On of the younger sports notables in England, Alan was born in Gosforth - Newcastle. A longtime supported of Newcastle United, Alan's boyhood soccer hero was Kevin Keegan. Shearer's soccer skills became apparent early on when at the age of 12 he scored 13 goals in one game, was the captain of his school game and was invited to trails at Newcastle. Unfortunately for Newcastle, he played goal in the trails and was un-noticed by them but was noticed by a scout form Southampton and was signed by them

At 15 he left Newcastle and in his 1988 league debut he became the youngest player ever to score a first-class hat trick. He gained a reputation for being the hardest working player on the team which served him well in his rapid advancement into the upper level of soccer superstars. The Blackburn Rovers paid a record £3.6 million for Shearer in 1992  and by the 1994/95 season they were able to win the Premiership title which the Rovers had not won in 81 years.

He scored 30 or more goals in 3 consecutive seasons which is a feat unmatched by any other player in English Football history. The Euro-96 games saw Shearer score 5 goals which established him as the scoring leader. In 1996 Alan Shearer's dreams came true when he signed with the only club he really wanted to play with, Newcastle, after turning down several other better offers. To top off his return to Newcastle, his coach there was boyhood idol Kevin Keegan. He signed for £15m.

On August 6, 1996, 15,000 fans turned up in a rainstorm to welcome him  home. Although his first season saw several injuries and the departure of Keegan, he has shone as an outstanding player personality on the field. He lead the English team in the 1998 World Cup in France and has remained a star player in the league.

He has remained firmly planted in his Newcastle roots and proud of his parents working class background. Shearer has never been the most spectacular person when the media shone it's spotlight on him, and has often been made fun of because of his family ordinary lifestyle, but once again what he may lack in front of the interview camera he makes up for through hard work and spectacular play in front of the game camera.

Shearer was once challenged by team-mates to incorporate the title of an Abba song into an interview. So he answered a question with: "Yes, but the winner takes it all." In a now famous comment, Shearer said that he would be celebrating Blackburn's triumph by "going home and creosoting the garden fence".