Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer, CBE, DL (; born 13 August 1970) is an English retired footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and the England national team. He is Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004 Shearer was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the
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