100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #1 – Kenny Dalglish
100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #1 – Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish was born 4th March 1951 in Scotland and played at Liverpool between 1977 and 1990, and managed the team between 1985 to 1991.
Dalglish was a prolific goal scorer and became the first player to score 100 League goals in the English and Scottish Leagues.
Dalglish came to Anfield with the job of replacing Kevin Keegan – any doubts that fans may have initially had were soon erased as in his first season at Liverpool, Dalglish scored 31 times, many of the goals were vital to Liverpool’s success – such as his winning goal in the 1978 European Cup Final.
He went on to become arguably the most influential member of the most successful club team in English football history, winning further League Championships and European Cups in a period stretching to the late-1980s. When a young Ian Rush arrived at Anfield, Dalglish quickly formed a successful partnership with him, and between them they were instrumental in helping Liverpool win the League as well as the League Cup.
Dalglish’s Liverpool record reads: 515 appearances, 172 goals, 307 as manager, 8 League Championships, 2 FA Cup wins, 3 European Cup wins, 4 League Cup wins, 1 European Super Cup win, 5 Charity Shield wins, 1 Football Writers` Footballer of the Year award, 1 PFA player of the year award, and 3 Manager of the Year awards.
