Max Thompson Obituary

Max Thompson was an English footballer. A central defender, he scored eight goals in 137 league games in a ten-year career in the football league. At age 17, he became Liverpool’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut in May 1974.

He joined Blackpool three years later, went on to play 99 league games for the club in four years, and was also loaned out to the Dallas Tornado and Seattle Sounders.

Thompson signed with Swansea City and helped John Toshack’s Swans defy expectations with a sixth-place finish in the top flight in 1981-82. However, they did suffer relegation at the end of the 1982-83 campaign.

Thompson later played for American Major Indoor Soccer League side Baltimore Blast, Portuguese Academica de Coimbra, Conference club, Northwich Victoria, Northern Premier League side Caernarfon Town, Fleetwood, Newport County, Swedish Kramfors and Southport.

Thompson became the manager of Knowsley United before becoming the physiotherapist at Liverpool and  Southport.