Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is a retired English footballer and BBC football pundit. He played for the England national team, and club teams: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He won the Premier League with Blackburn in the 1994/95 season. He is the person who has scored the most goals in the Premier most goals for England. He played as a striker and was very good at taking penalties. Shearer is considered a legend in his hometown of Newcastle, and he is well respected in the rest of England as well because of his good playing for England. He also managed Newcastle for the last eight games of the 2008–09 Premier League season. The team only got five points out of 28 possible points and were relegated to the championship for the 2009/2010 season.

Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Personal information
Full name Alan Shearer
Date of birth (1970-08-13) 13 August 1970
Place of birth Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Youth career
1986–1988 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Southampton 118 (23)
1992–1996 Blackburn Rovers 138 (112)
1996–2006 Newcastle United 303 (148)
Total 559 (283)
National team
1990–1992 England U21 11 (13)
1992 England B 1 (0)
1992–2000 England 63 (30)
Teams managed
2009 Newcastle United (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 1987–88 First Division 530000––53
1988–89 First Division 1000000––100
1989–90 First Division 2633062––355
1990–91 First Division 3644266–2[lower-alpha 1]24814
1991–92 First Division 41137263–6[lower-alpha 1]36021
Total 118231441811–8515843
Blackburn Rovers 1992–93 Premier League 21160056––2622
1993–94 Premier League 40314241––4834
1994–95 Premier League 423420322[lower-alpha 2]1–4937
1995–96 Premier League 353120456[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]04837
Total 1381128216148210171130
Newcastle United 1996–97 Premier League 312531114[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 4]04028
1997–98 Premier League 172650000–237
1998–99 Premier League 301465212[lower-alpha 5]1–4021
1999–2000 Premier League 372365106[lower-alpha 2]2–5030
2000–01 Premier League 1950042––237
2001–02 Premier League 3723524200–4627
2002–03 Premier League 3517110012[lower-alpha 3]7–4825
2003–04 Premier League 3722201012[lower-alpha 6]6–5228
2004–05 Premier League 28741109[lower-alpha 2]11–4219
2005–06 Premier League 321031214[lower-alpha 7]2–4114
Total 3031483621167493010405206
Career total 559283582750325732105734379
  1. Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Charity Shield
  5. Appearance in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and six goals in UEFA Cup
  7. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2][3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 199262
199310
199463
199580
199698
199753
1998116
1999106
200072
Total6330
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shearer goal.
List of international goals scored by Alan Shearer
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
119 February 1992Wembley Stadium, London1 France1–02–0Friendly match
218 November 1992Wembley Stadium, London6 Turkey2–04–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
317 May 1994Wembley Stadium, London9 Greece1–05–0Friendly match
47 September 1994Wembley Stadium, London11 United States1–02–0Friendly match
52–0
68 June 1996Wembley Stadium, London24 Switzerland1–01–1UEFA Euro 1996
715 June 1996Wembley Stadium, London25 Scotland1–02–0UEFA Euro 1996
818 June 1996Wembley Stadium, London26 Netherlands1–04–1UEFA Euro 1996
93–0
1026 June 1996Wembley Stadium, London28 Germany1–01–1UEFA Euro 1996
111 September 1996Stadionul Republican, Chişinău29 Moldova3–03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
129 October 1996Wembley Stadium, London30 Poland1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
132–1
1430 April 1997Wembley Stadium, London32 Georgia2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1531 May 1997Stadion Slaski, Chorzów33 Poland1–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
167 June 1997Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier34 France1–01–0Tournoi de France
1722 April 1998Wembley Stadium, London38 Portugal1–03–0Friendly match
183–0
1915 June 1998Stade Vélodrome, Marseille40 Tunisia1–02–01998 FIFA World Cup
2030 June 1998Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne43 Argentina1–12–21998 FIFA World Cup
215 September 1998Råsundastadion, Stockholm44 Sweden1–01–2UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
2214 October 1998Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City46 Luxembourg2–03–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
2328 April 1999Nepstadion, Budapest49 Hungary1–01–1Friendly match
249 June 1999Balgarska Armia Stadion, Sofia51 Bulgaria1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
254 September 1999Wembley Stadium, London52 Luxembourg1–06–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
262–0
274–0
2810 October 1999Stadium of Light, Sunderland54 Belgium1–02–1Friendly match
2917 June 2000Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi62 Germany1–01–0UEFA Euro 2000
3020 June 2000Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi63 Romania1–12–3UEFA Euro 2000

Managerial statistics
As of 28 November 2015
TeamNationFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin %
Newcastle United  England 1 April 2009 24 May 2009 8 1 2 5 012.50

Honours and achievements

Southampton

  • Full Members' Cup runner-up: 1991–92[4]

Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United

England U21

England

  • Tournoi de France: 1997

Individual

  • UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 1996[9][10]
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1996[11]
  • ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95
  • FIFA World Player of the Year – Bronze award: 1996[12]
  • Ballon d'Or – Third place: 1996
  • PFA Team of the Year: 1991–92 First Division, 1992–93 Premier League, 1993–94 Premier League, 1994–95 Premier League, 1995–96 Premier League, 1996–97 Premier League, 2002–03 Premier League
  • PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1994–95, 1996–97
  • FWA Footballer of the Year: 1993–94
  • Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03[13]
  • Premier League Player of the Month: November 1994, September 1998, December 2002, October 2003[5]
  • Premier League Player of the Year: 1994–95[5]
  • Premier League Golden Boot: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97[5]
  • FWA Tribute Award: 2001[14]
  • North-East FWA Player of the Year: 2003[15]
  • English Football Hall of Fame: 2004[16]
  • FIFA 100[17]
  • Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02)[18][19]
    • Domestic and Overall Player of the Decade
    • Domestic and Overall Team of the Decade
    • Outstanding Contribution to the FA Premier League
    • Top Goalscorer (204)
  • Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12)[20]
    • Public choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons
    • Panel choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons
    • Top Goalscorer (260)
  • PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007): 2007[21]
  • Premier League Hall of Fame: 2021[22]
  • Toulon Tournament 1991
    • Top Goal Scorer[8]
    • Best Player[8]

Records

  • Most goals in Premier League history: 260 goals[23]
  • Most Premier League goals in a 42-game season: 34[24]
  • Most Premier League penalties scored: 56[23]
  • Most Premier League goals scored from inside the box: 227[23]
  • Most Premier League goals in a single match: 5[25]
  • Fewest matches to score 100 Premier League goals: 124 matches[26]
  • Top goalscorer in Newcastle United history: 206[27]
  • Most European goals scored for Newcastle United: 30[27]

References
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  2. Alan Shearer at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Alan Shearer - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. "FOREST REWIND IN ASSOCIATION WITH FOOTBALL INDEX - ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS CUP TRIUMPH". Nottingham Forest FC. 29 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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  7. Moore, Glenn (24 May 1999). "Football: Gullit salutes the true United". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. "19th Maurice Revello Tournament: Awards". festival-foot-espoirs.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. "1996 European Championship". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  10. "Torres receives adidas Golden Boot". UEFA. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. "1996 team of the tournament". UEFA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  12. "Ronaldo honoured at Lisbon Gala". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  13. Rory Mitchinson (16 May 2022). "Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  14. "Lampard celebrates FWA tribute". Sky Sport. 17 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. "Hall of Fame – Alan Shearer". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
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  19. "Newcastle reach Champions League". BBC Sport. 3 May 2003. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  20. "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  21. "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  22. "Shearer and Henry inducted into Hall of Fame". Premier League. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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  24. Held jointly with Andy Cole.
  25. Held jointly with Sergio Agüero, Dimitar Berbatov, Jermain Defoe and Andy Cole.
  26. "Kane becomes second-fastest to join 100 Club". Premier League. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  27. "Goal Machines". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.



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