Past playersTommy Leishman

The wing-half had sealed a transfer to Anfield from St Mirren in November 1959, just weeks before Shankly's revolutionary managerial tenure began.

He featured in 17 games during the remainder of the 1959-60 campaign and became a mainstay of the Reds XI in the next two seasons.

Indeed, he missed only three league fixtures in 1960-61 and 1961-62, with the latter season finally yielding the return to the First Division craved by the club.

Leishman's game time diminished as Shankly reshaped his side for the demands of top-flight football, however, and he embarked on a new chapter in his career by returning to his native Scotland and joining Hibernian in January 1963.