Editing Kenny Dalglish (section)

===Blackburn Rovers===
Dalglish returned to management in October 1991 at [[Football League Division Two|Second Division]] [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] who had recently been purchased by multi-millionaire [[Jack Walker]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Blackburn Rovers |date=2020-05-14 |title=Champions: Sir Kenny Dalglish |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/may/champions-sir-kenny-dalglish/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Blackburn Rovers FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Magee |first=Will |date=2016-12-13 |title=Game Changers: Blackburn Rovers and Jack Walker's Millions |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/game-changers-blackburn-rovers-and-jack-walkers-millions/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref> By the turn of 1992 they were top of the Second Division, and then suffered a dip in form before recovering to qualify for the playoffs,<ref>{{cite news |last=Singleton |first=Ian |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17640251 |title=How Kenny Dalglish turned a six-game losing run into glory |work=BBC Sport |date=9 April 2012 |access-date=10 April 2012 |archive-date=11 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411220645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17640251 |url-status=live }}</ref> during which Dalglish led Blackburn into the new [[Premier League]] by beating [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] 1–0 in the [[Football League play-offs|Second Division play-off]] final at Wembley.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-15 |title=30 years of the Premier League: How 'left field' Rovers made their mark |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/20650717.making-blackburn-rovers-premier-league-marks-30-year-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The resulting promotion meant that Blackburn were back in the top flight of English football for the first time since 1966.<ref>[http://www.premierleague.com/page/blackburn-rovers Blackburn Rovers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511203500/http://www.premierleague.com/page/blackburn-rovers |date=11 May 2008 }} [[FA Premier League]]. Retrieved 18 June 2009</ref> In the 1992 pre-season, Dalglish signed [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]'s [[Alan Shearer]] for a British record fee of £3.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/885534.stm |title=Blackburn Rovers owner dies |work=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2000 |access-date=18 June 2009 |archive-date=6 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030406082815/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/885534.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite a serious injury which ruled Shearer out for half the season, Dalglish achieved fourth position with the team in the first year of the new [[Premier League]]. The following year, Dalglish failed in an attempt to sign [[Roy Keane]].<ref>Kissane, Sinead (19 August 2002) [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2002/0819/keaneroy.html Keane tells of Dalgish fury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610192858/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2002/0819/keaneroy.html |date=10 June 2009 }} [[RTÉ]]. Retrieved 18 June 2009</ref> Blackburn finished two positions higher the following season, as runners-up to Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added [[England national football team|England]] internationals [[Tim Flowers]] and [[David Batty]] to his squad.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/10/tim-flowers-journey-england-duty-non-league-management-grassroots/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/10/tim-flowers-journey-england-duty-non-league-management-grassroots/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tim Flowers' journey from England duty to non-league management: 'It is grassroots but it doesn't matter to me, it's football'|last=Field|first=Pippa|date=10 October 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=6 December 2021|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-batty-effect-takes-over-at-blackburn-guy-hodgson-on-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-season-1431365.html|title=Football: Batty effect takes over at Blackburn: Guy Hodgson on the best and worst buys of the season|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=6 December 2021|date=25 March 1994|author=Guy Hodgson|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206160602/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-batty-effect-takes-over-at-blackburn-guy-hodgson-on-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-season-1431365.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the start of the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]] season Dalglish paid a record £5&nbsp;million for [[Chris Sutton]], with whom Shearer formed an effective strike partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PL30: Were Shearer and Sutton the best-ever partnership? |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2692763 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> By the last game of the season, both Blackburn and Manchester United were in contention for the title. Blackburn had to travel to Liverpool, and Manchester United faced [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in London. Blackburn lost 2–1, but still won the title since United failed to win in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994/95 |url=https://www.premierleague.com/history/season-reviews/3 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.premierleague.com}}</ref> The title meant that Dalglish was only the fourth football manager in history to lead two different clubs to top-flight league championships in England, after [[Tom Watson (football manager)|Tom Watson]], [[Herbert Chapman]] and [[Brian Clough]]. Dalglish became director of football at Blackburn in June 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Blackburn Rovers |date=2020-05-14 |title=Champions: Sir Kenny Dalglish |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/may/champions-sir-kenny-dalglish/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Blackburn Rovers FC}}</ref> He left the club at the start of the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]] after a disappointing campaign under his replacement and former assistant manager, [[Ray Harford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dalglish-and-blackburn-part-company-1310953.html |title=Dalglish and Blackburn part company |first=Phil |last=Shaw |newspaper=The Independent |date=21 August 1996 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621074405/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dalglish-and-blackburn-part-company-1310953.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following his departure from Blackburn Dalglish was appointed for a brief spell as an "international talent scout" at his boyhood club Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/feb/11/newsstory.sport1 |title=The Kenny Dalglish story |date=11 February 2000 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12025449.Dual_role_for_Dalglish_Golf_is_part_of_the_job_at_Ibrox/ |title=Dual role for Dalglish Golf is part of the job at Ibrox |newspaper=The Herald |location=Glasgow |access-date=20 February 2017 |archive-date=20 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220171713/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12025449.Dual_role_for_Dalglish_Golf_is_part_of_the_job_at_Ibrox/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was reported as having played a central role in the signing of [[Chile national football team|Chile]] international [[Sebastián Rozental]].<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Sunday Mail |location=Glasgow |date=17 November 1996 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/KENNY%27S+BLUES+MOVIE%3B+Dalglish+video+sets+up+Seb+deal.-a061169370 |title=KENNY'S BLUES MOVIE; Dalglish video sets up Seb deal |via=TheFreeLibrary.com |access-date=17 December 2017 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802202730/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/KENNY%27S+BLUES+MOVIE%3B+Dalglish+video+sets+up+Seb+deal.-a061169370 |url-status=live }}</ref>