Editing Kenny Dalglish (section)

== Recognition ==
Dalglish was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[1985 New Year Honours]] for services to football.<ref name=MBE>{{London Gazette |issue=49969 |supp=y |page=13 |date=31 December 1984}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2018 Birthday Honours]] for services to football, charity and the City of Liverpool.<ref name=Knighted>{{London Gazette |issue=62310 |supp=y |page=B2 |date=9 June 2018}}</ref> He dedicated the award to former [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] coaches [[Jock Stein]], [[Bill Shankly]] and [[Bob Paisley]] stating that he was "Humbled" and "A wee bit embarrassed".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/304232-kenny-dalglish-knighthood-announced |title=Kenny Dalglish honoured with knighthood |website=www.liverpoolfc.com |date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Liverpool FC |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803023957/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/304232-kenny-dalglish-knighthood-announced |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2002, [[Celtic F.C. supporters|Celtic supporters]] voted for what they considered to be the greatest Celtic XI of all time. Dalglish was voted into the team, which was; [[Ronnie Simpson|Simpson]], [[Danny McGrain|McGrain]], [[Tommy Gemmell|Gemmell]], [[Bobby Murdoch|Murdoch]], [[Billy McNeill|McNeill]], [[Bertie Auld|Auld]], [[Jimmy Johnstone|Johnstone]], [[Paul McStay|P. McStay]], Dalglish, [[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] and [[Bobby Lennox|Lennox]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/2245965.stm |title=Jinky best-ever Celtic player |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 September 2002 |access-date=1 September 2013 |archive-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131095544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/2245965.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was an inaugural inductee to the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] the same year,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanley |first1=Anton |title=KING Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish was a 'genius' moulded by Jock Stein at Celtic, loved by Manchester United icon George Best, and is Anfield's greatest ever player |url=https://talksport.com/football/843253/liverpool-legend-kenny-dalglish-genius-jock-stein-celtic-manchester-united-george-best/ |access-date=5 December 2021 |work=talkSPORT |date=4 March 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206070636/https://talksport.com/football/843253/liverpool-legend-kenny-dalglish-genius-jock-stein-celtic-manchester-united-george-best/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and later also an inaugural inductee to the [[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]] in 2004.<ref name=sfhof>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1706 |title=Hall of Fame Dinner 2004 |publisher=[[Scottish Football Museum]] |access-date=21 July 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315052031/http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1706 |archive-date=15 March 2011  }}</ref> He is highly regarded by Liverpool fans, who still affectionately refer to him as "King Kenny",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/kenny-dalglish-knighthood-why-do-liverpool-fans-insist-on/1gwtg6wed9bcz1nnaw42wo9jmq|title=Kenny Dalglish & knighthood: Why do Liverpool fans insist on calling him 'King' and not 'Sir'?|date=17 November 2018|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|access-date=5 June 2021|archive-date=5 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605081355/https://www.goal.com/en/news/kenny-dalglish-knighthood-why-do-liverpool-fans-insist-on/1gwtg6wed9bcz1nnaw42wo9jmq|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/heroes/kenny-dalglish|title=Kenny Dalglish|publisher=[[Liverpool F.C.]]|access-date=6 June 2021|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606051548/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/heroes/kenny-dalglish|url-status=live}}</ref> as do supporters of the Scotland National team from the 70s and 80s when he was a world-class player. In 2006 Liverpool fans voted him top of the fans' poll "[[100 Players Who Shook the Kop]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=100 PWSTK – THE DEFINITIVE LIST |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=8 October 2006 |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/100-pwstk-the-definitive-list |access-date=1 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125181200/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/100-pwstk-the-definitive-list |archive-date=25 January 2011}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' magazine named Dalglish the greatest [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] in post-war British football.<ref name="LFC_442-Dalglish">{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/dalglish-named-the-greatest |title=Dalglish named the greatest |date=24 January 2010 |access-date=29 October 2017 |last=Carroll |first=James |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304070721/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/dalglish-named-the-greatest |archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref>

On 19 December 2023, Dalglish won the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]].<ref name=":0" />