Book contents
- Dreams and Songs to Sing
- Dreams and Songs to Sing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- 1 Maidstone 1987
- 2 Anfield 1906
- 3 Chester 1946
- 4 Huddersfield 1959
- 5 London 1965
- 6 Liverpool 1974
- 7 Rome 1977
- 8 Toxteth 1981
- 9 Brussels 1985
- 10 Sheffield 1989
- 11 Scunthorpe 1994
- 12 Istanbul 2005
- 13 London 2010
- 14 Paris 2022
- 15 Parkdale 2024
- Notes
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Works Cited
- Index
6 - Liverpool 1974
Please Don’t Go
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2025
Book contents
- Dreams and Songs to Sing
- Dreams and Songs to Sing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- 1 Maidstone 1987
- 2 Anfield 1906
- 3 Chester 1946
- 4 Huddersfield 1959
- 5 London 1965
- 6 Liverpool 1974
- 7 Rome 1977
- 8 Toxteth 1981
- 9 Brussels 1985
- 10 Sheffield 1989
- 11 Scunthorpe 1994
- 12 Istanbul 2005
- 13 London 2010
- 14 Paris 2022
- 15 Parkdale 2024
- Notes
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
This chapter is dedicated to Bill Shankly’s sudden retirement, and the letters it inspired, as a window into a history of emotions among Liverpool supporters in the mid-1970s. These hitherto unseen letters, from the Shankly Family Archive, are written manifestations of the club’s increased ability to appeal across lines of class, gender, nationality, and race, particularly via its most beloved figure, the charismatic Scottish socialist, Shankly.
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- Dreams and Songs to SingA People's History of Liverpool FC from Shankly to Klopp, pp. 97 - 118Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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