Les Shannon

Playing career Shannon was born in Liverpool, he was rejected by Everton for his short stature . A centre-forward, he instead started his playing career with his hometown club of Liverpool in November 1944. The next year he scored against Merseyside rivals Everton in the Liverpool Senior Cup. He replaced Billy Morris as Jimmy McIlroy's midfield partner in the 1952–53 campaign, and scored 16 goals in 46 appearances as the "Clarets" posted a sixth-place finish under the stewardship of Frank Hill.

After four years at Highbury, Shannon took over as manager of Second Division Bury. Bury finished bottom in his first season in charge, and Shannon was sacked, only to be re-instated two months later following boardroom changes at Gigg Lane.

He had a two-year stay with Brann in Norway, leading Brann to promotion out of 2. divisjon in 1980, and then to tenth place in the 1. divisjon in 1981. He then departed Brann Stadion.

He returned to the Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, leading OFI to seventh and eighth-place finishes in 1982–83 and 1983–84. After this, he returned permanently to Britain, where he settled in Bedfordshire. He became a scout for Luton Town in 1986 and remained at Kenilworth Road until 2001. He was also enlisted as an advisor on the Channel 4 series The Manageress in 1989.

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1947–48 First Division

1948–49 First Division

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1949–50 First Division

1950–51 First Division

1951–52 First Division

1952–53 First Division

1953–54 First Division

1954–55 First Division

1955–56 First Division

1956–57 First Division

1957–58 First Division

1958–59 First Division

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Managerial statistics

Honours Bury Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1967–68

Blackpool Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1969–70

PAOK Greek Cup: 1971–72, 1973–74

Iraklis Greek Cup: 1975–76

Brann 2. divisjon: 1980