Bill Shankly 1959-74 The saying goes among Liverpool supporters that no player or manager is bigger than the football club, but Bill Shankly is … almost. Charismatic, of the people and with a footballing ethos that became known as the 'Liverpool Way' he turned the meek into the mighty and dragged a stagnant club out of the dusty doldrums of England's second tier into Europe's elite. A Division Two title, three First Division titles, two FA Cups and one Uefa Cup stand alongside a semi-final defeat to Internazionale in the European Cup which Shankly always maintained was the work of malevolent forces, or “cheats” in his parlance. His resignation in 1974 was met with widespread shock, but the man from Glenbuck had laid the foundations upon which British football's most successful club would be builtPhotograph: PA Archive/Press Association Images