Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957) is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s. He began his career playing for third and second league teams, after five years he graduated to the premier league where he stayed for the remaining ten years of his career. After a short career as a manager, he has since became a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC and Today FM. He was born in England, but played for the Republic of Ireland because his grandfather Thomas Crotty was born in Waterford. He is married to third wife, Susie, and has two children, Sam and Ruby.

Football career[link]

Preston and Brighton[link]

Mark Lawrenson was born in Penwortham and attended Preston Catholic College, a Jesuit school. His father, Tom, had been a winger for Preston North End. He always wanted to be a footballer, although his mother, Theresa, wanted him to become a priest.^[1] He began his career, as a 17 year-old, with his hometown club, Preston North End in 1974 who were then managed by World Cup winner Bobby Charlton. After Preston coach (and former Irish international goalkeeper) Alan Kelly became aware of the young player's Irish connections (and informed Irish international manager Johnny Giles), Lawrenson's solid performances earned him a call-up to the Republic of Ireland national squad, winning the first of 39 international caps at the age of 19. He made his debut on 24 April 1977 at Dalymount Park in a friendly with Poland, the game ended 0–0. Lawrenson's season was made complete when he was voted Preston's Player of the Year for the 1976/77 season.

After 73 league appearances for the Deepdale club he moved to Alan Mullery's Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer before the start of the 1977/78 season for £100,000, ironically, they outbid Liverpool who also showed interest in the 19 year-old Lawrenson. Lawrenson made his Brighton debut on 20 August 1977 in a 1–1 draw against Southampton at The Dell. He settled in at the Goldstone Ground and made 40 league appearances by the end of his first season of the club. He went on to make 152 league appearances by the end of 1980/81, However the club entered a financial crisis in 1981 and Lawrenson was forced to leave the club to make funds available. Many clubs were interested in signing Lawrenson after his resilient performances for both Preston and Brighton, but it was Liverpool manager Bob Paisley who, finally, got his signature.

Liverpool[link]

Liverpool offered a club transfer record of £900,000, and Lawrenson joined in the summer of 1981. He was to form a formidable central defensive partnership with Alan Hansen after Phil Thompson suffered an injury, although he was also used frequently at full back or in midfield.

Lawrenson made his first start for the team at left-back in a 1–0 league defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 29 August 1981.^[2] He scored his first goal a month later during the 7–0 European Cup 1st round 2nd leg trouncing of Finnish team Oulun Palloseura at Anfield on 30 September. Lawrenson came on for Ray Kennedy in the 64th minute scoring in the 72nd. Also coming off the bench to score his first goal for the club was Ian Rush.

In Lawrenson's first season, Liverpool won the League championship and the League Cup before retaining both for another two seasons, becoming only the third club in history to win three titles in a row. They also added the club's fourth European Cup in 1984, the last time Liverpool would win this honour until 2005.

Lawrenson then dislocated his shoulder about three weeks before the 1985 European Cup final, the Heysel Stadium Disaster. He started the game but took a knock after a few minutes and had to be substituted.^[3]

Lawrenson earned a reputation as an accomplished player although he was often called a chopper by his Liverpool teammates and fans alike. In doing so Liverpool rose above derby rivals Everton into second place in the league by just two points. Liverpool then came from behind to win 3–1 in the derby Cup final at Wembley. By now, Lawrenson's first team place was under serious threat from the younger Gary Gillespie. Lawrenson's partnership with team captain Hansen continued for one more season before he, already out through a minor injury, suffered Achilles tendon damage in 1988 which prematurely ended his career. He earned a fifth and final title medal when that season ended.

His Liverpool career ended after 332 appearances and 18 goals in all competitions – one of which was the "forgotten fifth" in a 5–0 thumping of Merseyside rivals Everton on 6 November 1982, a game in which Ian Rush took most of the headlines by scoring four of the five goals and a place in Anfield folklore.

In 1989, he spent one season with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Soccer League.^[4]

Management[link]

After his time at Liverpool, he was appointed Oxford United manager in 1988. His time at the club was frustrating and he resigned after star striker Dean Saunders was sold by the board of directors, without Lawrenson's approval.

Over that winter, he made a playing comeback in the GM Vauxhall Conference, making two appearances for Barnet.

Lawrenson also managed Peterborough United from 6 September 1989 until 9 November 1990. However, his spell in charge was mostly unsuccessful, even though he was popular amongst the younger players.

Media career[link]

Lawrenson began his television career providing match analysis on HTV West's local football coverage,^[5] before working as a pundit for the BBC but then left briefly to become a coach specialising in defensive tactics for Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United. However, the position was again short-lived and he returned to media work. He has since become established as a pundit and commentator, both on BBC television and radio coverage, often finding himself sitting alongside his former defensive partner, Alan Hansen, and, since the departure from the BBC of Trevor Brooking, he has assumed the main co-commentator on major national and international (FIFA) matches covered by the television network. He appears regularly on Football Focus and Match of the Day.

He is also often a co-commentator on BBC Radio Five Live, often working on the feature matches on Sunday afternoons. He previously worked as a pundit for TV3 between 2001-2007 in Ireland for mid-week Champions League games alongside Welsh national (FA) team manager and former Liverpool striker, John Toshack. When the Champions League returned to TV3 in 2010 he no longer provided punditry, instead he was replaced by Tony Cascarino and Martin Keown but he moved into the commentary box alongside TV3 Commentator Trevor Welsh. He works on Today FM on Premiership Live with presenter Michael McMullan in talking about football related topics, predicting scores and stating facts, usually he does this between 2pm and 3pm on a Saturday afternoon. He also has a column on the BBC website where he gives his views and predictions on the Premier League's weekend fixtures.

Lawro appeared on The Russell Howard & Jon Richardson show on BBC 6 Music in a feature called "Lawro's Top Three" where he randomly chooses 3 objects or items and the presenters have to guess which order his top 3 go in.

One of his most memorable moments as a pundit was when he shaved off his trademark moustache after betting on Football Focus that Bolton would be relegated from the Premiership in the 2001–2002 season.^[6] He was ultimately proved wrong by Sam Allardyce's team and kept his word by shaving off the moustache.

He also writes a regular Preston North End column for the University of Central Lancashire's Students' Union newspaper, Pluto, and a weekly column for the Liverpool Daily Post newspaper. He worked with Japanese entertainment company Konami, recording commentary samples for the Pro Evolution Soccer series, alongside ITV commentator Jon Champion, from PES 2008 to PES 2010. He is to be replaced by ITV pundit Jim Beglin for PES 2011.^[7]

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Honours[link]

• Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
  • Football League Division Two (level 2) runners-up (1979)
• Liverpool F.C
  • 5 Football League Division One (Level 1) winners medals (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1988)
  • FA Cup winners medal (1986)
  • European Cup winners medal (1984)
  • 3 League Cup winners medals (1982, 1983 and 1984)
  • 2 Charity Shield winners medals (1982 and 1986 (shared))
  • Runners-up
    • 2x Football League Division One (1985 and 1987)
    • European Cup (1985)
    • League Cup (1987)
    • World Club Championship (1985)
    • 2 Charity Shield (1983 and 1984)

Managerial statistics[link]

^[9]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Oxford United		24 March 1988	25 October 1988	&1000000000000002500000025	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000090000009	&1000000000000001200000012	&1000000000000001600000016.00
Peterborough United		6 September 1989	9 November 1990	&1000000000000006400000064	&1000000000000002500000025	&1000000000000002300000023	&1000000000000001600000016	&1000000000000003906000039.06

Career statistics[link]

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References[link]

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External links[link]

• Official past players at liverpoolfc.tv
• Player profile at LFChistory.net
• Brighton seasonal record 1977/1978-1980/1981 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool seasonal record (part 1) 1981/1982-1983/1984 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Liverpool seasonal record (part 2) 1984/1985-1987/1988 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Republic of Ireland international record 1977/1987 at Sporting-heroes.net
• Mark Lawrenson management career stats at Soccerbase
• Lawrenson's BBC column.
• "Who's Who" recognition

Kenny Dalglish

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Date of birth	(1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 61)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Second striker
Youth career
1967–1968	Cumbernauld United
1968–1969	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1969–1977	Celtic	204	(112)
1977–1990	Liverpool	355	(118)
Total		559	(230)
National team
1971–1986	Scotland	102	(30)
Teams managed
1985–1991	Liverpool
1991–1995	Blackburn Rovers
1997–1998	Newcastle United
2000	Celtic
2011–2012	Liverpool
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish (Scottish pronunciation:  [dɛlɡliːʃ]) MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two clubs, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is Scotland's most capped player, with 102 appearances, and joint leading goal scorer, with 30 international goals. Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season,^[1] and Football Writers' Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. In 2009 FourFourTwo magazine named Dalglish as the greatest striker in post-war British football,^[2][3] and in 2006 he topped a Liverpool fans' poll of "100 Players Who Shook the Kop".^[4] He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English football Halls of Fame.

Dalglish began his career with Celtic and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club. In 1977, Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool. His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won seven league titles, three European Cups and five domestic trophies. For these achievements and his style of play he was given the name King Kenny by Liverpool supporters. Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 and in a six-year tenure won three league titles and two FA Cups. He resigned as Liverpool manager in 1991.

Eight months later Dalglish made a return to football management with Blackburn Rovers, whom he led from the Second Division to the Premier League title in 1995. Soon afterwards he stepped down as Blackburn manager to become Director of Football at the club, before leaving altogether in 1996. In January 1997 Dalglish took over at Newcastle United. Newcastle were Premier League and FA Cup runners-up during his tenure, but could only finish 13th in 1997–98. He was dismissed two games into the following season. Dalglish was appointed Director of Football at Celtic in 1999 but a stint as caretaker manager ended in an acrimonious departure the following year.

Between 2000 and 2010 Dalglish focused on charitable concerns, founding The Marina Dalglish Appeal with his wife to raise money for cancer care. In January 2011 Dalglish was appointed Liverpool's caretaker manager, which was made permanent in May 2011.^[5][6] Despite winning the League Cup, Liverpool finished a disappointing 8th in the Premier League and Dalglish was dismissed in May 2012.^[7]

Playing career[link]

Early career[link]

Dalglish, the son of an engineer, was born in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow, and was brought up in Milton in the north of Glasgow. He moved to the docklands of Govan, near Ibrox, home of Rangers football club, when he was 15, and he grew up supporting Rangers.^[8][9] Dalglish attended Milton Bank Primary School in Milton and started out as a goalkeeper.^[10] He then attended High Possil Senior Secondary School, where he won the inter-schools five-a-side and the inter-year five-a-side competitions. He won the Scottish Cup playing for Glasgow Schoolboys and Glasgow Schools, and was then selected for the Scottish schoolboys team that went undefeated in a home nations Victory Shield tournament.^[10] In 1966 Dalglish had unsuccessful trials at West Ham and Liverpool.^[11]

Celtic[link]

Dalglish signed a provisional contract with Celtic in May 1967. Celtic manager Jock Stein sent Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home; on hearing that Fallon was at the door, Dalglish rushed upstairs to remove the Rangers posters from his bedroom walls.^[12] In his first season Dalglish was loaned out to Cumbernauld United, for whom he scored 37 goals.^[13] During this time he also worked as an apprentice joiner.^[10] By the following year Dalglish was a full professional and a regular member of the highly-rated Celtic reserve team that became known as the Quality Street Gang, due to its having a large number of future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, and David Hay.^[14] Dalglish made his first-team competitive debut for Celtic as a substitute in the 1968 Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie against Hamilton Academical.^[15] Dalglish was in the stands when the Ibrox disaster occurred at an Old Firm match in January 1971, when 66 Rangers fans were killed.^[16]

By the 1971–72 season, Dalglish had become established in the Celtic first team. He scored his first competitive goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 Scottish League Cup tie win over Rangers at Ibrox in August 1971, and that season went on to score 23 league and cup goals in 49 appearances. The following season Dalglish was Celtic's leading scorer, with 41 goals in all competitions. He was made Celtic captain in the 1975–76 season, during which Celtic failed to win a trophy for the first time in 12 years, after Stein was badly injured in a car crash and missed most of the season.^[17] On 10 August 1977, after making 320 appearances and scoring 167 goals for Celtic, Dalglish was signed by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley for a British transfer fee record of £440,000.^[18] Dalglish's departure was unpopular with the Celtic fans, and when he returned in August 1978 to play in Stein's testimonial, he was booed by a large contingent of Celtic supporters.^[19]

Liverpool[link]

Dalglish was signed to replace Kevin Keegan, and Liverpool supporters were initially sceptical that he could perform this task.^[20] However, Dalglish quickly settled into his new club. He made his debut, wearing Keegan's number seven shirt, on 13 August 1977 in the season opener at Wembley, in the Charity Shield against Manchester United. He scored his first goal for Liverpool in his league debut a week later on 20 August, against Middlesbrough. Dalglish also scored three days later on his Anfield debut in a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United, and he scored Liverpool's sixth goal when they beat Keegan's Hamburg 6–0 in the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final. By the end of his first season with Liverpool, Dalglish had played 62 times and scored 31 goals, including the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup Final final at Wembley against Bruges.

In his second season Dalglish recorded a personal best of 21 league goals for the club, and he was also named Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. He did not miss a league game for Liverpool until the 1980–81 season, when he appeared in 34 out of 42 league games and scored only eight goals as Liverpool finished fifth in the league, but still won the European Cup and Football League Cup. He recovered his goal-scoring form the following season, and was an ever-present player in the league once again, scoring 13 goals as Liverpool became league champions for the 13th time, and the third time since Dalglish's arrival. It was also around this time that he began to form a potent strike partnership with Ian Rush;^[21] Dalglish began to play just off Rush, "running riot in the extra space afforded to him in the hole".^[22] Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season,^[1] during which he scored 18 league goals as Liverpool retained their title. From 1983 Dalglish became less prolific as a goalscorer, though he remained a regular player.

After becoming player-manager on the retirement of Joe Fagan in the 1985 close season, Dalglish selected himself for just 21 First Division games in 1985–86 as Liverpool won the double, but he started the FA Cup final win over Everton. On the last day of the league season, his goal in a 1–0 away win over Chelsea gave Liverpool their 16th league title.^[23] Dalglish had a personally better campaign in the 1986–87 season, scoring six goals in 18 league appearances, but by then he was committed to giving younger players priority for a first team place.

With the sale of Ian Rush to Juventus in 1987, Dalglish formed a new striker partnership of new signings John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley for the 1987–88 season, and he played only twice in a league campaign which saw Liverpool gain their 17th title. Dalglish did not play in Liverpool's 1988–89 campaign, and he made his final league appearance on 5 May 1990 as a substitute against Derby. At 39, he was one of the oldest players ever to play for Liverpool.^[24] His final goal had come three years earlier, in a 3–0 home league win over Nottingham Forest on 18 April 1987.^[25]

Scotland[link]

Tommy Docherty gave Dalglish his debut for the Scottish national side as a substitute in the 1–0 Euro 1972 qualifier victory over Belgium on 10 November 1971 at Pittodrie. Dalglish scored his first goal for Scotland a year later on 15 November 1972 in the 2–0 World Cup qualifier win over Denmark at Hampden Park. Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, where they were eliminated during the group stages.

In 1976, Dalglish scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging Ray Clemence. A year later Dalglish scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper at Wembley, in another 2–1 win.

Dalglish went on to play in both the 1978 World Cup in Argentina – scoring against eventual runners-up the Netherlands in a famous 3–2 win^[26] – and the 1982 World Cup in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. On both occasions Scotland failed to get past the group stage. In total, Dalglish played 102 times for Scotland (a national record) and he scored 30 goals, (also a national record, which he shares with Denis Law.^[27][28]) Dalglish's final appearance for Scotland, after 15 years as a full international, was on 12 November 1986 at Hampden Park in a Euro 1988 qualifying game against Luxembourg, which Scotland won 3–0. His 30th and final international goal had been two years earlier, on 14 November 1984, in a 3–1 win over Spain in a World Cup qualifier, also at Hampden Park.^[29]

Managerial career[link]

Liverpool[link]

After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and Joe Fagan's subsequent resignation as manager, Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool. In his first season in charge in 1985–86, he guided the club to its first "double". Liverpool achieved this by winning the League Championship by two points over Everton (Dalglish himself scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to secure the title on the final day of the season^[23]), and the FA Cup by beating Everton in the final.^[30] The following season was trophyless for Liverpool. Before the 1987–88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United (who replaced Ian Rush); winger John Barnes from Watford; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton. The new-look Liverpool side shaped by Dalglish topped the league for almost the entire season, and had a run of 37 matches unbeaten in all competitions (including 29 in the league; 22 wins and 7 draws) from the beginning of the season to 21 February 1988, when they lost to Everton in the league. Liverpool were crowned champions with four games left to play, having suffered just two defeats from 40 games. However, Dalglish's side lost the 1988 FA Cup Final to underdogs Wimbledon.^[31] Dalglish guided Liverpool to victory over Everton in the second all-Merseyside FA Cup final in 1989, but was deprived of a second double in the last minute of the final game of the season. In the 1989–90 season Liverpool won their third league title under Dalglish. At the end of the season Dalglish also received his third Manager of the Year award. Dalglish resigned as manager of Liverpool (on health grounds^[32]) on 22 February 1991, two days after a 4–4 draw with rivals Everton^[33] in which Liverpool surrendered the lead four times. At the time of his resignation, the club were three points ahead in the league and still in contention for the FA Cup.^[34]

Hillsborough disaster[link]

Dalglish was the manager of Liverpool at the time of the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989. The disaster claimed 94 lives on the day, with the final death toll reaching 96. Dalglish attended many funerals of the victims – including four in one day^[35] – and his presence in the the aftermath of the disaster has been described as "colossal and heroic".^[36] Dalglish broke a twenty-year silence about the disaster in March 2009. He expressed regret that the police and the FA did not consider delaying the kick-off of the match, a move which might have averted the 96 deaths.^[37] During the Hillsborough Memorial Service on 15 April 2011, Liverpool MP Steve Rotherham announced he would submit an Early Day Motion to have Dalglish knighted, "not only for his outstanding playing and managerial career, but also the charity work he has done with his wife, Marina, for breast cancer support and what he did after Hillsborough. It is common knowledge it affected him deeply".^[38]

Blackburn Rovers[link]

Dalglish returned to management in October 1991, at Second Division Blackburn Rovers. By the turn of 1992 they were top of the Second Division, and then suffered a dip in form before recovering to qualify for the playoffs,^[39] during which Dalglish led Blackburn into the new Premier League by beating Leicester City 1–0 in the Second Division Play-off final at Wembley. The resulting promotion meant that Blackburn were back in the top flight of English football for the first time since 1966.^[40] In 1992, Dalglish signed Southampton's Alan Shearer for a British record fee of £3.5 million.^[41] Despite a serious injury which ruled Shearer out for half the season, Dalglish achieved fourth position with the team in the first year of the new Premier League. The following year, Dalglish failed in an attempt to sign Roy Keane.^[42] Blackburn finished two positions higher the following season, as runners-up to Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals Tim Flowers and David Batty to his squad. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish paid a record £5 million for Chris Sutton, with whom Shearer formed an effective strike partnership. By the last game of the season, both Blackburn and Manchester were in contention for the title. Blackburn had to travel to Liverpool, and Manchester United faced West Ham United in London. Blackburn lost 2–1, but still won the title since Manchester United failed to get a result in London. The title meant that Dalglish was only the fourth football manager in history to lead two different clubs to top-flight league championships, after Tom Watson, Herbert Chapman and Brian Clough. Dalglish became Director of Football at Blackburn in June 1995. He left the club at the end of the season after a disappointing campaign under his replacement, Ray Harford.

Newcastle United[link]

In January 1997 Dalglish was appointed manager of Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-and-a-half-year contract, taking over from Kevin Keegan. Dalglish guided the club from fourth position to a runner-up spot in May and a place in the new format of the following season's UEFA Champions League. He then broke up the team which had finished 2nd two years running, selling popular players like Peter Beardsley, Lee Clark, Les Ferdinand and David Ginola and replaced them with aging stars like John Barnes (34), Ian Rush (36) and Stuart Pearce (35), as well as virtual unknowns like Des Hamilton and Garry Brady.^[43] He also made some good long-term signings like Gary Speed and Shay Given. The 1997–98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season (including a 3–2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998–1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.^[44] One commentator has since written, "His 20 months at Newcastle United are the only part of Kenny Dalglish's career that came anywhere near failure".^[45]

Celtic[link]

In June 1999 he was appointed Director of Football at Celtic, with his former Liverpool signing John Barnes appointed as head coach.^[46] Barnes was sacked in February 2000 and Dalglish was appointed manager, and he guided them to the Scottish League Cup final where they beat Aberdeen 2–0 at Hampden Park, and he left the club shortly thereafter. Dalglish was unhappy with the departure and Celtic's termination of his contract. He had recommended previous manager Barnes to the club and offered himself as a replacement manager should the young Barnes not succeed in the role.^[47] In spite of the termination of his contract, Dalglish vowed to stay on as Director of football. After a brief legal battle, Dalglish accepted Celtic's settlement offer of £600,000.^[48]

Return to Liverpool[link]

Dalglish managing Liverpool against Bolton in August 2011

In April 2009 Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez invited Dalglish to take up a role at the club's youth academy. The appointment was confirmed in July 2009,^[49] and Dalglish was also made the club's ambassador.^[18]

Following Benítez's departure from Liverpool in June 2010, Dalglish was asked to help find a replacement, and in July Fulham's Roy Hodgson was appointed manager.^[50] However, a poor series of results at the start of the 2010–11 season led to Liverpool fans calling for Dalglish's return as manager as early as October 2010,^[51] and with no subsequent improvement in Liverpool's results up to the end of the year (during which time the club was bought by New England Sports Ventures),^[52] Hodgson left Liverpool and Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager on 8 January 2011.^[53] Dalglish's first game in charge was on 9 January 2011 at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, which Liverpool lost 1–0.^[54] Dalglish's first league game in charge was against Blackpool on 12 January 2011; Liverpool lost 2–1.^[55] After the game, Dalglish admitted that Liverpool faced "a big challenge".^[56]

Shortly after his appointment, Dalglish indicated he would like the job on a permanent basis if it was offered to him,^[57] and on 19 January the Liverpool chairman Tom Werner stated that the club's owners would favour this option.^[58] On 22 January 2011, Dalglish led Liverpool to their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux.^[59] After signing Andy Carroll from Newcastle for a British record transfer fee of £35 million and Luis Suárez from Ajax for £22.8 million at the end of January (in the wake of Fernando Torres's sale to Chelsea for £50 million), some journalists noted that Dalglish had begun to assert his authority at the club.^[60][61] Following a 1–0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in February 2011, described by Alan Smith as "a quite brilliant display in terms of discipline and spirit"^[62] and a "defensive masterplan" by David Pleat,^[63] Henry Winter wrote, "it can only be a matter of time before he [Dalglish] is confirmed as long-term manager".^[64]

On 12 May 2011, Liverpool announced that Dalglish had been given a three-year contract.^[65] In February 2012, Dalglish led Liverpool to their first trophy in six years, with victory in the 2011–12 Football League Cup.^[66] In the same season he also led Liverpool to the 2012 FA Cup Final where they lost 2–1 to Chelsea. Despite the success in domestic cups, Liverpool finished the season eighth, their worst showing in the league since 1994; they also failed to qualify for Europe's Champions League for a third straight season.^[67] Following the end of the season, Liverpool sacked Dalglish on 16 May 2012, citing that "results in the Premier League have been disappointing". Dalglish's second stint in charge at Anfield proved controversial at times. The Scot consistently defended Luis Suarez in the wake of the striker's eight-match ban for allegedly racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra when the teams met in October 2011. After the Uruguayan's apparent refusual to shake Evra's hand in the return fixture in February 2012, an apology from both player and manager came only after the intervention of the owners. Critics have also questioned whether the England trio of Andy Carroll, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing represented value for money at a combined cost of approximately £70m.^[68]

Personal life[link]

Dalglish has been married to Marina since 26 November 1974.^{[citation needed]} His best man at his wedding was another ex-professional footballer, Jim Donald of Queen of the South.^[69] The couple have four children, including Kelly, born 1975 and Paul, born 1977. Kelly is now a correspondent for ESPN UK; Paul followed in his father's footsteps as a footballer, and is the current manager of the Austin Aztex. His other daughters are Lynsey, born 1982 and Lauren, born 1988.^{[citation needed]} Dalglish's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2003, but she made a good recovery from the disease. She was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list for services to charity.^[70]

Charity work[link]

In 2004, Dalglish and his wife founded the charity The Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money to help treat cancer. Dalglish has participated in a number of events to raise money for the charity, including a replay of the 1986 FA Cup Final.^[71] In June 2007 a Centre for Oncology at University Hospital Aintree was opened, after the charity had raised £1.5 million.^[72] Dalglish often competes in the annual Gary Player Invitational Tournament, a charity golfing event which raises money for children's causes around the world.^[73] On 1 July 2011, Dalglish was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Ulster, for services to football and charity.^[74]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

National team statistics[link]

International goals[link]

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 November 1972	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Denmark	1–0	2–0	WCQG8
2	16 May 1973	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	1–2	1–2	BHC
3	27 March 1974	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	West Germany	1–2	1–2	Friendly
4	14 May 1974	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	1–0	2–0	BHC
5	6 June 1974	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	2–1	2–1	Friendly
6	30 October 1974	Hampden Park, Glasgow	East Germany	3–0	3–0	Friendly
7	20 May 1975	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	2–0	3–0	BHC
8	29 October 1975	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Denmark	1–1	3–1	ECQG4
9	8 May 1976	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	3–0	3–0	BHC
10	15 May 1976	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	2–1	2–1	BHC
11	8 September 1976	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Finland	3–0	6–0	Friendly
12	27 April 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Sweden	2–1	3–1	Friendly
13	1 June 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	1–0	3–0	BHC
14	1 June 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	3–0	3–0	BHC
15	4 June 1977	Wembley Stadium, London	England	2–0	2–1	BHC
16	15 June 1977	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Chile	1–0	4–2	Friendly
17	21 September 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Czechoslovakia	3–0	3–1	WCQG7
18	12 October 1977	Anfield, Liverpool	Wales	2–0	2–0	WCQG7
19	11 June 1978	Estadio San Martin, Mendoza	Netherlands	1–1	3–2	WCG4
20	25 October 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Norway	1–1	3–2	ECQG2
21	25 October 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Norway	2–2	3–2	ECQG2
22	7 June 1979	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	2–0	4–0	ECQG2
23	26 March 1980	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Portugal	1–0	4–1	ECQG2
24	25 February 1981	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	Israel	1–0	1–0	WCQG8
25	23 March 1982	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Netherlands	2–0	2–1	Friendly
26	15 June 1982	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga	New Zealand	1–0	5–2	WCG6
27	15 December 1982	Heysel Stadion, Brussels	Belgium	1–0	2–3	ECQG1
28	15 December 1982	Heysel Stadion, Brussels	Belgium	2–1	2–3	ECQG1
29	12 September 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Yugoslavia	3–1	6–1	Friendly
30	14 November 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Spain	3–1	3–1	WCQG7

Playing honours[link]

Celtic (1969–1977)

• Scottish First Division (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
• Scottish Cup (4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
• Scottish League Cup (1): 1975

Liverpool (1977–1990)

• Football League First Division (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
• FA Cup (2): 1986, 1989
• FA Cup Runners-up (1): 1988
• Football League Cup (4): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
• Charity Shield (7): 1977 (Shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (Shared), 1988, 1989
• European Cup (3): 1978, 1981, 1984
• European Cup Runners-up (1): 1985
• European Super Cup (1): 1977

Managerial honours[link]

Liverpool (1985–1991, 2011–2012)

• Football League First Division (3): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
• FA Cup (2): 1986, 1989
• FA Cup Runners-up (2): 1988, 2012
• Football League Cup (1): 2012
• Charity Shield (4): 1986 (Shared) 1988, 1989, 1990 (Shared)

Blackburn Rovers (1991–1995)

• FA Premier League (1): 1994–95
• Football League Second Division Play Off Winners (1): 1991–92

Celtic (2000)

• Scottish League Cup (1): 2000

Awards and achievements[link]

• PFA Player of the Year: 1982/83
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1979/80, 1982/83
• Scottish Premier Division top goalscorer: 1975/76
• Manager of the Year award: 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1994/95
• Premier League Manager of the Month: January 1994, November 1994
• Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
• Member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame
• Member of the FIFA 100
• Freedom of the City of Glasgow: 1986
• 1st in the Liverpool Football Club poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop: 2006
• Scotland: 30 goals in 102 international caps (both national records)
• Balon d'Or 1983: 2nd place

Managerial statistics[link]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
Liverpool		30 May 1985	22 February 1991	&10000000000000299000000299	&10000000000000182000000182	&1000000000000007600000076	&1000000000000004100000041	&1000000000000006086999960.87
Blackburn Rovers		12 October 1991	25 June 1995	&10000000000000196000000196	&10000000000000103000000103	&1000000000000004600000046	&1000000000000004700000047	&1000000000000005254999952.55
Newcastle United		14 January 1997	27 August 1998	&1000000000000007800000078	&1000000000000003000000030	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000002600000026	&1000000000000003846000038.46
Celtic		10 February 2000	1 June 2000	&1000000000000001800000018	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000005556000055.56
Liverpool		8 January 2011	16 May 2012	&1000000000000007400000074	&1000000000000003500000035	&1000000000000001700000017	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000004729999947.30
Total				&10000000000000665000000665	&10000000000000360000000360	&10000000000000165000000165	&10000000000000140000000140	&1000000000000005414000054.14