Alan Shearer
England· Newcastle, Blackburn Rovers
Squad number history
Numbers worn — longest first
#9
13 seasons · Newcastle, Blackburn Rovers
Why #9?Shearer grew up wanting Newcastle's 9, so he asked for it when he signed in 1996 — except Les Ferdinand was wearing it, having taken it from Andy Cole a year earlier. Ferdinand gave it up, saying he never held a grudge: Kevin Keegan wanted Shearer to have it, and so did most of Tyneside. The two of them scored 49 between them that season.Source: planetfootball.com