Bill Shankly: The Man Who Built the Soul of Liverpool FC

Bill Shankly: The Man Who Built the Soul of Liverpool FCThe Spirit Behind Liverpool FCThis is an abridged version; the full article is available free on our ‘It Was Always… Liverpool’ Substack page:Shankly’s Arrival and TransformationWhen Bill Shankly took over Liverpool in December 1959, the club was in the Second Division and falling apart. The stadium was in poor shape, the training ground worse. But Shankly saw potential, and more than that, he saw purpose. He immedi