age ~71
from Charleston, WV
…Despite missing most of the 199596 season through injury, Anderton played an important part in the Euro 96 England team that reached the semi-finals and included compatriots like Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, Steve McManaman and Teddy Sheringham. In the semi final against Germany, the match ...
… than six months at Upton Park. He played alongside Alan Shearer and Matthew Le Tissier two of the country's highest regarded strikers in the early 1990s and scored nine goals in 30 league games to ensure that the team finished high enough for a place in the newly-formed FA Premier League....
…During the 1992 close season, Ferguson went on the hunt for a new striker. He first attempted to sign Alan Shearer from Southampton, but lost out to Blackburn Rovers. He also made at least one approach for the Sheffield Wednesday striker David Hirst, but manager Trevor Francis rejected all o...
… Kinnear however suffered heart trouble the following month, given leave by the club to recover. In April 2009 Ashley appointed Alan Shearer to replace Kinnear as interim manager. Shearer however was unable to achieve more than 5 points from the 8 games he was in-charge, and on 24 May 2009 N...