Liverpool 'deeply saddened' by death of Tommy Lawrence

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence died Wednesday at 77 years old, the club confirmed.

Lawrence, affectionately known as The Flying Pig, represented Liverpool in the 1960s, and played under Bill Shankly. He made 390 appearances for the Reds, helping them conquer the First Division in 1964-65 and 1965-66, and the FA Cup in 1964-65.

Lawrence joined Liverpool as an apprentice and debuted for the Reds in 1962. He went on to miss only four league games in six seasons between 1963 and 1969, and didn't miss a single match in three campaigns, including the 1965-66 adventure in which the club won the First Division for the seventh time.

He was signed by Tranmere Rovers in 1971 and tallied 80 league appearances for the Super White Army before hanging up his cleats at Chorley. During his time with the non-league club, he worked as a factory quality controller in Warrington.

In 2015, Lawrence returned to prominence when Stuart Flinders, a reporter for the BBC, was on the street asking pedestrians for memories of Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park in the fifth round of the 1966-67 FA Cup. He unknowingly approached the former goalkeeper, who answered: "I played in it - I was goalkeeper for Liverpool. It was a great game."