By Chris Wright
This very day in 1913, one William Shankly was born in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck
making today his 98th birthday.
Happy Birthday Shanks...
Shankly at Preston North End, 1937
Shankly playing for Preston North End, 1946
Shankly, "the man who is taking Liverpool FC along the road to the First Division Title for
the first time since 1947″, aged 50, 1964
Shankly stands in front of the empty terraces at Anfield during a Liverpool training
session, 1965
Shankly poses with his 1965/66 trophy haul including the League Championship trophy and the
FA Charity Shield, 1966
Shankly feels the stress of a new season set in as the Liverpool players and coaches gather
for a team group picture, 1967
Shankly is unimpressed with the cutlery at the breakfast table, 1968
Shankly reacts to an erroneous news report in his office at Anfield, 1969
Shankly poses with a football during Liverpool's pre-season photocall, 1969
Shankly shows his new signing Kevin Keegan (nice tank top Keggy!