Phil Thompson Autographs
Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in 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 six months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill. He was a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports for 22 years until August 2020, does occasional 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.
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 birthday.
He made his first team debut the following year against rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. With the Reds 2–0 up in the 81st minute Shankly took off John Toshack, replacing him with the 18-year-old defender. The move was intended to tighten up the defence and keep a clean-sheet, but three minutes later, Emlyn Hughes popped up with a goal for Liverpool, with the game ending this way. In 1973, Liverpool won a double haul of trophies—the League championship and UEFA Cup and Thompson played a role in both successes earning league and UEFA Cup medals in the process. The next season led to him displacing Larry Lloyd from the side altogether and pushed Tommy Smith across to full back, and he settled into a defensive partnership with club captain Hughes.
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Current items with a signature of Phil Thompson
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Traded items with a signature of Phil Thompson
The most expensive item with a signature of Phil Thompson (Phil Thompson Official UEFA Champions League Back Signed and Framed Liverpool 19) was sold in April 2026 for $396.05 while the cheapest item (2022-23 Select FIFA Phil Thompson Silver Prizm Auto Autograph #S-PTO England) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (8) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $40.24 for an autographed item of Phil Thompson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $108.28 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.51 was September 2019. In average, an autographed item from Phil Thompson is worth $19.99.
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