Stephen Warnock said he hid his seizures from Liverpool as a youngster because he feared he would be released. BBC Sport said he was speaking on 5 Live in response to an interview with Hull City midfielder Matt Crooks, who has epilepsy.
Why Warnock kept it secret
Warnock said: "I was petrified of telling Liverpool because I was worried of being released."
He added: "Because I was thinking 'if they think I've got a condition they will release me'."
Warnock also said: "I was worried about being on the pitch and it happens. There were no triggers for me, I never knew what triggered it. That was what petrified me."
His first seizure
Warnock said he experienced his first seizure at school.
He said: "I was at a computer and then I woke up in a hospital bed. And I was like 'wow, how have I got here?'. I didn't remember anything, I completely blacked out."
Warnock added: "My friends told me I started having a seizure. Obviously an ambulance was called and I was taken to a hospital bed."
He also said: "I was embarrassed to be honest, because no-one else had it, no-one knew about it, I didn't know about it until it happened."
Scans and later years
Warnock said that after another seizure in his house, he was sent for CT and MRI scans.
He said he suffered a handful of seizures while he was a youngster at Anfield before he "grew out of it".
Warnock said: "I was in a fortunate position where I grew out of it."
He said he has not had a seizure since the age of 14 but still worries about it happening again.
He added: "I didn't have to go on medication or worry about driving a car or things like that. It's the first time I've ever really spoken about it."
Career details
BBC Sport said Warnock started his career in Liverpool's youth setup and went on to make 67 appearances for the club.
BBC Sport said Warnock retired from football in 2018.
