Bill Shankly, (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was one of the game's greatest characters. He achieved legendary status amongst Liverpool supporters when he rescued the club from the Second Division and made them one of the greatest teams in English football.  Shankly was born in the East Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck, Scotland in 1913 into a family of ten children. He was one of five brothers who went on to play professional football.  Shankly had a successful playing career with Carlisle United and Preston North End, with whom he won an FA Cup winner's medal in 1938.  He won five Scottish caps but his career was curtailed by the Second World War.  He managed Carlisle, Grimsby Town, Workington and Huddlesfield Town, before arriving at Anfield in 1959.  He set about reconstructing the team around such future stars as Ian St John, Roger Hunt and Ron Yeats.  They were promoted to the First Division in 1962, and two years later won the League Championship.  This was the start of a remarkable run which saw them win the FA Cup in 1965 and the Championship again in 1966.   He constructed a new side in the 1970s around Kevin Keegan which saw them clinch both the League Championship and the UEFA Cup in 1973.  A year later they won the FA Cup defeating Newcastle United 3-0. Shortly afterwards Shankly shocked the football world by announcing his retirement.  Shankly was awarded the OBE in November 1974. He continued to live in the terraced house that he and his wife had bought when they moved to Liverpool. Shankly died on 29 September 1981 just seven years after leaving his beloved Liverpool - he was 68.  He remains an idol at Anfield, and is rememberd with great affections for his views on fooball.  He was never afraid to antagonise his Evertonian neighbours: ‘In my time at Liverpool we always said we had the best two teams in Merseyside, Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.’  In a speech at the funeral of Everton legend Dixie Dean he observed 'I know this is a sad occasion, but I think that Dixie would be amazed to know that even in death he could draw a bigger crowd to Goodison than Everton on a Saturday afternoon.'  A statue of Shankly stands outside Anfield.