Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and captained England on six occasions. After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and, during the 2001–02 season, acted as caretaker for 6 months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill. He was a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports for 22 years until August 2020, does on and off work as a pundit for TV 2 (Norway), and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA. More about Phil Thompson
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Thompson was born in Kirkby, Lancashire, and was a Liverpool supporter, who stood on The Kop as a boy. His dreams came true when he signed as a professional for the club on 22 January 1971, the day after his 17th birthdayIn total, we tracked 392 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Phil Thompson (Waiting for Waddle. Signed by Phil Thompson an Micky Gray. 1st Ed Carp Book 1995) was sold in January 2021 for £450.00 while the cheapest item (PHIL THOMPSON SIGNED PIC LIVERPOOL ENGLAND) found a new owner for £0.75 in October 2012. The month with the most items sold (15) was May 2021 with an average selling price of £7.99 for an autographed item of Phil Thompson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2021 with £318.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.79 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Phil Thompson is worth £7.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Phil Thompson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Phil Thompson recalls memories of Liverpool's European Cup win against Real Madr (05/26/22): INTERVIEW: Memories will flood back and anecdotes told as Thompson and co. recalls their own famous win against the Spanish giants 41 years ago
Liverpool: Phil Thompson insists quadruple IS possible, claiming 'power of Anfie (04/27/22): Thompson told Talksport Liverpool could do what no English side has ever done and win the Premier League, Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup due to the power of their home ground.
Phil Thompson claims Chris Kamara and Roy Keane DON'T 'have what's needed' to re (11/03/21): Thompson has backed Soccer Saturday to 'evolve' when Jeff Stelling quits the popular show, but does not think Chris Kamara and Roy Keane have what it takes to replace him.
PHIL THOMPSON: Liverpool must be sensible in Mo Salah contract talks (10/24/21): PHIL THOMPSON'S VERDICT: Liverpool made him the superstar he is. He should be rewarded but the deal has to be done with head rather than heart as paying those figures can be damaging.
Bryan Robson and Phil Thompson lead tributes to 'special guy and proper player' (07/10/21): Mariner was a colourful character who scored 139 goals in 339 games for Ipswich in a golden era in which they won the FA Cup in 1978 and UEFA Cup in 1981. He also played for Arsenal.
Phil Thompson recalls outburst at Richard Keys during first-half of 2005 Champio (05/2021): Thompson, a former Liverpool player and coach, was in the Sky Sports studio 16 years ago, when AC Milan stormed into a 3-0 lead during that famous night in Istanbul.
PHIL THOMPSON: Ian St John was an idol... he gave me my greatest memory as a Liv (03/2021): PHIL THOMPSON: Ian St John gave me my greatest memory as a Liverpool fan. I can still see him diving forward on the six-yard box to angle his header into the Wembley net, clinching the FA Cup.
Phil Thompson opens up on Soccer Saturday sacking and missing his 'band of broth (01/2021): EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: It is no exaggeration to say Phil Thompson is still coming to terms with his Soccer Saturday sacking. The football legend sits down with Sportsmail to reveal his thoughts.
Phil Thompson leads tributes to Tommy Docherty after former Man United boss pass (12/2020): Docherty managed more than a dozen clubs including Chelsea, Aston Villa, Porto, Derby and QPR having made his name as a player for Preston North End, and many paid tribute to him.
Liverpool should have sold Divock Origi instead of Rhian Brewster this summer, s (10/2020): He spent the second half of last season on loan at Swansea, scoring 10 goals in 20 Championship appearances and opted to make a permanent switch away from Anfield this summer.
'I'm back, Merse is back... but not everyone is!': Stelling jokes about new-look (09/2020): Jeff Stelling could only make a light-hearted joke after long-serving regulars Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson were sacked in a bid to revamp the weekend programme.
Jeff Stelling considers quitting Soccer Saturday following the sacking of long-s (08/2020): EXCLUSIVE: Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling described the sacking of long-serving pundits Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas as one of the saddest days of his career to date.
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson slams club's decision not to buy Timo Werner (06/2020): The RB Leipzig striker had been expected to move to Anfield after holding talks with Jurgen Klopp, but the Reds were unwilling to meet his £53million clause.
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson urges club to re-sign 'creative genius' Philippe (04/2020): Phil Thompson believes it is not too late for Philippe Coutinho to reignite his career by rejoining Liverpool in the summer, despite failing to achieve success at Barcelona.
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson reveals why they are Jose Mourinho's favourite te (01/2020): The Spurs boss faces the Premier League leaders at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium for the first time since he was sacked as Manchester United manager after losing to Liverpool at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's WIFE told him a move to Manchester United would not be right (11/2019): According to former Reds defender Phil Thompson, the ex-Dortmund boss could have been Manchester United manager if it wasn't for his wife Ulla.
Arsenal a bigger club than Liverpool? You are joking! Sportsmail's study has Red (03/2015): On Wednesday Sportsmail published its forensic study to finally settle one of football's great debates - which is the biggest club in England? Phil Thompson and Bobby Moncur have their say on our findings.
‘Sturridge goal encapsulated everything that Liverpool have been missing’ – Phil (02/2015): The ex-Reds caretaker manager is optimistic after a goalscoring return for their top striker.
Liverpool transfer news: Ezequiel Lavezzi and Gonzalo Higuain must be signed say (01/2015): Former Liverpool midfielder Phil Thompson has repeated his desire to see Brendan Rodgers sign either Gonzalo Higuain or Ezequiel Lavezzi to overhaul of his attack. Fabio Borini, Rickie Lambert and Mario Balotelli have netted just three league goals between them this season, contributing to the Reds'
Phil Thompson Thinks Alexis Sanchez Made a Mistake by Snubbing Liverpool to Join (07/2014): Liverpool legend Phil Thompson believes Alexis Sanchez made a huge mistake by joining Arsenal instead of moving to Anfield in the ongoing transfer window. The Chilean international sealed his switch to the Gunners from Barcelona for a reported £35m fee
Phil Thompson: Suarez has brought (06/2014): Former Liverpool captain and assistant manager Phil Thompson says Luis Suarez has brought ''embarrassment and shame" on the Anfield club. "You think of the support the guy has had from Brendan Rodgers, (own
Title triumph this year would be greater than Istanbul, says Reds legend Phil Th (04/2014): Kop legend who lifted the European Cup himself in 1981 hoping for highest high