John Shankly

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John Shankly
Personal information
Full name John Dunlop Shankly [1]
Date of birth 4 November 1903
Place of birth Glenbuck, Scotland
Date of death 18 May 1960(1960-05-18) (aged 56) [2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right, outside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Glenbuck Cherrypickers
0000–1922 Nithsdale Wanderers
1922–1923 Portsmouth 3 (1)
1924–1925 Luton Town 46 (20)
1930 Alloa Athletic 13 (4)
1930–1931 Blackpool 5 (0)
1931–1933 Morton 45 (9)
1933–1934 King's Park 28 (4)
1934–1936 Alloa Athletic 35 (15)
Dalbeattie Star
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Dunlop Shankly (4 November 1903 – 18 May 1960) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League and the Football League. [1] [3]

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Personal life

Shankly's brothers Alec, Bill, Jimmy and Bob all became footballers. [4] After retiring from football, he returned to work as a miner. [2] Shankly died at Glasgow Victoria Infirmary on 18 May 1960, after suffering a heart attack during the 1960 European Cup Final earlier that evening. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 1922–23 [5] Third Division South 200020
1923–24 [5] 100010
Total300030
Luton Town 1924–25 [6] Third Division South2811002811
1925–26 [6] 189212010
Total4620214821
Alloa Athletic 1930–31 [3] Scottish Division Two 13400134
Morton 1930–31 [3] Scottish Division One 92—92
1931–32 [3] 21400214
1932–33 [3] 15310163
Total45910469
King's Park 1933–34 [3] Scottish Division Two28400284
Alloa Athletic 1934–35 [3] Scottish Division Two710071
1935–36 [3] 2814313115
Alloa Athletic total4819315120
Career total124324112833

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 Kelly, Stephen F. (31 May 2011). Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That: The Biography. Random House. p. 15. ISBN   9780753546765.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ↑ Worthington, David. "Glenbuck – Bill Shankly – The Glenbuck Years". www.ayrshirehistory.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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