July 1992 - Joins Blackburn Rovers from Southampton in then British record £3.3m deal. Scores twice on debut in 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace. The England striker goes on to net 22 times before suffering cruciate knee ligament injury against Leeds on Boxing Day and missing the rest of the campaign

1994 - Voted Footballer of the Year having scored 31 Premiership goals in the 1993-94 season

1995 - Shearer's 34 Premiership goals lead Blackburn to their first championship for 81 years. Voted PFA Player of the Year

1996 - Becomes first player to reach 100 goals in the Premiership, taking just over three seasons to do so. Wins Golden Boot as top goalscorer at Euro 96 for England

1996 - Moves to hometown club Newcastle United in then world record £15m deal

Injury sees Shearer miss large parts of 1996-97 season, but he still scores 28 goals in all competitions as Newcastle finish second in the Premiership and qualify for the Champions League

June 2000 - Scores a penalty but his international career ends as England fail to make Euro 2000 after a 3-2 defeat to Romania in qualifying

December 2002 - Having already scored his 100th Premiership goal for Newcastle the month before and becoming the first man to accomplish the feat with two clubs, Shearer scores the 350th goal of his career against Middlesbrough

February 2005 - Nets his 250th Premiership goal in Newcastle's 1-1 draw at Manchester City

February 2006 - Shearer scores his 201st goal for Newcastle at home to Portsmouth to become top scorer in the club's history

April 2006 - Admits his career has been ended by a medial ligament injury sustained against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light

May 2006 - Barclays present Alan Shearer with a Platinum Boot as he bids farewell to his playing career