Alan Shearer

] On 30 July 1996, however, a world transfer record-breaking £15 million bid from his hometown club and league runners-up Newcastle United, managed by Shearer's hero Kevin Keegan, instead prompted Shearer's return to Newcastle. []
*Record for most Premier League goals in a 42-game season (1992-5): 34ref|a|a
*Record for most Premier League goals in a 38-game season (1995 onwards): 31ref|b|b
*Most overall goals scored for Newcastle United: 206cite web|url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10278~1241751,00.html|title=Goal Machines |accessdate=2008-07-26|publisher=Newcastle United]
*Most European goals for Newcastle United: 30

Personal honours
*PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1995, 1997
*Football Writers' Association Player of the Year: 1994
*Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004. [cite web|url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/alanshearer.htm|title=Hall of Fame - Alan Shearer|accessdate=2008-07-26|publisher=National Football Museum]
*Named by Pele as one of the 125 greatest living footballers. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3532829.stm|title=Fifa to unveil 100 greatest|accessdate=2008-07-26|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2004-03-04]
*In the awards to mark ten seasons of the Premier League, Shearer was named as: "Overall Player of the Decade", "Domestic Player of the Decade" and "Outstanding Contribution to the Premier League" and "Top Goalscorer". [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2947321.stm|title=Shearer nets awards|accessdate=2008-07-26|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2003-04-14] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2968009.stm|title=Newcastle reach Champions League|accessdate=2008-07-26|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2003-05-03]

ent|a|aHeld jointly with Andrew Cole.ent|b|bHeld jointly with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Outside football

*Officer of the Order of the British Empire
*Freeman of the City of Newcastle [cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2425752/Newcastle-quick-to-reap-rewards.html|title=Newcastle quick to reap rewards|accessdate=2008-08-05|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=2003-11-24]
*Awarded an honorary doctorate in Civil Law from Northumbria University in 2006. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6207010.stm|title=Football legend receives degree|accessdate=2008-08-05|publisher=BBC News|date=2006-12-04]

References

References

*soccerbase|7218|Alan Shearer
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7164&pn=Alan_Shearer_OBE Alan Shearer career stats] at Football Database
* [http://www.4thegame.com/club/newcastle-united-fc/player-profile/855/alanshearer.html Alan Shearer profile] at 4thegame.com

External links

* [http://www.shearer9.com Shearer9.com - unofficial fansite]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2006/02/09/shearer_interview_feature.shtml February 2006 radio interview with the BBC]
* [http://www.vidfootball.com/videos/Football_Interviews/Alan_Shearer_TWG_Interview Interview with Alan Shearer at vidFootball.com] Navboxes|list1=

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NAME = Shearer, Alan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Association footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 13 August 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH = Gosforth, England
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