Alan Shearer. Shearer scored 283 league goals in his career (all in the first tier of English football), including a record 260 in the Premier League (of which 58 were penalties) with a record 11 Premier League hat-tricks, and a total of 422 in all competitions including international at all levels.
Who is Harry Shearer and how did he get famous?
Shearer captained his school team and helped a Newcastle City Schools team win a seven-a-side tournament at St James’ Park, before joining the amateur Wallsend Boys Club as a teenager.
What was the size of Harry Shearer’s Shearer banner?
The banner measured 25 metres (82 ft) high by 32 metres (105 ft) wide, covering almost half of the Gallowgate End, aptly placed above the club bar, Shearer’s Bar, opened in his honour in 2005. The banner depicted Shearer as the “Gallowgate Giant”, with one arm aloft in his signature goal celebration,…
How much did Shearer earn from Newcastle United?
On 30 July 1996, for a world transfer record -breaking £15 million (equivalent to £28 million today) Shearer joined his hometown club and league runners-up Newcastle United, managed by his hero Keegan.
When did Shearer make his debut for Southampton?
Shearer was promoted to the first team after spending two years with the youth squad. He made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 March 1988, coming on as a substitute in a First Division fixture at Chelsea, before prompting national headlines in his full debut at The Dell two weeks later.
What was Shearer’s last match with Bobby Robson?
On 26 July 2009, Shearer played and scored in the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match, a charity match held at St James’ Park in tribute of Bobby Robson and in aid of his cancer charity the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. It proved to be Robson’s last public appearance, as he died five days later.
