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Full name: Alan Shearer OBE
Date of birth: August 31, 1970
Birthplace: Newcastle, England
Nationality: English
EU passport: No
Height: 180 cms
Position: Striker [C]
Squad Number: 9
Previous clubs: 1987-92 Southampton
1992-96 Blackburn Rovers
1996-06 Newcastle United
International debut: February 1992, v France
International Caps: 63
International Goals: 30
World Cups: France 1998 |
English FA Premier League (1995)
English FA Premier League Top Scorer (1995, 1996, 1997)
English FA Premier League Footballer of the Year (1995, 1997)
UEFA European Football Championship Top Scorer (1996)
UEFA Cup Top Scorer (2004) | |
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| Season | Club | Country | Level | GP | GS |
| 2005-06 |
Newcastle United |
 ENG |
A |
32 |
10 |
| 2004-05 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
28 |
7 |
| 2003-04 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
37 |
22 |
| 2002-03 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
35 |
17 |
| 2001-02 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
37 |
23 |
| 2000-01 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
19 |
5 |
| 1999-00 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
37 |
23 |
| 1998-99 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
30 |
14 |
| 1997-98 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
17 |
2 |
| 1996-97 |
Newcastle United |
ENG |
A |
31 |
25 |
| 1995-96 |
Blackburn Rovers |
ENG |
A |
35 |
31 |
| 1994-95 |
Blackburn Rovers |
ENG |
A |
42 |
34 |
| 1993-94 |
Blackburn Rovers |
ENG |
A |
40 |
31 |
| 1992-93 |
Blackburn Rovers |
ENG |
A |
21 |
16 |
| 1991-92 |
Southampton |
ENG |
A |
41 |
13 |
| 1990-91 |
Southampton |
ENG |
A |
36 |
4 |
| 1989-90 |
Southampton |
ENG |
A |
26 |
3 |
| 1988-89 |
Southampton |
ENG |
A |
10 |
0 |
| 1987-88 |
Southampton |
ENG |
A |
5 |
3 |
| Career Totals: | 559 | 283 |
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1970
Born August 13, Newcastle.
1988
Joined Southampton in April. Became youngest player to score a top flight hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Arsenal.
1990
Scored three goals in 26 league matches for Southampton in 1989-90 season.
1991
Called up for England under-21s, ultimately scoring 13 goals in 11 appearances.
1992
February: Made his senior England debut scoring in a 2-0 victory over France at Wembley.
July: Joined Blackburn Rovers for a then-British transfer record of 3.6 million pounds ($6.41 million). He scored twice on his debut in a 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace. Hit 22 goals that season.
1994
Voted English Footballer of the Year after notching 34 goals in 1993-94 season.
1995
Steered Blackburn to their first championship in 81 years with 34 Premier League goals. Voted Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year.
1996
June: Top scorer in Euro 96 with five goals.
July: Moved to Newcastle United for a then-world record fee of 15 million pounds. He scored 112 league goals in 132 games at Blackburn.
1997
Suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season tournament and was out for five months.
1998
Returned to league action in January. Took Newcastle to FA Cup final where they lost 2-0 to Arsenal.
Undercover newspaper reporters record Newcastle directors Freddy Shepherd and Douglas Hall describing Shearer as a "Mary Poppins" figure for his cleaner than clean image.
Played in 1998 World Cup, scoring once.
1999
Newcastle lose FA Cup final 2-0 to Manchester United.
August 24: Dropped by manager Ruud Gullit who left him on bench for game against local rivals Sunderland.
Returned to form after Bobby Robson took over, equaling Premier League record with five goals in 8-0 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday in September.
2000
July: Announced international retirement after Euro 2000, finishing England career with 63 caps and 30 goals.
2001
May: Underwent second operation on persistent knee injury which disrupted his season, playing only 23 times.
2002
April: Became first player to score 200 Premier League goals in win over Charlton Athletic.
Scored twice against Blackburn to seal a Champions League qualification place.
2003
February: Scored Champions League hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen.
April: Broke ankle against Sunderland.
2005
April: Postponed retirement to play on for another season.
2006
February: Stepped in to assist caretaker manager Glenn Roeder after Graeme Souness was sacked.
Eclipsed 1950s striker Jackie Milburn's mark of 200 goals in win over Portsmouth, setting Newcastle scoring record.
April: Scored his 206th Newcastle goal in 4-1 win over Sunderland before injuring knee in same match... Announces retirement after scan reveals a tear in the medial ligament in his left knee that rules him out for the rest of the season.
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