Newcastle United

Alan Shearer

Forward#9

Key facts

Age: 56
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 76 kg
Number: #9
Born: 13/8/1970
Birthplace: England
Position: Forward
Nationality: England

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2005-06 Barclays Premier League NEW	31	75	54	3	0	10	5	57	35	48
2004-05 Barclays Premier League NEW	26	52	54	0	0	7	2	62	37	32
2003-04 Barclays Premier League NEW	36	83	77	1	0	22	4	95	95	0
2002-03 Barclays Premier League NEW	35	0	0	7	0	17	5	80	58	0
2001-02 Barclays Premier League NEW	28	0	0	2	1	23	0	0	0	0

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2005-06 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	32	10	5	57	35	2,747	3	0	48	32	1	75	54	0	–	33	0
2004-05 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	28	7	2	62	37	2,261	0	0	32	28	2	52	54	0	–	35	0
2003-04 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	37	22	4	95	59	3,223	1	0	35	36	0	83	77	0	3	3	0
2003-04 UEFA Champions LeagueNewcastle United	2	–	–	–	–	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002-03 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	35	17	8	–	–	3,066	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001-02 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	37	23	10	–	–	3,226	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000-01 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	19	5	4	–	–	1,710	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999-00 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	37	23	13	–	–	3,258	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998-99 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	30	14	8	–	–	2,585	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997-98 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	17	2	4	–	–	1,350	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1996-97 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	31	25	11	–	–	2,799	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995-96 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	35	31	13	–	–	3,150	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1994-95 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	42	34	19	–	–	3,798	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1993-94 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	40	31	4	–	–	3,078	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1992-93 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	21	16	8	–	–	1,917	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career15 seasons	443	260	113	214	131	38,378	42	0	115	96	3	210	185	0	3	71	0

Recent games

Apr '0618
@ Sunderland
1 G · 1 SHOT · 3 FC
W 4-1
Apr '0616
v Wigan Athletic
2 G · 2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 3 FC · 2 FA
W 3-1
Apr '0610
@ Middlesbrough
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 1 FA
W 2-1
Apr '062
v Tottenham Hotspur
1 G · 1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 2 FC · 3 FA
W 3-1
Mar '0627
@ Charlton Athletic
1 A · 3 SHOT · 2 SOG · 1 FA · 1 OFF
L 3-1
Mar '0620
v Liverpool
1 SHOT · 3 FC · 2 FA · 1 OFF
L 3-1
Mar '0613
@ Manchester United
1 FA
L 2-0
Mar '065
v Bolton Wanderers
1 G · 2 SHOT · 2 SOG · 7 FC · 3 FA
W 3-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Game
18 Apr @ SunderlandW 4-1 18 Apr	1	0	1	0	71	0	0	1	0	3	0	–	1
16 Apr v Wigan AthleticW 3-1 16 Apr	2	0	2	1	90	0	1	1	0	3	2	–	1
10 Apr @ MiddlesbroughW 2-1 10 Apr	0	0	1	0	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	–	1
2 Apr v Tottenham HotspurW 3-1 2 Apr	1	0	1	1	90	0	5	1	0	2	3	–	1
27 Mar @ Charlton AthleticL 1-3 27 Mar	0	1	3	2	90	0	1	1	0	0	1	–	2
20 Mar v LiverpoolL 1-3 20 Mar	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	1	0	3	2	–	3
13 Mar @ Manchester UnitedL 0-2 13 Mar	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	–	2
5 Mar v Bolton WanderersW 3-1 5 Mar	1	0	2	2	90	1	1	1	0	7	3	–	1
12 Feb @ Aston VillaW 2-1 12 Feb	0	1	1	1	90	0	1	1	0	3	4	–	1
5 Feb v PortsmouthW 2-0 5 Feb	1	1	4	3	90	0	3	1	0	2	1	–	0
2 Feb @ Manchester CityL 0-3 2 Feb	0	0	0	0	90	0	2	1	0	2	1	–	3
22 Jan v Blackburn RoversL 0-1 22 Jan	0	0	2	1	90	0	2	1	0	2	2	–	1
15 Jan @ FulhamL 0-1 15 Jan	0	0	0	0	90	0	3	1	0	1	2	–	1
3 Jan v MiddlesbroughD 2-2 3 Jan	0	0	1	1	90	0	5	1	0	1	2	–	1
1 Jan @ Tottenham HotspurL 0-2 1 Jan	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	–	2
27 Dec @ LiverpoolL 0-2 27 Dec	0	0	1	1	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	–	1
18 Dec @ West Ham UnitedW 4-2 18 Dec	1	1	2	1	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	–	1
11 Dec v ArsenalW 1-0 11 Dec	0	1	2	1	90	1	2	1	0	4	4	–	0
4 Dec v Aston VillaD 1-1 4 Dec	1	0	3	0	90	0	1	1	0	3	2	–	1
28 Nov @ EvertonL 0-1 28 Nov	0	0	3	3	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	–	1
6 Nov v Birmingham CityW 1-0 6 Nov	0	0	2	2	90	1	2	1	0	4	2	–	0
31 Oct @ West Bromwich AlbionW 3-0 31 Oct	1	0	2	1	24	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	0
23 Oct v SunderlandW 3-2 23 Oct	0	0	2	1	90	0	4	1	0	2	2	–	2
15 Oct @ Wigan AthleticL 0-1 15 Oct	0	0	3	1	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	–	1
2 Oct @ PortsmouthD 0-0 2 Oct	0	0	4	3	90	0	1	1	0	0	2	–	0
25 Sept v Manchester CityW 1-0 25 Sept	0	0	1	1	76	0	1	1	0	3	1	–	0
18 Sept @ Blackburn RoversW 3-0 18 Sept	1	0	1	1	74	0	1	1	0	3	1	–	0
11 Sept v FulhamD 1-1 11 Sept	0	0	3	2	90	0	3	1	0	4	1	–	1
29 Aug v Manchester UnitedL 0-2 29 Aug	0	0	3	1	90	0	0	1	0	6	4	–	2
25 Aug @ Bolton WanderersL 0-2 25 Aug	0	0	2	2	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	–	2
21 Aug v West Ham UnitedD 0-0 21 Aug	0	0	3	2	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	–	0
14 Aug @ ArsenalL 0-2 14 Aug	0	0	1	0	72	0	3	1	0	3	2	–	0

Splits, Premier League

Split
HomeHome or away, 138W	222	0.8	0.3	0.6	0.4	86.2	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
AwayHome or away, 65W	219	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	86.9	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	–	0.2	0.0
WinsResult, 203W	203	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.3	87.4	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
LossesResult, 0W	129	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	85.5	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
DrawsResult, 0W	109	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.4	86.2	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 203W	441	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.3	86.5	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
Manchester UnitedOpponent, 4W	25	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.3	89.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
Aston VillaOpponent, 11W	24	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.5	86.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
Tottenham HotspurOpponent, 13W	24	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	88.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	–	0.2	0.0
ArsenalOpponent, 7W	23	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	85.3	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
EvertonOpponent, 11W	22	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	86.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
LiverpoolOpponent, 5W	22	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	81.8	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	–	0.2	0.0
SouthamptonOpponent, 10W	22	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.4	88.7	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	–	0.1	0.0
Leeds UnitedOpponent, 9W	19	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	90.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
ChelseaOpponent, 8W	18	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.3	90.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	–	0.1	0.0
MiddlesbroughOpponent, 10W	18	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.2	89.3	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	–	0.2	0.0
West Ham UnitedOpponent, 6W	18	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.2	85.5	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	–	0.1	0.0
Manchester CityOpponent, 10W	17	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.4	83.9	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.0	–	0.4	0.0
Coventry CityOpponent, 8W	14	1.0	0.5	–	–	90.6	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bolton WanderersOpponent, 7W	13	0.7	0.2	1.1	0.7	83.1	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.0	1.4	1.0	0.0	–	0.5	0.0
Leicester CityOpponent, 6W	13	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	84.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
Sheffield WednesdayOpponent, 6W	13	1.0	0.3	–	–	86.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Blackburn RoversOpponent, 5W	12	0.6	0.2	1.1	0.8	88.3	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.9	0.0	–	0.1	0.0
Charlton AthleticOpponent, 4W	12	0.3	0.5	1.4	1.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0
SunderlandOpponent, 6W	11	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	69.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
WimbledonOpponent, 5W	11	0.7	0.4	–	–	90.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Derby CountyOpponent, 7W	9	0.4	0.0	–	–	88.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FulhamOpponent, 3W	9	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.0	89.3	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	–	0.8	0.0
Nottingham ForestOpponent, 8W	9	1.1	0.9	–	–	91.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ipswich TownOpponent, 4W	7	1.0	0.1	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Norwich CityOpponent, 1W	7	0.3	0.9	1.4	0.6	77.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	–	0.6	0.0
Queens Park RangersOpponent, 5W	7	1.0	0.1	–	–	92.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Newcastle UnitedOpponent, 3W	6	0.5	0.3	–	–	75.0	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Birmingham CityOpponent, 2W	5	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.8	90.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	0.8	0.0	1.8	1.6	0.0	–	0.6	0.0
Crystal PalaceOpponent, 2W	5	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	90.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
PortsmouthOpponent, 2W	5	0.4	0.2	2.2	1.2	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.8	1.6	0.0	–	0.2	0.0
Bradford CityOpponent, 2W	3	0.3	0.3	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oldham AthleticOpponent, 3W	3	1.0	0.0	–	–	60.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 2W	3	0.7	0.0	–	–	90.0	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
West Bromwich AlbionOpponent, 3W	3	1.3	0.0	2.7	1.3	68.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
Swindon TownOpponent, 2W	2	2.0	0.0	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
WatfordOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wigan AthleticOpponent, 1W	2	1.0	0.0	2.5	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.5	0.0	–	1.0	0.0
Wolverhampton WanderersOpponent, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	3.0	1.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
BarnsleyOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
St James' ParkGround, 25W	49	0.5	0.1	2.8	1.7	87.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	2.7	2.2	0.0	0.1	0.7	0.0
City of Manchester StadiumGround, 0W	3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.7	0.0	–	1.3	0.0
Fratton Park, PortsmouthGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	2.3	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
Goodison Park, LiverpoolGround, 0W	3	0.7	0.0	1.3	1.3	62.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	2.0	1.7	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
Highbury, LondonGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	84.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
Old Trafford, ManchesterGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	82.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.3	0.0	–	1.0	0.0
The Riverside StadiumGround, 2W	3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	89.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	–	0.7	0.0
The Valley, LondonGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.3	3.0	2.3	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.0	–	0.7	0.0
Toughsheet Community Stadium, BoltonGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	–	1.7	0.0
Villa Park, BirminghamGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.0	64.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	2.0	2.0	0.0	–	0.7	0.0
White Hart Lane, LondonGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0	0.0
Anfield, LiverpoolGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.5	0.0
Ewood Park, BlackburnGround, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	2.5	2.0	82.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
St Andrews StadiumGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	0.0	–	1.5	0.0
St. Mary's StadiumGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	3.5	2.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	–	0.5	0.0

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