Back by popular demand, George Scott, The Lost Shankly Boy, was described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world. George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongside local lads Chris Lawler and Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys.
In this episode we explore the characters in George’s memoir, including Ephraim Longworth and club secretary Jimmy McInnes.
We discuss:
Wembley tickets for the 1965 FA Cup final, Istanbul and Athens.
You’ll Never Walk Alone, Steve Heighway, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan & Peter Thompson
The Shankly formation, Ian Ross at Bayern Munich, Shankly v Klopp, Shankly’s words, playing in South Africa, Tranmere Rovers and Brian Clough
The Anfield dressing rooms, the 1965 Inter Milan semi final
Steve Peplow, Vitoria Setubal, No Surrender, On the toss of a coin
Penalties - good and bad – Tommy Smith, Ronnie Moran, Gordon Milne
Shankly Hotel
Bonus audio after the main episode – how and why George came to write his book plus more Shankly
