League titles
2
FA Cups
2
European Cup Winners' Cups
1
FWA Footballer of the Year
1
Wales caps
92
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60 | |
| 1982 | 68 | |
| 1983 | 76 | |
| 1984 | 82 | |
| 1985 | 88 | |
| 1986 | 92 | |
| 1987 | 90 | |
| 1988 | 88 | |
| 1989 | 86 | |
| 1990 | 88 | |
| 1991 | 86 | |
| 1992 | 84 | |
| 1993 | 80 | |
| 1994 | 76 | |
| 1995 | 72 | |
| 1996 | 68 | |
| 1997 | 62 | |
| 1998 | 56 | |
| 1999 | 48 | |
| 2000 | 40 | |
| 2001 | 32 | |
| 2002 | 24 |
Data sources
- Club official website
- Premier League / English Football League records
- National Football Museum Hall of Fame
- UEFA.com
- Wikipedia (verified 2026-09-25)
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Neville Southall ranks #207 in Football
Neville Southall ranks #207 in Football and #349 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.6/100.
The verified career covers 1980–2002 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: League titles 2, FA Cups 2, European Cup Winners' Cups 1, FWA Footballer of the Year 1.
Nearest context: ahead Giampiero Boniperti (85.6); behind Denis Law (85.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Neville Southall GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Southall comparisons
Neville Southall — frequently asked
- Is Neville Southall the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Neville Southall ranks #207 in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Neville Southall's GOAT Score?
- 85.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Neville Southall rank all time?
- #349 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #207 in Football.
- Neville Southall vs Giampiero Boniperti: who ranks higher?
- Neville Southall ranks higher at 85.6 versus Giampiero Boniperti at 85.6, a margin of 0.0 points.