Planet Football
·4 February 2023
Can you name Newcastle United’s XI from Alan Shearer’s debut in 1996?

Planet Football
·4 February 2023
On 11 August, 1996, Alan Shearer made his competitive debut for Newcastle United in a Community Shield clash against Manchester United.
Despite interest from Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, Shearer left Blackburn Rovers and joined his boyhood club that summer in a world record £15million deal.
But the striker had a day to forget as goals from Eric Cantona, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Roy Keane gave the Red Devils a 4-0 win.
Shearer made some much better memories during his 10 years at the club, becoming their all-time top scorer, but we’re asking you to name the rest of Kevin Keegan’s Xl from that day. Our time to beat is 03:05, although we did need to use some of the hints to get a couple of the names.
If you fancy another challenge after this, why not try name every player to score 10+ Premier League goals for Newcastle?
If you haven’t already, sign up for a Planet Sport account to access hints for those tricky answers and to register your score on the leaderboard.
Good luck and don’t forget to tweet us your scores @planetfutebol.
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