# Warnock hid seizures from Liverpool as a youngster

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/warnock-hid-seizures-from-liverpool-as-a-youngster/
- Published: 2026-11-01T20:32:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T21:20:32+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6rry8pxwkdpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Warnock hid seizures from Liverpool for fear of being released.
- He says they stopped when he was 14.
- He has spoken about the experience publicly for the first time.

## Summary

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says he concealed having seizures as a youth player because he feared the club would release him. He has spoken publicly about the experience for the first time, prompted by an interview with Hull City midfielder Matt Crooks, who has epilepsy.

Warnock, now 44, said his seizures began at school and continued for about three years, including while he was at Liverpool’s youth setup. He has not had one since he was 14 and says he did not need medication, though he still worries about a recurrence; epilepsy affects around one in 100 people in the UK.

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