King Kenny
King Kenny
Post 97 his time at Newcastle and Celtic are nothing to write home about but his previous 13 years were something special, I know footballing times are different now, but....... he did clinch the Soccer Aid trophy in 2010
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1984-85
Announced as the new Liverpool player-manager on 30 May 1985, less than 24 hours after the events of Heysel, succeeding Joe Fagan.
1985-86
Guides Liverpool to their first and only league and FA Cup double in his first season as player-manager.
1986-87
Liverpool finish runners-up to Everton in the league.
1987-88
Sees his team storm to Liverpool's 17th league championship and their second under his command.
Named Manager of the Year for the second time.
1988-89
The season of Hillsborough. Kenny Dalglish leads the club in expressing their grief at the terrible tragedy, attending as many funerals as he could, a gesture that will never be forgotten by the those affected.
Guides the club to their second FA Cup triumph under his command.
Finish runners-up in the league to Arsenal, who top the table on superior number of goals to Liverpool after ending up level on points and goal difference.
1989-90
Liverpool sweep to their 18th championship, their 10th in 15 seasons and their 3rd of Dalglish's 5-season managerial reign.
Named Manager of the Year for the third time.
1990-91
Oversees his Liverpool team for the last time in a pulsating 4-4 draw with Everton at Goodison Park in an FA Cup replay.
48 hours later on Friday, 22 February, 1991, Kenny Dalglish announces his resignation as manager, and leaves the club at the top of the league. Liverpool end the season in 2nd place.
1991-92
Appointed manager of Second Division Blackburn Rovers hours before their home game at Ewood Park against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, 12 October 1991. Rovers win 5-2.
Appoints Ray Harford as his assistant.
The Lancashire club climb the table and a 1-0 Wembley win over Leicester City in the Second Division play-off final in May takes Blackburn back into the top flight for the first time since 1966 and in time for the launch of the new Premier League.
1992-93
He is the key arrival in a flurry of new signings at Ewood and proves to be a bargain investment.
Blackburn finish a creditable 4th in the Premiership.
1993-94
Guides the club to a good second place finish in only their second season in the top flight.
1994-95
Blackburn win the Premiership title with 34 and 15 League goals respectively.
It's his ninth championship success in England, five as a player, three as player-manager. Relinquishes his position as manager on 25 June 1995 to become Blackburn's Director of Football. Ray Harford takes charge of team affairs.
1995-96
Blackburn's Director of Football
1996-97
Dalglish's 14-month stint as Director of Football is terminated by 'mutual consent'.
In January, Kevin Keegan sensationally quits Newcastle United and for the second time in his career, Kenny Dalglish find himself succeeding the former Liverpool and England star.
Announced as manager in a press conference on 14 January.
Newcastle, in a nail-biting climax to the season, finish 2nd in the Premier League after a 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest. Hence claiming the controversial second ticket into the European Champions League.