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Kenny Dalglish
Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish is a Scottish former football player and manager. During his career, he made 338 appearances for Celtic and 515 for Liverpool, playing as a forward, and earned a record 102 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 30 goals, also a joint record. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Dalglish won the Ballon d'Or Silver Award in 1983, the PFA Pl…
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2026· 13 entries
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Public attention spiked: 7,475 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 2,205, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Redundant words
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Public attention spiked: 7,896 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 2,205, with 0 article edits.
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The Guardian: Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish reveals he is receiving treatment for cancer
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Public attention spiked: 29,362 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.3× the usual 2,205, with 6 article edits. Coverage that week: “Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish reveals he is receiving treatment for cancer” (The Guardian).
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Outlookindia: Liverpool Great Kenny Dalglish Reveals Cancer Diagnosis At Age 75, Says Treatment ‘Going Well’
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Sky: Football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish reveals he has cancer
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Yardbarker: Sir Kenny Dalglish reveals cancer diagnosis with reassurance that ‘treatment is going well’
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Yahoo! Sports: Sir Kenny Dalglish confirms he is “currently undergoing treatment” for cancer
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Public attention spiked: 8,171 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 2,205, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-30132-69 (talk): ?
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Yahoo! Sports: Kenny Dalglish pours cold water on Andy Robertson to Celtic talk
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On 2 June 2026, Dalglish announced that he had been undergoing treatment for cancer.
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2025· 5 entries
CNN: Oscar-winning director discusses his documentary, ‘Kenny Dalglish’
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The Guardian: Kenny Dalglish review – Liverpool’s everyman football hero who took the city’s woes on his shoulders
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The Guardian: ‘It’s what’s in your heart that counts’: Kenny Dalglish on his love for Liverpool and the long shadow of Hillsborough
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Yahoo: Asif Kapadia Doc on Liverpool FC Legend Kenny Dalglish to Premiere at Rome Film Festival; Jennifer Lawrence Expected to Attend With ‘Die My Love’
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A sports drama documentary film on Dalglish titled Kenny Dalglish directed by Asif Kapadia premiered at the Rome Festival in October
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2023· 1 entry
Won: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award with Football League 100 Legends (2023).
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2020· 5 entries
The Guardian: Kenny Dalglish gets message from Ferguson after Liverpool return to perch
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Won: Blackburn Rovers FC Hall of Fame with LMA Hall of Fame (2020).
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Won: Scotland's Greatest International Footballer with Football League 100 Legends (2020).
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The Guardian: Kenny Dalglish leaves hospital and praises 'absolutely brilliant' NHS staff
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The Guardian: Sir Kenny Dalglish latest footballing great to test positive for coronavirus
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2018· 4 entries
The Guardian: Kelly Cates and Kenny Dalglish: a relationship forged in football | Suzanne Wrack
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Awarded Knight Bachelor (2018).
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Won award: Knight Bachelor (2018).
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The Guardian: Arise, Sir Kenny: Dalglish is knighted in Queen’s birthday honours
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2017· 2 entries
The Guardian: Kenny Dalglish: ‘As long as we’re living we won’t have closure on Hillsborough’
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The Guardian: Sir Alex Ferguson forgets past feuds to help honour old foe Kenny Dalglish | Andy Hunter
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2012· 3 entries
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2011–12).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Liverpool (2011–12).
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The foundation made a £2 million donation to The Walton Centre which allowed the purchase of a new MRI scanner
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2011· 1 entry
Won: Bleacher Report's 21st Best Footballer Of All Time with Football League 100 Legends (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
Won: Liverpool FC Hall of Fame with Football League 100 Legends (2010).
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2009· 2 entries
FourFourTwo magazine named Dalglish the greatest striker in post-war British football
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FourFourTwo magazine named Dalglish the greatest striker in post-war British football, and he has been inducted into both the Scottish and English Football Halls of Fame
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2006· 2 entries
Liverpool fans voted him top of the fans' poll "100 Players Who Shook the Kop"
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Voted him top of the fans' poll "100 Players Who Shook the Kop"
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2005· 1 entry
Dalglish and his wife founded the charity the Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money to help treat cancer
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2004· 2 entries
Won: Scottish Football Hall of Fame with Football League 100 Legends (2004).
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Won: FIFA 100 with Football League 100 Legends (2004).
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2002· 3 entries
Won: Scottish Sports Hall of Fame with Football League 100 Legends (2002).
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Won: English Football Hall of Fame (Player) with Football League 100 Legends (2002).
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Celtic supporters voted for what they considered to be the greatest Celtic XI of all time
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2000· 2 entries
Won: Scottish League Cup with Celtic (1999–2000).
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Before his departure from the club that year
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1998· 1 entry
Runner-up: FA Cup with Newcastle United (1997–98).
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1995· 2 entries
Won: Premier League with Blackburn Rovers (1994–95).
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Won award: Premier League Manager of the Season (1994–95).
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1994· 2 entries
Won: Premier League Manager of the Month with LMA Hall of Fame (November 1994).
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Won: Premier League Manager of the Month with LMA Hall of Fame (January 1994).
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1992· 1 entry
Won: Football League Second Division play-offs with Blackburn Rovers (1992).
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1990· 2 entries
Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1989–90).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1990).
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1989· 3 entries
Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1989).
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Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (1988–89).
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Rush scoring the winner, but was deprived of a second double in the final game of the season, when Arsenal secured a last-minute goal to take the title from Liverpool
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1988· 3 entries
Runner-up: FA Cup with Liverpool (1987–88).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1987–88).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1988).
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1987· 2 entries
Won award: FWA Tribute Award (1987).
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Dalglish formed a new strike partnership of new signings John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley for the 1987–88 season, and he played only twice in a league campaign which saw Liverpool gain their 17th title
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1986· 4 entries
Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1985–86).
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Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (1985–86).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1986).
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Won: Football League Super Cup with Liverpool (1985–86).
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1985· 4 entries
Won award: Member of the Order of the British Empire (1985).
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And Joe Fagan's subsequent resignation as manager, Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool
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After the resignation of Joe Fagan, winning a further three First Divisions, two FA Cups and four FA Charity Shields, before resigning in 1991
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Joined Liverpool in 1985.
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1984· 5 entries
Won the English Championship with Liverpool (1983-1984).
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Won: European Cup with Liverpool (1983–84).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1983–84).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1983–84).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1983–84).
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1983· 9 entries
Won the English Championship with Liverpool (1982-1983).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1982–83).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1982–83).
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Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (1982–83).
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Won: BBC Goal of the Season with Football League 100 Legends (1982–83).
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Runner-up: Ballon d'Or (1983).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1982–83).
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Won award: PFA Players' Player of the Year (1982–83).
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The PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1983, and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983
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1982· 4 entries
Won the English Championship with Liverpool (1981-1982).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1981–82).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1981–82).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1982).
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1981· 3 entries
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1980–81).
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Won: European Cup with Liverpool (1980–81).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1980–81).
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1980· 4 entries
Won the English Championship with Liverpool (1979-1980).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1979–80).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1979–80).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1980).
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1979· 5 entries
Won the English Championship with Liverpool (1978-1979).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1979).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1978–79).
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Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (1978–79).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1978–79).
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1978· 1 entry
Won: European Cup with Liverpool (1977–78).
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1977· 8 entries
Won: British Home Championship with Scotland (1977).
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Won: Scottish Division One/Premier Division with Celtic (1976–77).
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Won: Scottish Cup with Celtic (1976–77).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1977).
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Won: European Super Cup with Liverpool (1977).
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Liverpool manager Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to take Dalglish to Liverpool
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Played for Liverpool F.C. (1977–1990) — 355 appearances, 118 goals.
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Joined Liverpool in 1977.
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1976· 3 entries
Won award: Scottish Premier Division Top-scorer (1975–76).
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Won: British Home Championship with Scotland (1976).
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Dalglish scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging Ray Clemence
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1975· 5 entries
Won: Drybrough Cup with Celtic (1974–75).
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Won: Scottish League Cup with Celtic (1974–75).
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Won: Glasgow Cup with Celtic (1974–75).
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Won: Scottish Cup with Celtic (1974–75).
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Providing the cross for Paul Wilson's opening goal in a 3–1 win over Airdrieonians in what transpired to be captain Billy McNeill's last match before retiring from playing football
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1974· 5 entries
Won: Scottish Cup with Celtic (1973–74).
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Won: British Home Championship with Scotland (1974).
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Won: Scottish Division One/Premier Division with Celtic (1973–74).
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1978, 1982 and 1986, playing in all of those tournaments except, due to injury, the last
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Dalglish has been married to Marina since 26 November 1974.
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1973· 1 entry
Won: Scottish Division One/Premier Division with Celtic (1972–73).
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1972· 2 entries
Won: Scottish Division One/Premier Division with Celtic (1971–72).
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Won: Scottish Cup with Celtic (1971–72).
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1971· 3 entries
Played for Scotland men's national football team (1971–1986) — 102 appearances, 30 goals.
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Joined Scotland in 1971.
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Going on to win four Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club
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1969· 2 entries
Played for Celtic F.C. (1969–1977) — 204 appearances, 112 goals.
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Joined Celtic in 1969.
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1968· 1 entry
Joined Celtic in 1968.
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1966· 1 entry
Dalglish had unsuccessful trials at West Ham United and Liverpool
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-03-04.
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