Alan Shearer retires!

[Catchetat]

A serious knee injury put him out for five months in his second season, and Newcastle have rarely threatened to win the title since. They also suffered dismal defeats in FA Cup finals against Arsenal and Manchester United in 1998 and 1999.

Shearer retired from internationals after Euro 2000 to concentrate on club football but his final six years in the black and white shirt yielded no medals. He continued to score goals regularly and was persuaded to postpone his retirement for one last season. In February, Shearer passed the Newcastle record of Jackie Milburn with his 201st goal against Portsmouth. His farewell was ruined by a knee ligament injury sustained at Sunderland on Monday which put him out for the remainder of the season. Typically he signed off with a goal in a 4-1 victory over Newcastle's arch-rivals which took his tally at the club to 206.

The father-of-three will now step away from full-time football. He plans to spend more time with his family, play more golf and pursue a career in the media which will take him to the World Cup in Germany.

For now, though, he will be remembered as one of the greatest goal-scorers in British soccer history.


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[Jordan3]

Read about this in The Sun this morning. Goodbye to definately the best player ever to play in the Premiership so far as well as an excellent player for his country.

[-Paul]

Wouldn't say the best player ever to play in the Premiership? :P

He will be missed though.

[cocaine]

He was an excellent player.

[holo-jonny]

A Legend.

[Colourful™]

I don't know why everyone is making a big fuss over it. He's only got 3 games left, and he was gonig to retire at the end of the season anyway. It isn't a life altering injury...but he was a great veteran player!

[Jordan3]

He is the best player to play Premiership in my opinion, mainly because he's been there since the Premiership first started off, and is the longest serving player in it.

[Rou]

Was one of the best english football players that lived...

[Liam.]

He's been loyal to newcastle, 10 years there. scoring over 200 goals.

Shame he will miss his testimonial :(
Least newcastle can still get in europe though <33

[Pu$$y]

Read about this in The Sun this morning. Goodbye to definately the best player ever to play in the Premiership so far as well as an excellent player for his country. Andy Cole mate.. Man United & Newcastle legend. Still playing now, what a guy..

[Jordan3]

Andy Cole mate.. Man United & Newcastle legend. Still playing now, what a guy..

Nah, Shearer is better, because he's done well for country too, and although Cole has caps, he never really made it on the international scene.

[bingoking]

Shearer goal record by season:

Southampton
1987-1988: played 5 scored 3 (division 1)
1988-1989: played 10 scored 0 (division 1)
1989-1990: played 26 scored 3 (division 1)
1990-1991: played 36 scored 4 (division 1)
1991-1992: played 41 scored 13 (division 1)

Transferred for £3.6 million to Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers
1992-1993: played 21 scored 16 (premiership)
1993-1994: played 40 scored 31 (premiership)
1994-1995: played 42 scored 34 (premiership)
1995-1996: played 35 scored 31 (premiership)

Tranferred for £15 million to Newcastle United

Newcastle United
1996-1997: played 31 scored 25 (premiership)
1997-1998: played 17 scored 2 (premiership)
1998-1999: played 30 scored 14 (premiership)
1999-2000: played 37 scored 23 (premiership)
2000-2001: played 19 scored 5 (premiership)
2001-2002: played 37 scored 23 (premiership)
2002-2003: played 35 scored 17 (premiership)
2003-2004: played 37 scored 22 (premiership)
2004-2005: played 28 scored 7 (premiership)
2005-2006: played 32 scored 10 (premiership)

Alan Shearer retired at the age of 36.

Overall: played 559 scored 283 (league)

[Pu$$y]

Andy cooooooooleeee

[RareIce]

A brilliant sportsman, he is just a natrrul goalscorer and without a doubt one of the best british strikers there has been