Alan Shearer

English association football player (born 1970)

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 2008/2009 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 name Alan Shearer
Date of birth (1970-08-13) 13 August 1970 (age 52)
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
1992–1996
1996–2006
Southampton
Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United
National team
1992–2000 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statisticsEdit

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
1987/88 Southampton First Division 5 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 3
1988/89 10 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 0
1989/90 26 3 3 0 6 2 - 35 5
1990/91 36 4 4 2 6 6 - 46 12
1991/92 41 13 7 2 6 3 - 54 18
1992/93 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 21 16 0 0 5 6 - 26 22
1993/94 40 31 4 2 4 1 - 48 34
1994/95 42 34 2 0 3 2 3 1 50 37
1995/96 35 31 2 0 4 5 6 1 47 37
1996/97 Newcastle United Premier League 36 25 3 1 1 1 5 1 40 28
1997/98 17 2 6 5 0 0 - 23 7
1998/99 30 14 6 5 2 1 2 1 40 21
1999/00 37 23 6 5 1 0 6 2 50 30
2000/01 19 5 0 0 4 2 - 23 7
2001/02 37 23 5 2 4 2 - 46 27
2002/03 35 17 1 1 0 0 12 7 48 25
2003/04 37 22 2 0 1 0 11 6 51 28
2004/05 38 7 4 1 1 0 9 11 42 29
2005/06 32 10 3 1 2 1 4 2 41 24
Country England 559 283 58 27 50 32 58 32 725 374
Total 559 283 58 27 50 32 58 32 725 374

International career statisticsEdit

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England national team
YearAppsGoals
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

ReferencesEdit

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Alan Shearer". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Alan Shearer - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.