We're very pleased to release these shirts. Inspiring and beautifully written piece Martyn, I used to live in Glespin, probably the closest inhabited settlement to Glenbuck and every time we passed the road end, my father reminded us it was the home of Bill and Bob Shankly. On black granite, a heartfelt eulogy reads: ‘Seldom in the history of sport can a village the size of Glenbuck have produced so many who reached the pinnacle of achievement in their chosen sport. It was not unusual for visiting fans to the banks of the River Ayr to be pelted by stones, perhaps the earliest recorded instance of the lively rivalry which to this day characterises the Ayrshire game. As he begins his work to enshrine the stronghold of Glenbuck, Gillan’s first task will be to organise a gathering at the Shankly memorial on 2 September. The Glenbuck of today. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines. If an endangered list for such beasts existed then the Glenbuck Cherrypickers ought to occupy its summit. No one involved in the Glenbuck project is naïve enough to suggest that will change any time soon, but in their own way, they aspire to, in McDowell’s words, “change the narrative.” As he explains: “Shankly, along with Stein and Busby, has become almost globally known as an icon of the industrial working class football spirit.

He would go on to become one of the most iconic figures in British football history, revered not only for his managerial acumen, but an abiding belief in community and togetherness which helped to politicise and empower a city. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies “Bill Shankly is one of our local heroes so we are delighted to be able to provide civic recognition for the centenary event in September,” says John Campbell, depute provost of East Ayrshire Council. The last remaining house and every trace of its existence will go, the land on which it stood will be peeled back and the coal beneath quarried out. From a population of never more than 1,200, Glenbuck produced over 50 professional footballers.
That localised, if keen, nature to Glenbuck’s itinerary has served an injustice upon those men who swapped the pit for the pitch, the vast majority of whom are regarded as an afterthought in the Scottish game. The roll call includes those employed by other major teams in the English game, such as Bob ‘Reindeer’ Blyth, who, though best known in Scotland for his stint with Rangers, turned out for Preston North End and Portsmouth. Nowhere was that passion stronger than Glenbuck and no village son ever more passionate than Shankly, the youngest of the five famous footballing brothers. I think that was the key to his success at Liverpool, he never put the emphasis on one player, it was the whole team together, being loyal and watching each other’s backs.”, Another of Shankly’s grandchildren, Christopher Carline, told me that without the spell cast by Glenbuck, he may never have scaled such heights. Faulds steered clear of a romantic depiction of Glenbuck’s ebbing glories. “Everybody thinks of the period between 1959 to 1974, when he delivered so much success to Liverpool, but there’s no doubt whatsoever that the upbringing he had gave him his morals, his mindset, and lifestyle. Spirit of Shankly committee member Stephen Monaghan said: “We are delighted and privileged to be here. "One Liverpool fan Jimmy Flowers, who unfortunately couldn't make it today, organised the original memorial and a trip here back in 1997 and it's brilliant to be back now and see what has been done. THE influx of Russian oligarchs, US tycoons, and private equity vehicles owned by Gulf states may have robbed modern football of much of its charm and capacity for wonder, but delve deep enough, and you will find a past sufficiently fertile to sustain those who appreciate the game’s core values. Log in to update your newsletter preferences. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? In a 30-year span, Glenbuck men graced the pitches of Celtic, Rangers, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Ayr and Stranraer. Nowadays, a club may be purchased by a magnate who amassed their fortune through steel or iron, but the ownership is no form of patronage, but rather a financial exercise, or an egotistical whim. The village is most famous for being the home of Bill Shankley & the Glenbuck Cherrypickers.

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