Birth of Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish4 March 1951
Birth of Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
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Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
17 records1951–200914 events6 places
Chronological biography
1951
1968
Celtic FC25 September 1968
Dalglish makes his first team competitive debut coming on from the bench for Charlie Gallagher in Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park
Debut25 September 1968
Dalglish makes his first team competitive debut coming on from the bench for Charlie Gallagher in Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park
1974
World Cup1974
Part of the undefeated 1974 FIFA World Cup Scotland team.
1977
TransferAugust 1977
Bob Paisley pays £440,000 to bring Kenny Dalglish to Liverpool from Celtic.
Transfer10 August 1977
Joins Liverpool from Celtic as Kevin Keegan's replacement.
1979
Footballer of the Year1979
FWA Footballer of the Year
1985
Liverpool ManagerMay 1985
Becomes Liverpool player-manager after Joe Fagan retires.
1986
Liverpool League and FA Cup Double10 May 1986
Wins the League and FA Cup Double in his first season as Liverpool player-manager.
1989
Hillsborough Disaster15 April 1989
Leads Liverpool through the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster.
1990
League Championship1990
Guides Liverpool to the club's eighteenth top-flight title.
1991
Blackburn Rovers1991
Dalglish, through Jack Walkers patronage, turns the Second Division side to Premier League winners, breaking transfer fee records along the way
Manager1991
Dalglish, through Jack Walkers patronage, turns the Second Division side to Premier League winners, breaking transfer fee records along the way. Appointed Manager of Blackburn Rovers
1997
Manager1997
Appointed Manager of Newcastle United
Newcastle United1997
Appointed Manager of Newcastle United
1999
Celtic FC1999
Appointed Director of Football at Celtic
2009
FourFourTwo2009
Named by FourFourTwo football magazine as the greatest post-war British striker
Titles and roles
Footballer · Footballer Manager
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.