Max Thompson dead at 66: Cause of Death

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A FORMER Liverpool player who was the club’s youngest ever starter has died.

Max Thompson died at the age of 66, leaving the club “deeply saddened.”

The Liverpool-born defender joined the team at the age of 17 and held the record for the team’s youngest player until 2010.

Liverpool FC confirmed his death today in a moving statement.

They said: “Liverpool FC is deeply saddened by the passing of former player Max Thompson.

“Thompson, once the Reds’ youngest ever player, has sadly passed away at the age of 66.

“The Liverpool-born defender joined the club as an apprentice before being rewarded with a professional contract.

“At the age of 17 years and 129 days, Thompson was handed his senior debut by Bill Shankly with a start in the final game of the 1973-74 season, a 1-1 draw away at Tottenham Hotspur.

“That club record would stand until May 2010 when Jack Robinson appeared as a 16-year-old in a Premier League fixture with Hull City.”

Thompson went on to play for Blackpool in February 1978 before moving on to play for Swansea City, AFC Bournemouth, and teams in the United States, Portugal, and Sweden.