Shearer makes others pay the penalty
Opta take a close look at Alan Shearer's impressive penalty scoring record.
The sight of Alan Shearer thumping a penalty into a rippling net and wheeling away in triumph has been one of the most familiar sights in the Premiership era. Indeed, 1997-98 remains the only Premiership season not to see a trademark Shearer spot kick.Thanks to a knee injury, however, Shearer's penalty strike against Sunderland on Easter Monday 2006 is likely to be his final ever goal as a professional footballer. He took it as coolly as ever, particularly given the fact it was against Newcastle's hated rivals, but the fact that it was a penalty was not too much of a surprise. The former England international has had to increasingly rely on them to quench his goal thirst as his ageing limbs have declined.
| Alan Shearer | |||||
| Season | Apps | Goals | Pens | Goals/game | Pen ratio |
| 1992/3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0.76 | 19% |
| 1993/4 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 0.78 | 10% |
| 1994/5 | 42 | 34 | 10 | 0.81 | 29% |
| 1995/6 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 0.89 | 10% |
| 1996/7 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 0.81 | 12% |
| 1997/8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 | 0% |
| 1998/9 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 0.47 | 43% |
| 1999/0 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 0.62 | 22% |
| 2000/1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0.26 | 40% |
| 2001/2 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 0.62 | 22% |
| 2002/3 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0.49 | 12% |
| 2003/4 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 0.59 | 32% |
| 2004/5 | 28 | 7 | <
