Transfer to Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers recruits Alan Shearer, formerly of Southampton. Blackburn invested heavily in the young England striker as part of a promotion-era push for the league title.
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Alan Shearer Biography and Timeline
Follow Alan Shearer through 12 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Alan Shearer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1992–2000Years on this page
1992
1993
Shearer Recovers From Serious Knee Injury
Shearer returns to Blackburn action after a knee ligament injury, resuming his development into a prolific Premier League goalscorer.
1994
Footballer of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
Player of the Year
Blackburn Rovers marksman Shearer receives the writers award as his prolific scoring establishes him among the most feared forwards in the Premier League.
1995
Golden Boot Premier League
Claims the Premier League top-scorer award with 34 goals while representing Blackburn Rovers. The season is distinguished by his decisive contribution to Blackburn’s first English league championship in 81 years.
Premier League Championship
Alan Shearer wins the 1994/95 Premier League championship with Blackburn Rovers and scores 34 league goals and provides the prolific finishing at the centre of Blackburn's title challenge.
1996
Golden Boot Premier League
Leads the Premier League scoring standings with 31 goals for Blackburn Rovers. His contribution stands out for his sustained scoring despite Blackburn losing their championship crown.
Transfer
England striker Alan Shearer is transferred from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle for a then world record fee of œ15 million
World Record
England striker Alan Shearer is transferred from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle for a then world record fee of œ15 million
Record Transfer Takes Shearer to Keegan Newcastle
Alan Shearer joins his hometown club Newcastle United in a world-record transfer from Blackburn Rovers, giving Kevin Keegan a formidable English international centre-forward.
1997
Golden Boot Premier League
Collects the Premier League leading-scorer distinction after scoring 25 goals for Newcastle United. The award recognises his first campaign for Newcastle after leaving Blackburn.
2000
Shearer Heads Keegan England Past Germany
Alan Shearer scores the decisive header as England beat Germany 1–0 in Euro 2000, delivering one of the national team's defining results under Kevin Keegan.
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.