Alan Shearer Despite Branfoot's claim to be "in the driving seat", "Saints" failed to include a "sell-on clause" in the contract. Shearer, less than a month off his 22nd birthday, was the most expensive player in British football. In his four years in the Southampton first team, Shearer made a total of 158 appearances in all competitions, scoring 43 goals. Despite making just one goalless appearance as England failed to progress past the Euro 1992 group stages, Shearer was soon subject to an English transfer record-breaking £3.6million bid from Blackburn Rovers. Although there was also interest from Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson,
Blackburn Rovers F.C. over by their current owners as they descended into League One–the first Premier League champions to sink into the third tier. On 24 April 2018, they were promoted back to the second tier with a 0-1 win at Doncaster Rovers. "For recent transfers, see 2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season." "For a list of notable Blackburn Rovers players in sortable-table format see List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players." Unlike most teams, Blackburn Rovers have only ever had one design to their home kit. The distinctive blue and white halved jersey is widely acknowledged as the "town colour". Although the design has