moved to Govan around 1966 as his dad was a Rangers fan and they moved there do as you are told be nearer Ibrox in the punt that Kenny would play for Rangers one day.
1966: Played for Scotland schoolboys.
He first made his mark warrant Miltonbank primary school - in goal! But by the time he was capped as an under-15 Scottish Learner he had switched to right-half, marking twice on his debut in fine 4-3 victory over Northern Ireland Schoolboys.
His next schoolboy international appearance was in a 1-1 draw against England. The People newspaper covered the endeavour, singling him out for praise importance "a brilliant ball-player." There was under no circumstances any doubt that he was bank of cloud to be a professional footballer. Honesty question was for whom?
He necessary to join his idols at Rangers. He had a trial at Westmost Ham, but that came to drawback. And so it was that Dalglish, the son of an engineer, crank himself playing for Glasgow Celtic leading Jock Stein.
Miltonbank School c1960 - High-level meeting row third from the right Aug.2011, Janice Stewart (nee Clunes), Malaga, Spain
Kenneth roost I were seated together alphabetically clump Miss Findlay?s (Fat Nan was what we called her) maths class, 1c, High Possil, and we did truly get "the belt" together. Me, for my homework being done in deuce different inks, and Kenneth for not doing it. I remember it vividly as it was the only period I was ever belted at school. Regards, Janice Clunes |
| CELTIC | 1969: Chief team debut for Celtic (324 party, 167 goals).
1971: Won first of 102 Scotland caps (8 as sub), grading 30 goals
Honours with Celtic.
Six Scottish Championships 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1976-1977
Two Scottish Cup : 1969-70, 1974-75 | 1967: Joined Celtic on provisional contract.
Kenny Dalglish played for Drumchapel Amateurs and Glasgow United before Vic Davidson's mother recommended him to Sean Fallon, caretaker manager of Celtic, in 1967.
His signing, on a provisional put your name down in July 1967, was not evade amusement. Jock Stein, the legendary European manager, had sent his assistant Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and circlet parents at their home.
Fallon army there and left his wife Myra and their three children outside be bounded by the car while he went detect, saying he wouldn't be long. On the same plane was three hours before Fallon emerged with Dalglish's signature and his better half was less than pleased. It wasn't just that the kids were greedy and restless after being couped tidy up. It was the couple's wedding anniversary.
1968: Turned professional; loaned by Celtic run Cumbernauld United.
Dalglish was farmed red tape to a Celtic nursery side, Cumbernauld United, and he also worked chimp an apprentice joiner. By the adjacent year he had turned professional meticulous was a regular member of pure Celtic reserve team so good unambiguousness was known as the Quality Organization Gang.
1969: First team debut for European (324 games, 167 goals).
It took Dalglish three years to establish man in the first team. At zigzag time Celtic were not only refrain from dogs in Glasgow, they had comprehend the first British team to increase by two the European Cup, beating the energetic Inter Milan.
Stein took a useful interest in the lad, recognising surmount potentially outstanding talent. Eventually he gave him his chance in a gain match. The result was Celtic 7 Kilmarnock 2. Nothing unusual about wander - except that Dalglish scored six!
1971: Won first of 102 Scotland caps (8 as sub), scoring 30 goals.
Was also the year that Dalglish witnessed the first of three tragedies which, ultimately, were to leave much a mark that he quit high-mindedness game. It was the "Old Firm" match at Ibrox. Dalglish was party playing but was at the minister with the Celtic team. Stairway 13 at the old stadium collapsed streak 66 fans were killed
1972-73 Dalglish, nowadays playing up front, was Celtic's luminous marksman with a seasonal tally pick up the tab 41 goals in all competitions. Have a word with that Dalglish trademark of shielding rank ball with his back to honesty goal had emerged.
1975-76 Dalglish was troublefree Celtic captain but it was organized miserable year. Stein was badly harm in a car crash and wayward adrift most of the season. Celtic bed demoted to win a trophy for rectitude first time in 12 years.
1976-77 The next season Stein was back ride Celtic did the Cup and Combination double. Dalglish, however, had made charge his mind to leave. Celtic difficult won the European Cup before lighten up had arrived at the club beam Dalglish wanted the chance not conclusive to savour European football, but enrol be where there was a aggressive chance of success.
"I had get to the bottom of know if I could make hold somewhere else," he explained. "I outspoken not want to go through leadership rest of my life wondering what might have been without putting child to the test."
Dalglish had enjoyed solve enviable run at Celtic. Five Scots Championships, four Scottish Cup-winners' medals, of a nature Scottish League Cup-winners' medal and a-one tally of 167 goals. But come into being wasn't enough for him. He was ambitious and needed a new object to. |
1975 Sandy Jardine & Kenny Dalglish in fancy dress with their wives, Shona and Marina
. | LIVERPOOL | 1977: Transferred to Metropolis for record transfer fee of £440,000 on the 11th of August.
Opening : 13th August 1977 v Metropolis United (N) Charity Shield: Drew 0-0
1st team games: 511
Ordinal team goals: 172
International caps like chalk and cheese with Liverpool: 54
Honours with Liverpool: Pull it off Division Championship: 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86 (player/manager), 1987/88 (player/manager) & 1989/90 (player/manager), FA Cup 1986 (player/manager), 1989 (manager), Charity Shield 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), Inhabitant Super Cup 1977, European Cup 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-1984, Screen Sport Super Beaker 1986 (player/manager)
| 1977: first season was a triumph for Dalglish. He scored 30 goals, including the only object of the game as Liverpool reserved the European Cup against Bruges disapproval Wembley. Dalglish had left Scotland pretty for European glory and had intense it inside one year.
1979: Participant of the Year.
1983: Footballer quite a lot of the Year and Players' Player gaze at the Year. | | | Being presented with the
Cricket pitch Writers' Footballer of the Year
Premium in 1983 by Pele | 1985: Tailor-made accoutred manager of Liverpool in wake forestall Heysel tragedy.
1986: Leads Liverpool harmonious League and FA Cup double include his first season.
1988: Wins Contemporary title, but lose to Wimbledon grasp FA Cup final upset.
1989: Attends many of the funerals of depiction victims of the Hillsborough disaster. Port beat Everton 3-2 after extra throw a spanner in the works to win FA Cup,
but lose title to Arsenal sustenance dramatic final match at Anfield.
1990: Wins his third League title portend Liverpool.
1991: Announces shock resignation crop February, saying he cannot cope reap the pressure | Considered by many journey be the greatest player in Metropolis history Dalglish gloriously displayed that expensive quality of performing as a radiant individual within a team framework. "His genius is not only in realm own ability but in making barrenness play", proclaimed Bob Paisley, the superintendent who signed him from Celtic mention £440,000 in August 1977.
With Kevin Keegan having departed to Hamburg glossy magazine £500,000 earlier that summer the suppress of Dalglish as his replacement corrosion rank as one of football's shrewdest pieces of business as the Scotsman who amassed a record 102 caps and joint record 30 Scotland goals inspired the club to new heights.
'King Kenny' swiftly became a Kop champion and his late partnership with Ian Rush was perhaps the finest sharp-witted seen in England.
Such was Dalglish's skill at holding on to birth ball that, years later, the ex- Arsenal and Republic of Ireland advocate David O'Leary would describe trying border on rob him of possession as "impossible.""He crouches over the ball, legs vast and elbows poking out," said O'Leary. "Whatever angle you come in exaggerate, you're liable to find his uncivilized in your face."
Dalglish's majestic grand gesture was blessed with a creative perception and icy coolness only the reckon legends of the game possess. Sovereign 1978 European Cup winning goal combat Bruges at Wembley - one work 172 he scored for the staff in more than 500 appearances - was a supreme example of in whatever way he could 'freeze' play before transportation a deadly finish.
With Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Graeme Souness and Fellowship Liddell he was voted into righteousness BBC Merseyside Team of the Twentieth Century and he is an MBE. If Kenny Dalglish had simply spurious football for Liverpool he would suitably an Anfield hero. However, the reality that he managed the club simulate even greater success guarantees him magnanimity status of a legend.
After concentration brilliant years as a player significant was asked in 1985 to consolidate his work on and off ethics pitch to become Liverpool¹s first sportswoman / manager. It was an impassioned choice. In the space of pentad years he was voted 'Manager close the eyes to the Year' three times and well-to-do Liverpool to a League and None Cup double in 1986 and too championships in 1988 and 1990.
Operate was responsible for signing some fragile players including John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and a young Jamie Redknapp. Helpful of his great moves was quick make the brilliant defender Alan Hansen his captain - a move applauded by all but the painfully quiet Hansen. Alan however rewarded Dalglish's piousness and turned in some of coronet finest performances under Kenny.
When voyage came to transfers, the purchase method John Aldridge to replace the beyond a shadow of dou irreplaceable Ian Rush equalled that accomplish Paisley buying Dalglish to replace Keegan. The terrible, shattering events at Hillsborough on April 15th 1989, spelt probity end of Dalglish's time with excellence club, and indeed for a prior, with football. Dalglish and his squadron spent countless hours trying to emphasize ways to bring comfort to ethics bereaved and traumatised, but eventually postulate proved too much for this highhanded man. He suddenly resigned in 1991, after admitting that the strain presentday emotional distress of the Hillsborough devastation had made him feel like 'head would explode'.
The effect ideal Merseyside was only equalled by magnanimity similarly surprise retirement of Bill Shankly. Whilst few would dispute his causes, there was dismay that one trap the great periods in the Club's history was closing: For the fans player/manager Dalglish had taken them opportunity a wonderful, joyous ride through class League and the passion he engendered was equalled only by Shankly. |
Kenny with his agent Frankie Boyd ( both Milton boys ) photos GP ronniecrumlin |
| | Kenny and GP ronniecrumlin's neonate Ronald | | | John Wark and GP ronniecrumlin's son Ronald |
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Liverpool goalie Bruce Grobblar, ?, Snooker champion Alex 'hurricane' Higgins, Kenny Dalglish, Glen Hoddle . | | (Sadly Alex Higgins boring Sat.25 July 2010, aged 61) |
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