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Name: |
Alan Shearer
OBE,
DL |
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Born: |
13th August 1970, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Height: |
5'11"
(as a player) |
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Weight: |
79kg
(as a player) |
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Family: |
Wife (Lainya), 2 daughters (Holly and Chloe) and son (Will) |
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Nicknames |
Big Al, The Goal Machine, Lion of Gosforth |
Footballing
Honours
- FA Premier League Winner: 1994/95 (Blackburn Rovers)
- FA Premier League Runner up: 1993/94 (Blackburn Rovers) &
1996/97 (Newcastle Utd)
- FA Cup Runner up: 1998 & 1999 (both with Newcastle
Utd)
- Tournoi de France Winner: 1997 (England)
- Full Members Cup Runner up: 1992 (Southampton)
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1994/95 (Blackburn Rovers)
& 1996/97 (Newcastle Utd)
- PFA Players' Player of the Year nominee: 8 times
- 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/2000, 2002/03 &
2003/04
- Named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 6
times
- 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97 & 2002/03
- Football Writers' Player of the Year: 94/95 (Blackburn
Rovers)
- 3rd FIFA World Player of the Year: 1997
- Inducted into the FA Hall of Fame in 1995
- Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004
- Listed in the FIFA100 list of Greatest Living
Footballers (chosen by Pelé in 2004)
- FA Premier League Golden Boot: 1994/95 (34 goals), 1995/96 (31
goals) & 1996/97 (25 goals)
- European Championship Golden Boot: 1996 (5 goals)
- Current All time Premer League Top Scorer: 260 Goals
- Current All Time Newcastle United Top Scorer: 206 Goals
- First Player to score 100 Premier League Goals
- First Player to score 200 Premier League Goals
- Record-holder for Most Goals in a Premier League season: 34
Goals (94/95)
- Record-holder for Most Goals in a 38 game Premier League season: 31
Goals (95/96)
- Record-holder for Most Goals in a Premier League match:
5 Goals (Newcastle 8-0 Sheff Wed 1999)
- Record-holder for Most Premier League Hat-Tricks: 11
- Youngest Player Ever to hit a Top Flight Hat-Trick (5th April 1988
League debut against Arsenal)
- Barclaycard Merit Award 20th April 2002 (reaching 200 Premiership
goals)
- Named Overall Premier League player of Decade: 1992-2002
- Named Domestic Premier League Player of the Decade: 1992-2002
- Named in Overall Premier League Team of the Decade:
1992-2002
- Named in Domestic Premier League Team of the Decade:
1992-2002
- Outstanding contribution to Premier League Football:
1992-2002
- Premier League Decade Top Goalscorer: 1992-2002
- 1991 Toulon Tournament Winner. Also winning Best
Player and Top Scorer awards that year
- Premier League Player of the Month Awards: 4
- November 1994 (shared with Chris Sutton)
- September 1998
- December 2002
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- October 2003
- World Record Transfer Fee:
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Blackburn to Newcastle 1996 for £ 15 million
- 2 British Record Transfer Fees:
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Southampton to Blackburn 1992 for £ 3.5 million
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Blackburn to Newcastle 1996 for £ 15 million
- England Captain: 1996 to 2000 (34 times)
- Newcastle United Club Captain: 1999 to 2006
Personal
honours
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for
Services to Association Football
- Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland in 2009
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- Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne: March 2002
- Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law from Northumbria
University in 2006
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- Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law from Newcastle
University in 2009
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Detailed Sections:
Career
Overview:
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League |
FA
Cup |
League Cup |
Europe |
Total |
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Seasons |
Team |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
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87-92 |
Southampton |
118 |
23 |
14 |
4 |
18 |
11 |
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158* |
43* |
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92-96 |
Blackburn |
138 |
112 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
2 |
171 |
130 |
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96-06 |
Newcastle |
303 |
148 |
36 |
21 |
16 |
7 |
48 |
30 |
404 |
206 |
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TOTAL |
CLUB CAREER |
559 |
283 |
58 |
27 |
50 |
32 |
56 |
32 |
733 |
379 |
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92-00 |
England** |
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63 |
30 |
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TOTAL |
CAREER |
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796 |
409 |
* - Includes totals from Southampton's Full Members
Cup matches (Played 8, scored 5).
** - Alan also managed 11 caps and 13 goals for
England Under 21s (not taken into account here).
Additional
Information:
- Career Champions League record: Played 20, Scored 8.
- Career UEFA Cup record: Played 36, Scored 24.
- Career Cup Winners' Cup record: Played 2, Scored 1.
- Scored 65 Braces and 15 Hat-tricks in his career.
- 61 Braces and 14 Hat-tricks at Club level.
- 12 League Hat-Tricks, 11 Premier League Hat-tricks
- 1 Champions League Hat-Trick and 1 UEFA Cup Hat-trick
- Shearer came off the bench a total of 35 times.
Season by Season:
Career
Goalscoring Record:
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TOTAL Goals |
409 |
| HOME Goals |
262 (Everton
15, Tottenham 12) |
| AWAY Goals |
139 (Leeds
11) |
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NEUTRAL Goals |
8 (Tottenham
2) |
Career
Goals Scored by Opposition:
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Pos. |
Team |
Goals |
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1 |
Leeds United |
22 |
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2 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
19 |
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3 |
Coventry City |
18 |
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Everton |
18 |
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5 |
Manchester United |
14 |
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Sheffield Wednesday |
14 |
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Southampton |
14 |
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8 |
Chelsea |
12 |
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9 |
Manchester City |
11 |
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Middlesbrough |
11 |
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Nottingham Forest |
11 |
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Queens Park Rangers |
11 |
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West Ham United |
11 |
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14 |
Blackburn Rovers |
10 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
10 |
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Ipswich Town |
10 |
Landmarks:
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Appearance Landmark |
Date |
Vs |
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100th club appearance |
? Aug 91 |
? (?) |
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200th club appearance |
27 Nov 93 |
Ipswich Town (A) |
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300th club appearance |
1 Nov 95 |
Legia Warsaw (H) |
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400th club appearance |
26 Sep 98 |
Nottingham Forest (A) |
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500th club appearance |
26 Nov 00 |
Liverpool (H) |
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600th club appearance |
13 Aug 03 |
Partizan Belgrade (A) |
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700th club appearance |
28 Aug 05 |
Manchester United (H) |
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100th League appearance |
? ?? 92 |
? (?) |
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200th League appearance |
? Nov 94 |
? (?) |
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300th League appearance |
28 Mar 98 |
Southampton (A) |
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400th League appearance |
21 Oct 01 |
Tottenham Hotspur (H) |
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500th League appearance |
14 Aug 04 |
Middlesbrough (A) |
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100th Premier League appearance |
20 Apr 95 |
Crystal Palace |
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200th Premier League appearance |
19 Dec 98 |
Leicester City (H) |
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300th Premier League appearance |
6 Mar 02 |
Liverpool (A) |
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400th Premier League appearance |
5 Mar 05 |
Liverpool (H) |
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100th Southampton appearance |
? Aug 91 |
? (?) |
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100th Southampton League appearance |
? ?? 92 |
? (?) |
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100th Blackburn appearance |
31 Dec 94 |
Crystal Palace |
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100th Blackburn League appearance |
20 Apr 95 |
Crystal Palace |
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100th Newcastle appearance |
24 Apr 99 |
Wimbledon |
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200th Newcastle appearance |
2 Jan 02 |
Manchester United (A) |
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300th Newcastle appearance |
7 Feb 04 |
Leicester City (H) |
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400th Newcastle appearance |
26 Mar 06 |
Charlton Athletic (A) |
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100th Newcastle League appearance |
22 Jan 00 |
Wimbledon |
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200th Newcastle League appearance |
15 Mar 03 |
Charlton Athletic (A) |
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300th Newcastle League appearance |
1 Apr 06 |
Tottenham Hotspur (H) |
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50th England cap |
5 June 00 |
Sweden (H) |
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Goal Landmark |
Date |
Vs |
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100th club goal |
20 Aug 94 |
Southampton (A) |
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200th club goal |
19 Apr 97 |
Derby County (H) |
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300th club goal |
19 Oct 02 |
Blackburn Rovers (A) (1st goal) |
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100th League goal |
18 Mar 95 |
Chelsea (H) |
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200th League goal |
6 Sep 00 |
Coventry City (A) |
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100th Premier League goal |
30 Dec 95 |
Tottenham H |
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200th Premier League goal |
20 Apr 02 |
Charlton Athletic (H) |
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100th Blackburn goal |
23 Sep 95 |
Coventry City |
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100th Blackburn League goal |
30 Dec 95 |
Tottenham H |
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100th Newcastle goal |
27 Nov 01 |
Ipswich Town (H) (2nd goal) |
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200th Newcastle goal |
7 Jan 06 |
Mansfield (H) |
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100th Newcastle League goal |
23 Nov 02 |
Manchester United (A) |
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