Liverpool Football Club - Great Managers - Paisley

Over fifty years at the club saw Bob Paisley rise all the way through the ranks. Joining the club as a player in 1939, he became Bill Shankly’s right-hand man in 1959. When Shankly retired in 1974, Bob was the man who stepped out of the shadows to become the new man in charge at the club. His story tells how he didn’t want the job when he took over, but forced into the limelight, hard work, an eye for a player and an astute grasp of tactics helped Paisley re-write the record books, turning Liverpool FC into the most respected club on the continent. In nine glorious years Paisley led Liverpool FC to six League Championships, three European Cups, three League Cups and a UEFA Cup. He was named Manager of the Year on six separate occasions and was quite simply the most successful leader in the history of the club.