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 After Bury's relegation, Shannon took over as manager of Blackpool, with whom he had instant success, winning promotion back to the top flight. In 1970/71, however, his yo-yo effect reared its head again, when the Seasiders finished bottom and were relegated to the league's second tier once again. Shannon had left his position only two months into the season after only seventeen months in charge; he was replaced, in a caretaker role, by Jimmy Meadows.
-Shannon then moved to [[Greece]] and coached [[PAOK FC]] from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. He led the [[Thessaloniki]] outfit to victory in the [[Greek Football Cup]] twice in [[1972]] and [[1974]], narrowly missing the league title in [[1972]]. The team he created, however, centered around the talents of [[Giorgos Koudas]], [[Stavros Sarafis]] and others, did win the championship in [[1976]], breaking a 30-year monopoly by [[AEK FC|AEK]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
+Shannon then moved to [[Greece]] and coached [[PAOK FC]] from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. He led the [[Thessaloniki]] outfit to victory in the [[Greek Football Cup]] twice in [[1972]] and [[1974]], narrowly missing the league title in [[1972]]. The team he created, however, centered around the talents of [[Giorgos Koudas]], [[Stavros Sarafis]], [[Christos Terzanidis]] and others, did win the championship in [[1976]], breaking a 30-year monopoly by [[AEK FC|AEK]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
 Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]], again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1980]] and [[1982]] - [[1984]]), [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Aegaleo FC]] ([[1985]]).

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 Shannon then moved to [[Greece]] and coached [[PAOK FC]] from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. He led the [[Thessaloniki]] outfit to victory in the [[Greek Football Cup]] twice in [[1972]] and [[1974]], narrowly missing the league title in [[1972]]. The team he created, however, centered around the talents of [[Giorgos Koudas]], [[Stavros Sarafis]] and others, did win the championship in [[1976]], breaking a 30-year monopoly by [[AEK FC|AEK]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
-Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]], again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1980]] and [[1982]] - [[1984]]), [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Aegaleo FC]].
+Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]], again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1980]] and [[1982]] - [[1984]]), [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Aegaleo FC]] ([[1985]]).
 After his stint in Greece, Shannon became a scout for Luton, which would be his final role in football.

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 Shannon was born in Liverpool; a centre-forward, he started his playing career with his hometown club of Liverpool in November [[1944]]. He made his debut for the Reds four years later, against Manchester City at Anfield on [[April 17]], [[1948]], as a substitute for Albert Stubbins. His only goal for the Merseyside club came the following season, in a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on [[August 30]], [[1948]].
-After Shannon's contract with Liverpool expired in November [[1949]], he joined Burnley. Playing on both flanks for the Clarets, Shannon clocked up 263 league appearances and scored 39 goals.
+After Shannon's contract with Liverpool expired in November [[1949]], he joined Burnley. Playing on both flanks for the Clarets, Shannon clocked up 281 league appearances and scored 44 goals.
-Shannon retired from playing first-team football in September [[1958]] and captained Burnley's reserve team for a year.
+Shannon retired from playing first-team football in September [[1958]], when he played his last game at the age of 32, a 2-2 home draw against Luton. He then captained Burnley's reserve team for a year.
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 Shannon then moved to [[Greece]] and coached [[PAOK FC]] from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. He led the [[Thessaloniki]] outfit to victory in the [[Greek Football Cup]] twice in [[1972]] and [[1974]], narrowly missing the league title in [[1972]]. The team he created, however, centered around the talents of [[Giorgos Koudas]], [[Stavros Sarafis]] and others, did win the championship in [[1976]], breaking a 30-year monopoly by [[AEK FC|AEK]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
-Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]]), again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1980]] and [[1982]] - [[1984]]), [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Aegaleo FC]].
+Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]], again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1980]] and [[1982]] - [[1984]]), [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Aegaleo FC]].
 After his stint in Greece, Shannon became a scout for Luton, which would be his final role in football.

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 Shannon then moved to [[Greece]] and coached [[PAOK FC]] from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. He led the [[Thessaloniki]] outfit to victory in the [[Greek Football Cup]] twice in [[1972]] and [[1974]], narrowly missing the league title in [[1972]]. The team he created, however, centered around the talents of [[Giorgos Koudas]], [[Stavros Sarafis]] and others, did win the championship in [[1976]], breaking a 30-year monopoly by [[AEK FC|AEK]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
-Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]]), again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1979]]) and [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]].
+Shannon then coached [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[1975]] - [[1976]]), again winning the Greek Cup. Afterwards, he coached [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] ([[1976]] - [[1977]]), [[OFI FC|OFI]] [[Crete]] ([[1978]] - [[1980]] and [[1982]] - [[1984]]), [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Aegaleo FC]].
 After his stint in Greece, Shannon became a scout for Luton, which would be his final role in football.

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 ==Coaching and management==
-In 1959, Shannon moved into coaching with Everton, and in [[1962]], he joined Billy Wright's backroom staff at Arsenal.
+In 1959, Shannon moved into coaching with Everton and, in [[1962]], he joined Billy Wright's backroom staff at Arsenal.
-After four years at Highbury, Shannon took over as manager of Second Division Bury. The Shakers finished bottom in his first season in charge, but he guided them back the following season as runners-up to Oxford United, only to see them make the drop again in [[1969]].
+After four years at Highbury, Shannon took over as manager of Second Division Bury. The Shakers finished bottom in his first season in charge, but he guided them back the following season only to see them make the drop again in [[1969]].
-After Bury's relegation, Shannon took over as manager of Blackpool, with whom he had instant success, finishing as runners-up to Huddersfield Town and winning promotion back to the top flight. In 1970/71, however, his yo-yo effect reared its head again, when the Seasiders finished bottom and were relegated to the league's second tier once again. Shannon had left his position only two months into the season after only seventeen months in charge; he was replaced, in a caretaker role, by Jimmy Meadows.
+After Bury's relegation, Shannon took over as manager of Blackpool, with whom he had instant success, winning promotion back to the top flight. In 1970/71, however, his yo-yo effect reared its head again, when the Seasiders finished bottom and were relegated to the league's second tier once again. Shannon had left his position only two months into the season after only seventeen months in charge; he was replaced, in a caretaker role, by Jimmy Meadows.
 Shannon then moved to [[Greece]] and coached [[PAOK FC]] from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. He led the [[Thessaloniki]] outfit to victory in the [[Greek Football Cup]] twice in [[1972]] and [[1974]], narrowly missing the league title in [[1972]]. The team he created, however, centered around the talents of [[Giorgos Koudas]], [[Stavros Sarafis]] and others, did win the championship in [[1976]], breaking a 30-year monopoly by [[AEK FC|AEK]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].