Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League, he is the Premier League's record goalscorer. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he came third in both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer was one of the first two players inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. Shearer played his entire career in the top level of English football. He started his career at Southampton in 1988 before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 1992, where he established himself as among the most prolific goalscorers in Europe. Whilst at Blackburn Rovers, he won the 1994–95 Premier League, as well as two consecutive Premier League Golden Boots. In the summer of 1996, he joined his hometown club Newcastle United for a then world record £15 million. He led Newcastle to the 1998 FA Cup and 1999 FA Cup finals, and eventually became the club's all-time top scorer.[notes 1] He retired at the end of the 2005–06 season. For the England national team, Shearer appeared 63 times and scored 30 goals. UEFA Euro 1996 was his biggest success at international football; England reached the ...
Purely Belter (2000)
Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they ... (more)
Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they ... (more)
The Match (1999)
Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire. (more)
Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire. (more)
Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football & Me (2017)
A look at heading the football. (more)
A look at heading the football. (more)
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager (2018)
The definitive portrait of one of sport's most inspirational, influential figures - whose legacy lives on far beyond the football field. (more)
The definitive portrait of one of sport's most inspirational, influential figures - whose legacy lives on far beyond the football field. (more)
Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend (2018)
Managing England: The Impossible Job (2018)
Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home (2016)
Once More for Bobby (2014)
On November 10th, Robbie Elliott and Phil Gray cycled across the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle (UK) and into St. James' Park to complete an epic 3500 mile journey in only 25 days. It saw them visit every club that SIR BOBBY ROBSON managed throughout his career. This ... (more)
On November 10th, Robbie Elliott and Phil Gray cycled across the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle (UK) and into St. James' Park to complete an epic 3500 mile journey in only 25 days. It saw them visit every club that SIR BOBBY ROBSON managed throughout his career. This ... (more)
Great North: A Run. A River. A Region. (2021)
GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields. (more)
GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields. (more)
Hurst: The First and Only (2022)
Follows Geoff Hurst who scored the only hat trick in a World Cup Final. Some incredible highs and little-known lows as the sporting legend talks for the first time. (more)
Follows Geoff Hurst who scored the only hat trick in a World Cup Final. Some incredible highs and little-known lows as the sporting legend talks for the first time. (more)