John Dunlop Shankly (4 November 1903 – 18 May 1960) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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in the

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and the Football League.

Personal life

Shankly's brothers Alec Shankly, Alec, Bill Shankly, Bill, Jimmy Shankly, Jimmy and Bob Shankly, Bob all became footballers. After retiring from football, he returned to work as a miner. Shankly died at Glasgow Victoria Infirmary on 18 May 1960, after suffering a heart attack during the 1960 European Cup Final earlier that evening.

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Scottish men's footballers Footballers from East Ayrshire Glenbuck Cherrypickers F.C. players English Football League players Portsmouth F.C. players 1903 births 1960 deaths Men's association football inside forwards Men's association football outside forwards Scottish Football League players Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players King's Park F.C. players Dalbeattie Star F.C. players People from Glenbuck 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub