Career in Pictures: Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer

Record Retirement

Having already reversed his decision to retire from the ‘Beautiful Game’ back in 2005, the following season proved to be his final one, as injury ultimately curtailed his illustrious career.

Shearer scored 13 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions that term, breaking Jackie Milburn’s 49-year-old record of 200 goals for Newcastle United.

However, on April 17, 2005; with just three games remaining of the campaign, Shearer suffered a tear to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the 4-1 victory over arch-rivals Sunderland, in which he scored his final (206th) goal for the club.

The injury brought forward his retirement.

Shearer still remains the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer with 260 strikes overall, including his spells with Southampton and Blackburn.