Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. He is most noted for his successes with Celtic, and both his playing and managing career at English club Liverpool. A prolific goalscorer, he was the first to score 100 league goals in both the English and Scottish leagues. He was placed first in Liverpool's list of 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.[1]

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 six 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 F.C..

Playing honours

[edit] Celtic
Scottish First Division
Winner(4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
Runner-up(1): 1975–76
Scottish Cup
Winner(4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
Runner-up(1): 1973
Scottish League Cup
Winner(1): 1975
Runner-up(5): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977

[edit] 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

[edit] Managerial honours

[edit] 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
League Cup
Runner-up(1): 1987
Charity Shield
Winner(5): 1988, 1989, 1990, (Shared): 1991, 1987

[edit] Blackburn Rovers
FA Premier League
Winner(1): 1994–1995
Runner-up(1): 1993–1994
Football League Second Division Play Off
Winner(1): 1991–1992
Charity Shield
Runner-up(1):1994–95

[edit] Newcastle United
FA Premier League
Runner-up(1)1996–97
FA Cup
Runner-up(1):1998

[edit] Celtic
Scottish Premier League
Runner-up: 1999–00
Scottish League Cup
Winner: 2000

[edit] 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

[edit] Managerial awards
1985–86 Manager of the year award
1987–88 Manager of the year award
1989–90 Manager of the year award
1994–95 Manager of the year award

He should so be in!