Liverpool in mourning: a legend has died

For the moment, the clubs are on hold to make way for the national teams. For Liverpool, however, the return to competition against Nottingham Forest will have a special flavour.

This Saturday, the Reds announced the death of a player who wrote part of the club’s history. He arrived at Liverpool in 1961, stayed there for ten years and allowed the club to write the first important lines of its record.

The first successes

Reds captain Ron Yeats would lead his team to victory in the FA Cup in 1965 and also to a European Cup Winners’ Cup final the following season. He would add to this two domestic league titles in 1964 and 1967.

The player who began his career at Dundee in 1957 then joined Tranmere Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic, the Barrow Association before crossing the Atlantic. He played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks and the Santa Barbara Condors. It was at Formby that he ended his career in 1977.

Recruited by Shankly

A four-time Scottish international, the former central defender was 86 years old. It was Bill Shankly himself who had recruited him in 1961. Inheriting the captain’s armband straight away, he had led Liverpool into the top flight of English football after eight seasons at the lower level.

We are mourning the passing of our legendary former captain Ron Yeats.

The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with Ron’s family and friends.

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 7, 2024