It was on this day in 1978 that Liverpool retained the European Cup, beating Brugge in the Final at Wembley Stadium. A goal in the 64th minute goal from Kenny Dalglish was enough to secure victory. The Scot ran through the Brugge defence to get on the end of a wonderful through ball from Graeme […]
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On This Day – 22nd February
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish sensationally quit the Anfield club on this day back in 1991, much to the shock of the footballing world. Dalglish had joined the club as a player in 1977, signing from Celtic for a British record £440,000. He was brought in to replace Kevin Keegan, who had decided to join German […]
Heroes & Villains – Liverpool
Hero – Kenny DalglishBrought in from Celtic to replace Kevin Keegan, Dalglish took on the responsibility with relish and quickly became an Anfield legend.The Scot took Keegan’s famous number 7 shirt and was at the club during their most successful period in their history. He scored three debut goals for the club, scoring in his […]
On This Day – 27th August
Kenny Dalglish gets to his feet after Nottingham Forest’s second goal put Newcastle out of the FA Cup. Photo Owen Humphreys/PA Kenny Dalglish was shown the door by Newcastle United on this day back in 1999 following a poor start to the season.Dalglish had come in to replace Kevin Keegan in the Newcastle hot-seat midway […]