First Division Top Scorer for Leicester
Lineker scores 24 league goals for Leicester City in 1984-85 and finishes as the joint leading scorer in England's First Division before joining Everton.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Gary Lineker Biography and Timeline
Follow Gary Lineker through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Gary Lineker, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1985–1992Years on this page
1985
1986
Six-Goal Golden Boot
Scores six goals for England and finishes as Mexico 1986's leading marksman.
Footballer of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
International Caps
Scores twice against Paraguay in the 1986 World Cup round of sixteen, securing England's progression to a quarter-final against Argentina.
1990
World Cup
England play West Germany in the World Cup semi-final, after going 1-0 down early in the second half, Gascoignes Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker equalises for England with ten minutes remaining to force extra time.
1992
Player of the Year
The Tottenham Hotspur striker is acclaimed by football writers for his movement and reliable finishing during the final English season of his playing career.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.