1951 March 4th
Birth of Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Birth of Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Football player and manager history
Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Explore 14 football history records associated with Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish, arranged by year, month, day and event. Entries may concern different clubs or national teams during the person’s career.
Historical events
1974
World Cup
Part of the undefeated 1974 FIFA World Cup Scotland team.
1977 August
Transfer
Bob Paisley pays £440,000 to bring Kenny Dalglish to Liverpool from Celtic.
1977 August 10th
Transfer
Joins Liverpool from Celtic as Kevin Keegan's replacement.
1979
Footballer of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
1985 May
Liverpool Manager
Becomes Liverpool player-manager after Joe Fagan retires.
1986 May 10th
Liverpool League and FA Cup Double
Wins the League and FA Cup Double in his first season as Liverpool player-manager.
1989 April 15th
Hillsborough Disaster
Leads Liverpool through the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster.
1990
League Championship
Guides Liverpool to the club's eighteenth top-flight title.
1991
Blackburn Rovers
Dalglish, through Jack Walkers patronage, turns the Second Division side to Premier League winners, breaking transfer fee records along the way
1991
Manager
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
Manager
Appointed Manager of Newcastle United
1997
Newcastle United
Appointed Manager of Newcastle United
2009
FourFourTwo
Named by FourFourTwo football magazine as the greatest post-war British striker