A 9ct gold and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Football League Championship, Division 1, Winners, the reverse inscribed Season 1981-82, in original fitted case

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Phil Neal was an integral and important player for Liverpool Football Club from 1974-1985. He enjoyed an impeccable and injury-free career, missing only one league match during his ten seasons with Liverpool. Neal also represented his country 50 times, playing for England during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Born Philip George Neal on 20th February 1951, his career began with his hometown team Irchester F.C. At the age of sixteen, he became an apprentice for Fourth Division Northampton Town and was a regular in the first team before turning professional in December 1968. In October 1974 he signed at the age of 23 for Liverpool (£66,000) and made his First Division debut within a month of joining the club, in the Merseyside Derby against Everton. Neal, playing mainly as a full-back, was an exceptionally consistent performer for Liverpool notching up an amazing 417 consecutive appearances and missing only one league match during his career with the Anfield side. He was the club's chief penalty taker and he went on to win eight Division One Championships and four League Cup Finals. With the departure of Graeme Souness to Italy in 1984, he went on to become Liverpool's captain and led his club-side during the ill-fated 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster match against Juventus. He also participated in Liverpool's triumphs in Europe, winning his first European Cup medal in 1977, with further winners' medals being awarded in 1978, 1981 and 1984. During the 1975-76 season, Neal was requested to play for his country by Don Revie. He made international history during his debut match for England, when no fewer than five Liverpool players were called-up to play in the Wales F.A. Centenary game, the same amount not provided by one club since Arsenal in the 1930s. He went on to become a regular for England and made a total of fifty appearances for his country at full International level including the 1978 and 1982 World Cup Qualifiers, various European Championship Qualifying matches (1979-1983) and the 1982 World Cup Finals. He captained England for the first time in their first full International match against Iceland in 1982. In December 1985, Neal became Bolton Wanderers' team boss and began as a player-manager, winning the Barclays League Division Three, Season 1990-91 and the Sherpa Van Trophy in 1988-89. The following lots 170-301 were awarded to Phil Neal

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A 9ct gold and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Football League Championship, Division 1, Winners, the reverse inscribed Season 1981-82, in original fitted case

Liverpool won the 1981-1982 Division One Football League Championship with 87 points, Ipswich Town being runners-up on 83 points. Neal was an ever present member of the team this season, scoring two goals

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