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 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Shearer | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | England U21 | 11 | (13) |
| 1992 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–2000 | England | 63 | (30) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Newcastle United (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
changeClub
change| 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 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance in Charity Shield
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and six goals in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
International
change| 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.
| 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
change- 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
changeSouthampton
- Full Members' Cup runner-up: 1991–92[4]
Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United
England U21
- Toulon Tournament: 1991[8]
England
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
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
change- ↑ "Alan Shearer - Premier League playing career". Premier League.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Alan Shearer at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Alan Shearer - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Moore, Glenn (18 May 1998). "Football: Gunners train sights on European glory". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 8.0 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.
- ↑ "1996 European Championship". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ↑ "Torres receives adidas Golden Boot". UEFA. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "1996 team of the tournament". UEFA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ronaldo honoured at Lisbon Gala". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Lampard celebrates FWA tribute". Sky Sport. 17 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame – Alan Shearer". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Fifa to unveil 100 greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Shearer nets awards". BBC Sport. 14 April 2003. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Newcastle reach Champions League". BBC Sport. 3 May 2003. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 23.0 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.
- ↑ Held jointly with Andy Cole.
- ↑ Held jointly with Sergio Agüero, Dimitar Berbatov, Jermain Defoe and Andy Cole.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Goal Machines". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
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