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Bob Paisley

Bob Paisley

Bob Paisley established himself in the Liverpool side as an uncompromising left-half when League football resumed at the end of World War II and immediately won the League title, the first of many League Championships he would be associated with as player, trainer/coach, assistant manager and eventually manager of the only professional club he served during his long career in the game. Paisley's precocious talents as a schoolboy footballer were well noted in the County Durham area. His performances as a 15-year-old for Hetton Juniors had...

Born:
23 January 1919
Place of Birth:
Hetton-Le-Hole, England
Died:
14 February 1996
Other Clubs:
Bishop Auckland (1935-39)
Signed from:
Bishop Auckland
Joined Liverpool:
08.05.1939
Debut:
05 Jan 1946
Last appearance:
13 Mar 1954
First goal:
01 May 1948
Last goal:
10 Oct 1953
Contract Expiry:
30.06.1954
Honours:
Player: League Championship 1946/47. Manager: League Championship 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83; European Cup 1977, 1978, 1981; UEFA Cup 1976; League Cup 1981, 1982, 1983; Manager of the Year 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
Wartime: Apps / Goals:
60 / 12
League: Apps / Goals / Assists:
252 / 10 / 9
All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists:
277 / 13 / 11
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 252 25 0 0 0 277
1945-1946 0 4 0 0 0 4
1946-1947 33 6 0 0 0 39
1947-1948 37 2 0 0 0 39
1948-1949 36 4 0 0 0 40
1949-1950 23 5 0 0 0 28
1950-1951 41 1 0 0 0 42
1951-1952 37 3 0 0 0 40
1952-1953 26 0 0 0 0 26
1953-1954 19 0 0 0 0 19
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 10 3 0 0 0 13
1945-1946 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946-1947 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947-1948 1 0 0 0 0 1
1948-1949 1 1 0 0 0 2
1949-1950 1 1 0 0 0 2
1950-1951 1 0 0 0 0 1
1951-1952 2 1 0 0 0 3
1952-1953 2 0 0 0 0 2
1953-1954 2 0 0 0 0 2

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