Liverpool's official poll to select the 100 greatest players in the club's history is revealing the list in reverse order, with Phil Neal, the club's most decorated champion, at number 18.

Earlier this year, Liverpool Football Club invited fans, former players, journalists, and a panel of club judges to vote and determine the final ranking of the "100 greatest players in Liverpool's history" through 2026.

The selection criteria were based on individual player skill, influence, historical status, and achievements during their time at Liverpool.

This countdown will culminate in a special live program in early July, where the top five will be announced and the winner of the title "Liverpool's Greatest Player of All Time" will be revealed.

Liverpool's 100 Greatest Players of All Time:

Positions 100-91: Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Luis García, Jack Cox, Bobby Robinson, Lallana, Lucas Leiva, Curtis Jones, Dick Forshaw, Danny Murphy

Positions 90-81: David Johnson, Jack Parkinson, Sam Raybould, Coutinho, Dudek, Phil Taylor, Gerry Byrne, Smicer, Matt Busby, Kuyt

Positions 80-71: Ray Houghton, Sturridge, Tommy Lawrence, Ronnie Moran, Luis Díaz, Alan A'Court, Hamann, Tom Bromilow, Matip, Heskey

Positions 70-61: Stubbins, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Fairclough, Gomez, Aldridge, Reyna, Riise, Peter Thompson, Johnston

Positions 60-51: Longworth, Sammy Lee, Bob Paisley, Jota, Jamie Redknapp, Origi, Alonso, Beardsley, McKinlay, Balmer

Positions 50-41: Toshack, Jimmy Case, Milner, Raisbeck, McMahon, Lawler, Torres, Mølby, Grobbelaar, Nicol

Positions 40-31: Harry Chambers, Alan Kennedy, McManaman, Tommy Smith, Ray Kennedy, Mark Lawrenson, McDermott, Ronnie Whelan, Elisha Scott, Gordon Hodgson

Positions 30-21: Steve Heighway, Hyypiä, TAA, Ron Yates, Robertson, Henderson, Michael Owen, Carragher, Firmino, Phil Thompson

Positions 20-11: Ian St John, Mané

18th Place: Phil Neal

Years played: 1974-1985

Appearances: 650

Goals: 59

Trophies: First Division Championship (1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86), UEFA Cup (1976), European Cup (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984), UEFA Super Cup (1977), League Cup (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)

No other player in Liverpool's history has won more trophies than Phil Neal. He accumulated a total of 18 major titles during his illustrious career at Anfield.

This remarkably consistent fullback helped the team win 8 league titles and lifted the European Cup 4 times during his more than a decade at the club, scoring in two of those finals.

Neal made 650 appearances for Liverpool, placing him seventh on the club's all-time appearances list.

However, when he joined Liverpool in October 1974 from Northampton, a Fourth Division club, few could have predicted his brilliant future achievements. He was also one of the first players signed by Bob Paisley after the manager succeeded Bill Shankly.

After making his debut in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, Neal initially played as a left-back for approximately a year and a half before establishing himself in a long-term role as the starting right-back.

Remarkably, the English player set a club record of 365 consecutive league appearances for Liverpool between December 1974 and September 1983.

Neal recalled: "I never missed a training day during all my years at Liverpool. I didn't take time off for a cold. I arrived every day with a smile on my face."

Neal was a calm and reliable player with exceptional game-reading ability. Fans even nicknamed him "Zico" because of his impressive offensive prowess. Ultimately, he scored 59 goals for Liverpool.

One of those goals came in the 1977 European Cup final, where he converted a penalty to help Liverpool defeat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in Rome, securing the club's first European Cup title.

He subsequently won the European Cup again in 1978 and 1981. In the 1984 European Cup final, Neal scored again, converting a penalty in the decisive shootout to help Joe Fagan's Liverpool defeat AS Roma on their own ground, the Stadio Olimpico, to clinch the title.

Jamie Carragher said: "When we talk about players who played for AC Milan and other clubs, we say: 'He won four or five Champions Leagues,' and we all marvel: 'Wow, those Real Madrid and Barcelona players.' But Phil Neal also won four European Cups, which is truly incredible."

Before the 1984-85 season began, Neal was named Liverpool captain, and that season became his last full campaign at Anfield.

He made his final appearance for Liverpool in November 1985 and left the club a month later. However, he had already made 13 league appearances that season, and Liverpool ultimately won the league title, which was their eighth championship.

Neal's record for the number of trophies won may never be broken.

His teammate Phil Thompson commented on him: "People say the game was tougher back then, and maybe our players were tougher. But when you look at Neal, you can only marvel: 'That's incredible!' He deserves all the praise; he was a truly great player."

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