League titles
8
European Cups
4
UEFA Cups
1
Appearances for Liverpool
650
England caps
50
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 96
- Statistics
- 74
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 54 | |
| 1970 | 62 | |
| 1971 | 70 | |
| 1972 | 76 | |
| 1973 | 80 | |
| 1974 | 84 | |
| 1975 | 86 | |
| 1976 | 88 | |
| 1977 | 86 | |
| 1978 | 84 | |
| 1979 | 86 | |
| 1980 | 84 | |
| 1981 | 82 | |
| 1982 | 80 | |
| 1983 | 78 | |
| 1984 | 74 | |
| 1985 | 70 | |
| 1986 | 64 | |
| 1987 | 58 | |
| 1988 | 50 | |
| 1989 | 42 |
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 Phil Neal ranks #198 in Football
Phil Neal ranks #198 in Football and #335 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.8/100.
The verified career covers 1968–1989 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 82/100, with Honours the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: League titles 8, European Cups 4, UEFA Cups 1, Appearances for Liverpool 650.
Nearest context: ahead Alan Hansen (85.8); behind Hope Solo (85.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Phil Neal GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours96/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Neal comparisons
Phil Neal — frequently asked
- Is Phil Neal the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Phil Neal ranks #198 in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.8/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Phil Neal's GOAT Score?
- 85.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 96 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%).
- Where does Phil Neal rank all time?
- #335 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #198 in Football.
- Phil Neal vs Alan Hansen: who ranks higher?
- Phil Neal ranks higher at 85.8 versus Alan Hansen at 85.8, a margin of 0.0 points.