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Scottish footballer

John Shankly
Personal information
Full name John Dunlop Shankly
Date of birth 4 November 1903
Place of birth Glenbuck, Scotland
Date of death 18 May 1960(1960-05-18) (aged 56)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right, outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glenbuck Cherrypickers
0000–1922 Nithsdale Wanderers
1922–1923 Portsmouth 3 (1)
1924–1925 Luton Town 46 (20)
1930 Alloa Athletic 13 (4)
1930–1931 Blackpool 5 (0)
1931–1933 Morton 45 (9)
1933–1934 King's Park 28 (4)
1934–1936 Alloa Athletic 35 (15)
Dalbeattie Star
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Dunlop Shankly (4 November 1903 – 18 May 1960) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League and the Football League.

Personal life

Shankly's brothers Alec, Bill, Jimmy and Bob all became footballers. After retiring from football, he returned to work as a miner. Shankly died at Glasgow Victoria Infirmary on 18 May 1960, after suffering a heart attack during the 1960 European Cup Final earlier that evening.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 1922–23 Third Division South 2 0 0 0 2 0
1923–24 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0
Luton Town 1924–25 Third Division South 28 11 0 0 28 11
1925–26 18 9 2 1 20 10
Total 46 20 2 1 48 21
Alloa Athletic 1930–31 Scottish Division Two 13 4 0 0 13 4
Morton 1930–31 Scottish Division One 9 2 — 9 2
1931–32 21 4 0 0 21 4
1932–33 15 3 1 0 16 3
Total 45 9 1 0 46 9
King's Park 1933–34 Scottish Division Two 28 4 0 0 28 4
Alloa Athletic 1934–35 Scottish Division Two 7 1 0 0 7 1
1935–36 28 14 3 1 31 15
Alloa Athletic total 48 19 3 1 51 20
Career total 124 32 4 1 128 33

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Kelly, Stephen F. (31 May 2011). Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That: The Biography. Random House. p. 15. ISBN 9780753546765.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. Worthington, David. "Glenbuck – Bill Shankly – The Glenbuck Years". www.ayrshirehistory.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. ^ "John Shankly". PomeyRama. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ^ "John Shankly". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2021.


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