Kenny Dalglish

Scottish association football player and manager

Sir Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a former Scottish football player and manager. He has played for Scotland national team.

Sir
Kenny Dalglish
MBE
Colour photograph of Dalglish in Singapore, 2009. He is dressed casually, wearing sunglasses and has his hand raised
Dalglish in Singapore in 2009
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish[1]
Date of birth (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1967–1968 Cumbernauld United
1968–1969 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1977 Celtic 204 (111)
1977–1990 Liverpool 355 (118)
Total 559 (229)
National team
1972–1976 Scotland U23[3] 4 (2)
1971–1986 Scotland 102 (30)
Teams managed
1985–1991 Liverpool
1991–1995 Blackburn Rovers
1997–1998 Newcastle United
2000 Celtic (interim)
2011–2012 Liverpool
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup EuropeTotal
1968–69 Celtic Division One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1969–70 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
1970–71 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
1971–72 31 17 4 1 8 5 7 0 50 23
1972–73 32 23 6 5 11 10 4 3 53 41
1973–74 33 18 6 1 10 3 7 2 56 24
1974–75 33 16 5 2 8 3 2 0 48 21
1975–76 Premier Division 35 24 1 1 10 4 5 3 51 32
1976–77 35 14 7 1 10 10 2 1 54 26
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
1977–78 Liverpool First Division 42 20 1 1 9 6 9 4 61 31
1978–79 42 21 7 4 1 0 4 0 54 25
1979–80 42 16 8 2 7 4 2 0 59 22
1980–81 34 8 2 2 8 7 9 1 53 18
1981–82 42 13 2 2 10 5 6 2 60 22
1982–83 42 18 3 1 7 0 5 1 57 20
1983–84 33 7 0 0 8 2 9 3 50 12
1984–85 36 6 7 0 1 0 7 0 51 6
1985–86 21 3 6 1 2 1 - 29 5
1986–87 18 6 0 0 5 2 - 23 8
1987–88 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0
1988–89 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
1989–90 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0
Country Scotland 204 112 30 11 60 35 28 9 322 167
England 355 118 36 13 59 27 51 11 501 169
Total 559 230 66 24 119 62 79 20 823 336

International career statistics change

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Scotland national team
YearAppsGoals
1971 2 0
1972 2 1
1973 9 1
1974 11 4
1975 10 2
1976 6 3
1977 10 7
1978 10 3
1979 9 1
1980 8 1
1981 4 1
1982 8 4
1983 4 0
1984 3 2
1985 3 0
1986 3 0
Total 102 30

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kenny Dalglish". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 222. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. "Scotland U23 player Kenny Dalglish". FitbaStats. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kenny Dalglish". www.national-football-teams.com.
  5. "Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.