A junior football tournament created to help preserve the memory of former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly has finally taken place, two years later than planned.
Eight under 13s team from East Ayrshire and Liverpool competed in the very first Spirit of Shankly Cup at The Barony Campus in Cumnock, Scotland, on Saturday, June 11. The Champions League group style format saw the top two teams from each group compete for the Shankly Cup while the third and fourth places sides battled it out for the Shankly field.
Kingsthorne Warriors were crown Shankly Cup champions after beating Dynamo Childwall in the final, while Stewarton Annick came out on top in the Shield final against Crosshouse Boys Club. The event had originally been planned to go ahead two years ago after representatives from the Spirit of Shankly supporters group approached East Ayshire Council with the idea of organising a tournament to celebrate the life of Liverpool's legendary Scottish manager.
