ARMPIT TO ARMPIT: 23.5 INCHES ( 59.69 cm )
BODY LENGTH: 30 INCHES ( 76.2 cm)
CONDITION: EXCELLENT QUALITY FABRIC, MINT BLUE, NO DAMAGE
AUTHENTIC ADIDAS: NEWCASTLE F.C. 1996-1997 AWAY SHIRT
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP CHAMPION- SECOND PLACE
ALAN SHEARER
After Euro 96, Manchester United again sought to sign Shearer and attempted to enter the battle for his signature. However, Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards stated that Blackburn Rovers refused to let Shearer go to Old Trafford. Ultimately Shearer joined his boyhood club and Manchester United's title rivals Newcastle United.
On 30 July 1996, for a -breaking £15 million (equivalent to £26 million today) Shearer joined his hometown club and league runners-up , managed by his hero Keegan. Shearer made his league debut away at , on 17 August 1996, and maintained his form during the rest of the season, finishing as top-scorer for the third consecutive season with 25 goals in 31 games, as well as winning another accolade,despite a groin injury forcing him to miss seven matches. Perhaps his best performance of the season came on 2 February 1997, when Newcastle went into the final 15 minutes of the game 3–1 down at home to in the league, only for Shearer to win them the game 4–3 by scoring a late hat-trick. However, the league title still eluded the club, who finished second in the league for a consecutive year, with Keegan resigning midway through the season.
NEWCASTLE LOGO- EMBROIDERED
ADIDAS LOGO - EMBROIDERED
SPONSOR: BROWN ALE - EMBOSSED VELVET ( EXCELLENT & BRIGHT)
SHEARER AND 10- FELT ( EMBOSSED GAMUZA )
MADE BY ADIDAS, ENGLAND