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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 League, as well as the 4th 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 2008.jpg
Alan Shearer
Personal information
Full nameAlan Shearer
Date of birth (1970-08-13) 13 August 1970 (age 53)
Place of birthNewcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker (retired)
Youth career
1986–1988Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1992Southampton118(23)
1992–1996Blackburn Rovers138(112)
1996–2006Newcastle United303(148)
Total559(283)
National team
1990–1992England U2111(13)
1992England B1(0)
1992–2000England63(30)
Teams managed
2009Newcastle 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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 1987–88 First Division 5 3 0 0 0 0 – – 5 3
1988–89 First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 – – 10 0
1989–90 First Division 26 3 3 0 6 2 – – 35 5
1990–91 First Division 36 4 4 2 6 6 – 2[a] 2 48 14
1991–92 First Division 41 13 7 2 6 3 – 6[a] 3 60 21
Total 118 23 14 4 18 11 – 8 5 158 43
Blackburn Rovers 1992–93 Premier League 21 16 0 0 5 6 – – 26 22
1993–94 Premier League 40 31 4 2 4 1 – – 48 34
1994–95 Premier League 42 34 2 0 3 2 2[b] 1 – 49 37
1995–96 Premier League 35 31 2 0 4 5 6[c] 1 1[d] 0 48 37
Total 138 112 8 2 16 14 8 2 1 0 171 130
Newcastle United 1996–97 Premier League 31 25 3 1 1 1 4[b] 1 1[d] 0 40 28
1997–98 Premier League 17 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 – 23 7
1998–99 Premier League 30 14 6 5 2 1 2[e] 1 – 40 21
1999–2000 Premier League 37 23 6 5 1 0 6[b] 2 – 50 30
2000–01 Premier League 19 5 0 0 4 2 – – 23 7
2001–02 Premier League 37 23 5 2 4 2 0 0 – 46 27
2002–03 Premier League 35 17 1 1 0 0 12[c] 7 – 48 25
2003–04 Premier League 37 22 2 0 1 0 12[f] 6 – 52 28
2004–05 Premier League 28 7 4 1 1 0 9[b] 11 – 42 19
2005–06 Premier League 32 10 3 1 2 1 4[g] 2 – 41 14
Total 303 148 36 21 16 7 49 30 1 0 405 206
Career total 559 283 58 27 50 32 57 32 10 5 734 379
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 team Year Apps Goals
England 1992 6 2
1993 1 0
1994 6 3
1995 8 0
1996 9 8
1997 5 3
1998 11 6
1999 10 6
2000 7 2
Total 63 30
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
1 19 February 1992 Wembley Stadium, London 1   France 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
2 18 November 1992 Wembley Stadium, London 6   Turkey 2–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 17 May 1994 Wembley Stadium, London 9   Greece 1–0 5–0 Friendly match
4 7 September 1994 Wembley Stadium, London 11   United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
5 2–0
6 8 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London 24   Switzerland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996
7 15 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London 25   Scotland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996
8 18 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London 26   Netherlands 1–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 1996
9 3–0
10 26 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London 28   Germany 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996
11 1 September 1996 Stadionul Republican, Chişinău 29   Moldova 3–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 9 October 1996 Wembley Stadium, London 30   Poland 1–1 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 2–1
14 30 April 1997 Wembley Stadium, London 32   Georgia 2–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 31 May 1997 Stadion Slaski, Chorzów 33   Poland 1–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 7 June 1997 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 34   France 1–0 1–0 Tournoi de France
17 22 April 1998 Wembley Stadium, London 38   Portugal 1–0 3–0 Friendly match
18 3–0
19 15 June 1998 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 40   Tunisia 1–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup
20 30 June 1998 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 43   Argentina 1–1 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
21 5 September 1998 Råsundastadion, Stockholm 44   Sweden 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
22 14 October 1998 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City 46   Luxembourg 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
23 28 April 1999 Nepstadion, Budapest 49   Hungary 1–0 1–1 Friendly match
24 9 June 1999 Balgarska Armia Stadion, Sofia 51   Bulgaria 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
25 4 September 1999 Wembley Stadium, London 52   Luxembourg 1–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
26 2–0
27 4–0
28 10 October 1999 Stadium of Light, Sunderland 54   Belgium 1–0 2–1 Friendly match
29 17 June 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi 62   Germany 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2000
30 20 June 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi 63   Romania 1–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2000

Managerial statistics

As of 28 November 2015
Team Nation From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Newcastle United   England 1 April 2009 24 May 2009 8 1 2 5 12.50

Honours and achievements

Southampton

Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United

England U21

England

Individual

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]

Alan Shearer Media

  • Alan Shearer after the FA CUP final in 1998.

  • Personal photo of Alan Shearer, taken on March 13th 2005. Cropped and uploaded for use on the Shearer Wikipedia article.

  • Banner in tribute to Shearer outside St James' Park. Marking his 10 years at the club, it was displayed for three weeks during April and May 2006.

  • Shearer mosaic created by the fans during his testimonial match in 2006

  • Shearer with his wife and children at his testimonial match in May 2006

  • Alan Shearer in Banbury during a break from a marathon cycle mission.

  • Shearer's Newcastle United-themed Paddington Bear statue on display at the Childline offices in London. It was auctioned for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

References

  1. ↑ Alan Shearer - Premier League playing career. https://www.premierleague.com/players/89/Alan-Shearer/overview. Retrieved 16 August 2018. 
  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. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/march/forest-rewind-in-association-with-football-index---zenith-data-systems-cup-triumph/. Retrieved 8 July 2022. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Alan Shearer: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Moore, Glenn (18 May 1998). Football: Gunners train sights on European glory. London. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-gunners-train-sights-on-european-glory-1158983.html. Retrieved 11 October 2018. 
  7. ↑ Moore, Glenn (24 May 1999). Football: Gullit salutes the true United. London. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-gullit-salutes-the-true-united-1095554.html. Retrieved 11 October 2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "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. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/5867711/lampard-celebrates-fwa-tribute. 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.
  17. ↑ "Fifa to unveil 100 greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3532829.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2008. 
  18. ↑ "Shearer nets awards". BBC Sport. 14 April 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2947321.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2008. 
  19. ↑ "Newcastle reach Champions League". BBC Sport. 3 May 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2968009.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2008. 
  20. ↑ Fergie & Giggs honoured. Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/7758225/fergie-giggs-honoured. 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. http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/your-overall-team-of-the-century. 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.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "For the record: Premier League facts and figures". Premier League. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  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. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Goal Machines". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.



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