Ian St John

St John earns my respect as one of the foundations Liverpool was built on. The Motherwell-born Scot was signed by Bill Shankly in 1961 and helped drag a second-tier club back to glory, capped by his winning goal in the 1965 FA Cup final, a moment etched permanently into the club's history. What strikes me is how he stayed woven into the game afterward, first as a coach and then as a much-loved broadcaster. He passed in 2021, but few figures remain so beloved both on the pitch and on screen. I find it worth remembering that men like him sit at the very root of a great club's tradition.

Name (English)

Ian St John

Name (Japanese)

イアン・セント・ジョン

Reading

いあん・せんと・じょん

Born

June 7, 1938 – March 1, 2021

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Motherwell, United Kingdom

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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