Shearer made Premier League defences suffer over 14 seasonsAlan Shearer scored his 260th and final Premier League goal for Newcastle against Sunderland on 17 April 2006. Those 260 goals were amassed over 14 Premier League seasons, in 441 games. Shearer's Premier League goals by club Club Years Games Goals Blackburn 1992-1996 138 112 Newcastle 1996-2006 303 148But how do Shearer's goals break down across his 14 seasons and how do the current tallies of the leading candidates looking to emulate him stack up? The rivals for Shearer's crownAs it stands, there are three current Premier League forwards with more than 100 goals to their name and, realistically, enough time on their side to threaten Shearer's tally. He averaged a fraction over 20 goals a season in his first 10 Premier League campaigns, but 14 for his final four.

Source: BBC April 19, 2019 09:56 UTC