KING KENNY FACTFILE

THE journey from Glasgow’s East End to knight of the realm has been an eventful one for Kenny Dalglish... MARCH 4, 1951 Born Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish in Glasgow AUGUST 1977 After 320 appearances and 167 goals for Celtic, Dalglish was snapped up by Liverpool boss Bob Paisley for a transfer record of £440,000 to replace Kevin Keegan MAY 1978 Dalglish’s place in Liverpool’s history was cemented after a season where he made 62 appearances and scored 31 goals. The most significant was the iconic dink (right) as Liverpool l won won the European Cup 1-0 against Bruges MAY 1986 After Joe Fagan’s resignation following the Heysel disaster, Dalglish was handed the reins as player-manager. In his first season in charge he guided the club to their first League and FA Cup double APRIL 1989 Dalglish was boss when the worst sporting disaster in British history unfolded in front of his eyes as 96 people were killed at Hillsborough in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. Dalglish and wife Marina were the club’s public face in the aftermath of the disaster – attending four funerals in one day – as they comforted the families of the bereaved. The emotion took its toll and Dalglish resigned as manager in February 1991 MAY 1995 Persuaded to return to management by Blackburn Rovers owner Jack Walker, who bankrolled a rise from the second division to the top of the Premier League. After winning the title (above) at Anfield, Dalglish became only the fourth football manager to lead two different clubs to the English title after Tom Watson, Herbert Chapman and Brian Clough SEPTEMBER 2016 A steadfast supporter of the families throughout the Hillsborough Inquiry, he was granted Freedom of the City of Liverpool in recognition of his work. This includes being the co-founder of The Marina Dalglish Appeal, the family cancer charity which opened the £1.5m Centre for Oncology at University Hospital, Aintree, in 2007 JUNE 2018 Knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours