Ian St John, a former Liverpool and Scotland striker, is dead. The Reds legend died at the age of 82 on Monday evening, following an illness.
The club confirmed the sad news on Tuesday morning.
The club in a statement released on their official social media handle on Tuesday 2nd March 2021, said they are deeply saddened about the passing of Ian St John.
The club and players since the news broke, have been sending in their condolences to the family. The club shared a statement released by the family announcing the death of Ian St John. The statement reads:
“It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that after a long illness we have lost a husband, father and grandfather.
“He passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside.
“We would like to thank all the staff at Arrowe Park Hospital for their hard work and dedication during these very difficult times.
“The family would be grateful for privacy at this extremely sad time.”
The former forward made 425 appearances for the club over the course of a hugely successful decade between 1961 and 1971, scoring 118 goals.
Under the management of Bill Shankly, St John was the scorer of one of the most iconic goals in Liverpool’s history when he netted in extra time to secure our first ever FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Leeds United in 1965.
League title wins were achieved either side in 1964 and 1966, while the Scot had earlier helped the Reds into the First Division by gaining promotion in his first season following his transfer for a then club-record fee of £37,500 from Motherwell
St John spent a decade on Merseyside, following a £37,500 transfer from Motherwell in June 1961, a record fee at the time.”