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Fagan began his managerial career at Nelson F.C. in the Lancashire Combination as player-manager, where he led the club to two Championships in 1950 and 1952. However, the club narrowly missed out on re-election to The Football League . He moved on to become Rochdale A.F.C. manager in 1954, before joining Liverpool as a coach in 1958. When Bill Shankly retired as Liverpool manager in 1974, his assistant and then successor Bob Paisley appointed Fagan as his assistant in turn. Following Paisley's retirement in 1983, Fagan finally took over on a two-year contract at the start of the 1983-84 season. Fagan was particularly notable for buying Jan Mølby , a Danish Midfielder who became an outstanding player for Liverpool, and for winning three competitions in his first season as manager (he was the first manager to do this with an English side, and only Alex Ferguson and Gerard Houllier have also managed this feat). Fagan's contract would take him up to the end of the 1984-85 season, and it seemed unlikely that he would extend his contract beyond that date - as he would be 64 years old. Following the Heysel Disaster at the 1985 European Cup Final, Fagan opted to retire, and was succeeded by leading Scottish and Liverpool F.C. forward Kenny Dalglish . MAJOR HONOURS
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