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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.
Personal information | |||
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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) | |
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 |
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 48 | 14 | ||
1991–92 | First Division | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 49 | 37 | ||
1995–96 | Premier League | 35 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | – | 40 | 21 | ||
1999–2000 | Premier League | 37 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | – | 48 | 25 | ||
2003–04 | Premier League | 37 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 6] | 6 | – | 52 | 28 | ||
2004–05 | Premier League | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 11 | – | 42 | 19 | ||
2005–06 | Premier League | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
Team | Nation | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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Newcastle United | England | 1 April 2009 | 24 May 2009 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12.50 |
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