Former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt has died at the age of 83, the Premier League club has announced.
Hunt was part of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning side and is Liverpool’s record league scorer with 244 goals.
The forward won 34 England caps, scoring 18 international goals after making his debut in 1962 when Liverpool were in English football’s second tier.
Hunt played in every game of the 1966 World Cup and scored three times to help England out of their group.
A Liverpool statement said: “We are mourning the passing of legendary former player Roger Hunt.
“The thoughts of everybody at Liverpool Football Club are with Roger’s family and friends at this sad and difficult time.”
Born in Golborne, Cheshire, on July 20, 1938, Hunt signed for Liverpool in 1958 and made his 404th and final appearance for the club in 1969.
Under legendary manager Bill Shankly he helped the club out of the Second Division in 1962 by scoring 41 goals in as many games.
Liverpool then won the First Division in 1964 and 1966 either side of an FA Cup win in 1965.