Gary Lineker

English footballer and TV presenter

Gary Lineker
OBE File:Gary Lineker (cropped).jpg

Lineker in 2010

Personal information
Birth name|  Gary Winston Lineker[1]
Date of birth|  (1960-11-30) 30 November 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth|  Leicester, England
Height|  5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)|  Striker
Youth career
1976–1978|  Leicester City
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1978–1985|  Leicester City|  194|  (95)
1985–1986|  Everton|  41|  (30)
1986–1989|  Barcelona|  103|  (42)
1989–1992|  Tottenham Hotspur|  105|  (67)
1992–1994|  Nagoya Grampus|  18|  (4)
Total|  |  461|  (238)
National team
1984|  England B|  1|  (0)
1984–1992|  England|  80|  (48)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Winston Lineker OBE (/ˈlɪnəkər/; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has presented the flagship football programme Match of the Day since the late 1990s, the longest tenure of any MOTD presenter. Lineker is also the BBC's lead presenter for live football matches, including its coverage of international tournaments. He has also previously worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network, and BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League.

Lineker began his football career at Leicester City in 1978, and finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984–85. He then moved to league champions Everton where he won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards in his debut season, before moving to Spanish giants Barcelona. With Barcelona, he won the 1987-1988 Copa del Rey and the 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1989, and won his second FWA Footballer of the Year and won the FA Cup, his first and only major trophy in English football. Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight; he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side.

Lineker made his England debut in 1984, earning 80 caps and scoring 48 goals over an eight-year international career. He is England's fourth-highest scorer, behind Wayne Rooney, Bobby Charlton and Harry Kane, and his international goals-to-games ratio remains one of the best for the country.[2][3] His six goals in the 1986 FIFA World Cup made him the tournament's top scorer, receiving the Golden Boot. Lineker was again integral to England's progress to the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup, scoring another four goals. He still holds England's record for goals in the FIFA World Cup.

Lineker is also the only player to have been the top scorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. Notably, he never received a yellow or red card during his 16-year career.[4] As a result, he was honoured in 1990 with the FIFA Fair Play Award. In a senior career which spanned 16 years and 567 competitive games, Lineker scored a total of 330 goals, including 282 goals at club level. After his retirement from football he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. A keen supporter of Leicester City, he led a consortium that invested in his old club, saving it from bankruptcy, and was appointed honorary vice-president.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Club career
* 2.1 Leicester City
* 2.2 Everton
* 2.3 Barcelona
* 2.4 Tottenham Hotspur
* 2.5 Nagoya Grampus Eight
* 3 International career
* 4 Media career
* 4.1 Walkers commercials
* 4.2 Goalhanger Films
* 5 Personal life
* 5.1 Political views
* 6 Career statistics
* 6.1 Club
* 6.2 International
* 7 Honours
* 8 Fellowships
* 9 References
* 10 Further reading
* 11 External links

## Early life[edit | edit source]

Lineker was born on 30 November 1960 in Leicester, the son of Margaret P. (Abbs) and Barry Lineker.[5] He was given his middle name in honour of Winston Churchill, with whom he shares a birthday.[6] He has one brother, Wayne, who is two years his junior. Lineker grew up with his family in the city, playing football with Wayne.[7] Their father was a greengrocer, as were their grandfather William and great-grandfather George,[8] in Leicester. Barry Lineker ran Lineker's fruit and veg stall in Leicester Market, and as a child and a young player Gary regularly helped out on the stall.[9] Lineker, who is white, received racial abuse as a child for his dark features.[10]

Lineker first attended Caldecote Road School[11] (Caldecote Juniors), Braunstone in Leicester (east of the Meridian Centre). He then went to the City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School (now City of Leicester College) on Downing Drive in Evington, owing to his preference for football rather than rugby, which was the main sport of most schools near his home. Lineker was equally talented at both football and cricket. From the ages of 11 to 16 he captained the Leicestershire Schools cricket team, and had felt that he had a higher chance of succeeding at it rather than football.[12] He later stated on They Think It's All Over that as a teenager he idolised former England captain David Gower, who was playing for Leicestershire at the time.[13] During his youth he played for Aylestone Park Youth, later becoming the club's president.[14]

Lineker left school with four O Levels. One of his teachers wrote on his report card that he "concentrates too much on football" and that he would "never make a living at that". He then joined the youth academy at Leicester City in 1976.[12]

## Club career[edit | edit source]

### Leicester City[edit | edit source]

Lineker began his career at his hometown club Leicester City after leaving school in 1977, turning professional in the 1978–79 season and making his senior debut on New Year's Day 1979 in a 2–0 win at Filbert Street over Oldham Athletic in the Second Division. He earned a Second Division title medal a year later with 19 appearances, but played just nine league games in 1980–81 as Leicester went straight back down.

However, he became a regular player in 1981–82, scoring 19 goals in all competitions that season. Although Leicester missed out on promotion, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and clinched promotion a year later as Lineker scored 26 times in the Second Division. In 1983–84, he enjoyed regular First Division action for the first time and was the division's second-highest scorer with 22 goals, although Leicester failed to finish anywhere near the top of the league. He was the First Division's joint top scorer in 1984–85 with 24 goals, and was enjoying a prolific partnership with Alan Smith. However, by this stage he was attracting the attention of bigger clubs, and a move from Filbert Street was looking certain.

### Everton[edit | edit source]

In the 1985 close season, defending league champions Everton signed Lineker for £800,000; he scored 40 goals in 57 games for his new team in the 1985–86 season. Lineker's first game for Everton happened to be away to Leicester City; at half time, he walked into the Leicester dressing room by mistake.[15] He was again the First Division's leading goal scorer, this time with 30 goals (including three hat-tricks), and helped Everton finish second in the league. While at Everton, they reached the FA Cup final for the third consecutive year but lost 3–1 to Liverpool, despite Lineker giving them an early lead when he outpaced Alan Hansen to score. Liverpool had also pipped Everton to the title by just two points. "I was only on Merseyside a short time, nine or 10 months in total really, but it was still a happy time personally, while professionally it was one of the most successful periods of my career", he says. "I still have an affinity towards Everton."

Lineker scored three hat-tricks for Everton; at home to Birmingham City in a 4–1 league win on 31 August 1985, at home to Manchester City in a 4–0 home win on 11 February 1986, and then in the penultimate league game of the season on 3 May 1986, when they kept their title hopes alive with a 6–1 home win over Southampton. On his final league appearance, he scored twice in a 3–1 home win over West Ham United whose own title hopes had just disappeared. However, he and his colleagues were denied title glory as Liverpool also won their final league game of the season at Chelsea.[16] Lineker has consistently stated since retiring from football that this Everton team was the best club side he ever played in.

### Barcelona[edit | edit source]

After winning the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Lineker was signed by Barcelona for £2.8 million.[17] Barcelona were being managed by former Queens Park Rangers manager Terry Venables, who had also brought in Manchester United and Wales striker Mark Hughes.[18] Barcelona gave Lineker his first chance of European football, as Leicester had never qualified for Europe while he played for them, and Everton were denied a place in the European Cup for 1985–86 due to the ban on English clubs in European competitions following the Heysel disaster.

Lineker made his Barcelona debut against Racing Santander, scoring twice.[19] His Golden Boot-winning performance at the finals generated much anticipation of success at the Camp Nou, and he did not disappoint, scoring 21 goals in 41 games during his first season, including a hat-trick in a 3–2 win over archrivals Real Madrid.[20] Barcelona went on to win the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. Lineker played in Barcelona's shock home and away defeats to Dundee United. Barcelona manager Johan Cruyff decided to play Lineker on the right of the midfield and he was eventually no longer an automatic choice in the team.

With 42 goals in 103 La Liga appearances, Lineker became the highest scoring British player in the competition's history, but was later surpassed by Gareth Bale in March 2016.[21]

### Tottenham Hotspur[edit | edit source]

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson attempted to sign Lineker to partner his ex-Barcelona teammate Mark Hughes in attack,[22] but Lineker instead signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 1989 for £1.1 million. Over three seasons, he scored 67 goals in 105 league games and won the FA Cup while playing for the club. He finished as top scorer in the First Division in the 1989–90 season, scoring 24 goals as Spurs finished third.

He finally collected an English trophy when he won the 1991 FA Cup Final with Spurs, who beat Nottingham Forest 2–1. This was despite Lineker having a goal controversially disallowed for offside and also having a penalty saved by goalkeeper Mark Crossley.[23] Lineker had contributed to Tottenham's run to the final. In the semi-final he scored twice in a 3–1 win over North London rivals Arsenal.[24]

He was the top division's second-highest goalscorer in 1991–92 with 28 goals from 35 games, behind Ian Wright, who scored 29 times in 42 games. Despite Lineker's personal performance, Tottenham finished this final pre-Premier League season in 15th place. His last goal in English football came on the last day of the season in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

### Nagoya Grampus Eight[edit | edit source]

In November 1991, Lineker accepted an offer of a two-year contract from J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham Hotspur was £2 million. He officially joined Nagoya Grampus Eight after playing his final game for Spurs on 2 May 1992, when he scored the consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat by Manchester United on the last day of the season.[25] Shortly before accepting the offer from Nagoya Grampus Eight, Tottenham had rejected an offer from ambitious Second Division club Blackburn Rovers, who had recently been taken over by steel baron Jack Walker.[26]

Having scored 9 goals in 23 appearances over two injury impacted[27] seasons for Nagoya Grampus Eight, he announced his retirement from playing in September 1994. The English national media had previously reported that he would be returning to England to complete his playing career at Middlesbrough or Southampton.[28]

## International career[edit | edit source]

Lineker was capped once by the England B national team, playing in a 2–0 home win over New Zealand's B team on 13 November 1984.[29] He first played for the full England team against Scotland in 1984. He played five games in the 1986 World Cup and was top scorer of the tournament with six goals, winning the Golden Boot, making him the first English player to have done so. He scored the second quickest hat-trick ever at a FIFA World Cup tournament against Poland, the second English player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, and scored two goals against Paraguay in the second round. He played most of the tournament wearing a lightweight cast on his forearm. He scored for England in the World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, but the game ended in defeat as Diego Maradona scored twice for the opposition (the first goal being the "Hand of God" handball, and the second being the "Goal of the Century"). In 1988, Lineker played in Euro 88, but failed to score as England lost all three Group games. It was later established that he had been suffering from hepatitis.[30][31]

In the 1990 World Cup, he scored four goals to help England reach the semi-finals. He was unwell during the tournament, and accidentally defecated in his shorts during the opening group game against the Republic of Ireland.[32] After Andreas Brehme sent England 1–0 down in the semi-final, Lineker received a pass from Paul Parker and escaped two West German defenders on his way to scoring the equaliser, but the West Germans triumphed in the penalty shoot-out and went on to win the trophy. Later he said: "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win."[33] Lineker's equaliser appears in the popular England national team anthem, "Three Lions", with the lyric "When Lineker scored".[34]

He retired from international football with eighty caps and forty-eight goals, one fewer goal than Sir Bobby Charlton's England record (which Charlton accrued over 106 caps). In what proved to be his last England match, against Sweden at Euro 92, he was substituted by England coach Graham Taylor in favour of Arsenal striker Alan Smith, ultimately denying him the chance to equal—or even better—Charlton's record.[35] He had earlier missed a penalty that would have brought him level, in a pre-tournament friendly against Brazil.[36] He was visibly upset at the decision, not looking at Taylor as he took the bench.

He scored four goals in an England match on two occasions and is one of very few players never to have been given a yellow card or a red card in any type of game.[37]

## Media career[edit | edit source]

Following retirement from professional football, he developed a career in the media, initially on BBC Radio 5 Live and as a football pundit before replacing Des Lynam as the BBC's anchorman for football coverage, including their flagship football television programme Match of the Day, and as a team captain on the sports game show They Think It's All Over from 1995 to 2003. Following the departure of Steve Rider from the BBC, Lineker, who is a keen recreational golfer with a handicap of four, became the new presenter for the BBC's golf coverage. Also, he presented Grandstand in the London studio while then-presenter Desmond Lynam was in Aintree when the Grand National was abandoned because of a bomb alert at the racecourse in 1997. Despite receiving some criticism from his peers,[7] he continued to front the BBC's coverage of the Masters and The Open, where he put his language skills to good use by giving an impromptu interview in Spanish with Argentinian Andrés Romero.[38]

He participated in Prince Edward's charity television special The Grand Knockout Tournament in 1987. Lineker also appeared in the 1991 play An Evening with Gary Lineker by Arthur Smith and Chris England, which was adapted for television in 1994. He presented a six-part TV series for the BBC in 1998 (directed by Lloyd Stanton) called Golden Boots,[39] with other football celebrities. It was an extensive history of the World Cup focusing on the 'Golden Boots' (top scorers).

In 2001, Lineker appeared in the TV show Brass Eye (episode "Paedogeddon").[40] In 2002, Lineker had a cameo appearance in the film Bend It Like Beckham. In 2005, Lineker was sued for defamation by Australian footballer Harry Kewell over comments Lineker had made writing in his column in The Sunday Telegraph about Kewell's transfer from Leeds United to Liverpool. However, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. It became known during the case that the article had actually been ghost-written by a journalist at The Sunday Telegraph following a telephone interview with Lineker.[41]

In 2006, Lineker took on an acting role as the voice of Underground Ernie on the BBC's children's channel, CBeebies.[42] In December 2008, Lineker appeared on the ITV1 television programme Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? where he and English rugby union player Austin Healey won £50,000 for the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. In 2009, Lineker and his wife Danielle hosted a series of the BBC's Northern Exposure, following on from Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen from the previous year in visiting and showcasing locations throughout Northern Ireland.[43]

In May 2010, Lineker resigned from his role as columnist for The Mail on Sunday in protest over the sting operation against Lord Triesman that reportedly jeopardised England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Triesman resigned as chairman of the bid and the FA on 16 May 2010 after the publication of a secret recording of a conversation between the peer and a former ministerial aide, during which he claimed that Spain and Russia were planning to bribe referees at the World Cup in South Africa.[44] Lineker then began working as an anchor for the English language football coverage for Al Jazeera Sport, which is broadcast throughout most of the Middle East. He left the Qatar-based network in 2012.

In 2013, Lineker began working for NBCSN as part of their Premier League coverage, and contributing to the US version of Match of the Day.[45] On 9 June 2015, Lineker was unveiled as the lead presenter of BT Sport's Champions League coverage. On 13 August 2016, Lineker presented the first Match of the Day of the 2016–17 season wearing only boxer shorts.[46] Believing it would simply not happen, he had promised in a tweet from December 2015[47] that if Leicester City won the Premier League, he would "present Match of the Day in just my undies".

Lineker was the highest-paid BBC employee, receiving payments of £1.75–1.76 million in the years 2016–17, 2017–18,[48] 2018–19,[49] and 2019–20,[49] according to the BBC's list of top salaries. His pay has been criticised by Julian Knight, chair of the parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee,[50] and Dame Esther Rantzen.[51] The BBC's Director General, Tim Davie, stated that Lineker's pay was justified "because of the value of analysis to the viewing audience".[52]

In 2021, Lineker makes a number of cameo appearances playing himself in the American football comedy TV series Ted Lasso.[53]

### Walkers commercials[edit | edit source]

Lineker has appeared in television commercials for the Leicester-based snack company Walkers. Originally signing a £200,000 deal in 1994, his first advert was 1995's "Welcome Home" (Lineker had recently returned to England having played in Japan).[54] Walkers temporarily named their salt and vinegar crisps after Lineker, labelling them 'Salt & Lineker', in the late 1990s.[55] In 2000, Lineker's Walkers commercials were ranked ninth in Channel 4's poll of the "100 Greatest Adverts".[56]

### Goalhanger Films[edit | edit source]

In May 2014, Lineker established his own production company Goalhanger Films Ltd. with former ITV Controller Tony Pastor.[57] During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Lineker presented several short videos produced by Goalhanger Films on YouTube with the title Blahzil.

In May 2015, the company produced a 60-minute-long documentary presented by Lineker titled Gary Lineker on the Road to FA Cup Glory for the BBC.[58]

## Personal life[edit | edit source]

File:Gary Linekar.jpg

Lineker in 2009

Lineker married Michelle Cockayne in 1986. In May 2006, Cockayne filed for divorce on the grounds of her husband's alleged "unreasonable behaviour", with documents submitted to the court claiming that Lineker's actions in their marriage had caused her "stress and anxiety". Lineker and she have four sons; George, Harry, Tobias and Angus. The couple subsequently stated that the situation was amicable.[59]

In November 1991, George, Lineker's eldest son, survived a rare form of leukaemia whilst he was a baby, and was treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.[7] Lineker now supports children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent and has appeared in promotional clips encouraging people to give blood. Lineker has been actively involved with other cancer charities such as Leukaemia Busters, where between 1994 and 2005 Gary and Michelle were the charity's patrons.[60][61] He has also been involved with the Fight for Life and Cancer Research UK charities.[62][63]

Lineker was made a freeman of the City of Leicester in 1995 and he has been referred to as "Leicester's favourite son".[64][65]

In October 2002, Lineker backed a £5 million bid to rescue his former club Leicester City, which had recently gone into administration, describing his involvement as "charity" rather than an "ego trip".[66] He stated that he would invest a six-figure sum and that other members of his consortium would invest a similar amount.[67] Lineker met with fans' groups to persuade them to try and raise money to rescue his former club. The club was eventually saved from liquidation. He is now honorary Vice President of Leicester City F.C.

File:Gary and Danielle Lineker at The Asian Awards.jpg

Gary and Danielle Lineker at The Asian Awards in 2015

Lineker married Danielle Bux on 2 September 2009, in Ravello, Italy. They went on to win £30,000 for charity on ITV's gameshow Mr and Mrs.[68] On 13 January 2016, Lineker and Bux announced they were divorcing, after six years of marriage,[69] the reason given being Gary not wanting more children.[69]

In 1985, Lineker was best man at snooker player Willie Thorne's wedding[70] and their close friendship was the subject of the VHS production, Best of Friends – The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne.[71]

In 2013, Lineker participated in the genealogical programme Who Do You Think You Are? during which he discovered an ancestor who was a poacher, and another who was a legal clerk.[72]

In November 2017, Lineker was named in the Paradise Papers in connection with a tax avoidance scheme relating to property owned in Barbados and a company set up in the British Virgin Islands.[73]

Lineker speaks Spanish, which he learnt during his time playing for FC Barcelona, and is an advocate for the teaching of foreign languages in schools.[74][75]

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lineker announced that he was donating £140,000 to the British Red Cross towards research into the virus.[76]

### Political views[edit | edit source]

Lineker has been noted for his political views which he shares on Twitter. In December 2016, he was described by Angus Harrison of Vice News as "the British Left's Loudest Voice" for being "both staunchly liberal and resolutely unafraid of making his views known".[77] Using a football analogy, Lineker defined his ideological position as "I make more runs to the left than the right, but never felt comfortable on the wing".[78] After the 2017 United Kingdom general election, in which Theresa May led the Conservatives and Jeremy Corbyn led Labour, Lineker wrote "Anyone else feel politically homeless? Everything seems far right or way left. Something sensibly centrist might appeal?"[79][80]

Lineker endorsed a remain vote in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.[81] In July 2018, he announced his support for People's Vote, a campaign group calling for a public vote on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union.[82]

On 18 October 2016, Lineker tweeted a rebuttal to a statement made by MP David Davies where Davies suggested refugees entering the UK should undergo dental checks to verify their age: "The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?"[83] This led The Sun to call for Lineker's sacking from Match of the Day, claiming that he had breached BBC impartiality guidelines.[84] Lineker is a freelance presenter whose BBC appearances do not concern politics, so in 2018 he was exempt from the corporation's rules regarding impartiality on social media.[85] In 2022, a complaint about a tweet from Lineker that referred to donations to the Conservative Party was upheld by the BBC, on the grounds that it breached social media use guidelines and failed to meet editorial standards of impartiality.[86][87]

## Career statistics[edit | edit source]

### Club[edit | edit source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup[a] | Continental  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Leicester City | 1978–79 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1
1979–80 | Second Division  | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3
1980–81 | First Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 3
1981–82 | Second Division  | 39 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 47 | 19
1982–83 | Second Division  | 40 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 26
1983–84 | First Division  | 39 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 22
1984–85 | First Division  | 41 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 48 | 29
Total  | 194 | 95 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 216 | 103
Everton | 1985–86 | First Division  | 41 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 52 | 38
Barcelona | 1986–87 | La Liga | 41 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 50 | 21
1987–88 | La Liga  | 36 | 16 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 49 | 20
1988–89 | La Liga  | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 38 | 11
Total  | 103 | 42 | 10 | 4 | — | 24 | 6 | 137 | 52
Tottenham Hotspur | 1989–90 | First Division  | 38 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 45 | 26
1990–91 | First Division  | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 43 | 19
1991–92 | First Division  | 35 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 35
Total  | 105 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 80
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1993 | J1 League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 12 | 5
1994 | J1 League  | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 3
Total  | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 24 | 8
Total  | 461 | 238 | 38 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 567 | 281

1. ^ Includes Football League Cup, FA Charity Shield, J.League Cup

### International[edit | edit source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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England | 1984 | 1 | 0
1985 | 9 | 6
1986 | 10 | 8
1987 | 7 | 9
1988 | 10 | 3
1989 | 9 | 3
1990 | 15 | 8
1991 | 11 | 9
1992 | 8 | 2
Total | 80 | 48

Lineker earned his first cap for England in 1984 against Scotland during the 1983–84 British Home Championship.[88] He played his last game for England in a 2–1 loss against Sweden in a Euro 1992 group stage match.[89] He almost equalled the England goalscoring record, held at the time by Bobby Charlton, in a pre-tournament friendly against Brazil, but he missed a penalty kick, leaving him one goal short of Charlton's total, which was overtaken by Wayne Rooney in 2015.[90]

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lineker goal.[91]
List of international goals scored by Gary Lineker  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Cap  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition  | Ref.

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1  | 26 March 1985  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 2  |  Republic of Ireland | 2–1  | 2–1  | Friendly | [92]
2  | 16 June 1985  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  | 7  |  United States | 1–0  | 5–0  | Friendly  | [93]
3  | 3–0  | 5–0
4  | 16 October 1985  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 9  | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2–0  | 5–0  | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | [94]
5  | 4–0
6  | 5–0
7  | 11 June 1986  | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico  | 16  |  Poland | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1986 FIFA World Cup | [95]
8  | 2–0
9  | 3–0
10  | 18 June 1986  | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  | 17  | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1986 FIFA World Cup  | [96]
11  | 3–0
12  | 22 June 1986  | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  | 18  | File:Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Argentina | 1–2  | 1–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup  | [97]
13  | 15 October 1986  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 19  | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 1–0  | 3–0  | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification | [98]
14  | 3–0
15  | 18 February 1987  | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain  | 21  | File:Flag of Spain (Civil).svg Spain | 1–1  | 4–2  | Friendly  | [99]
16  | 2–1
17  | 3–1
18  | 4–1
19  | 19 May 1987  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 24  | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | 1–1  | 1–1  | Friendly (1987 Rous Cup)  | [100]
20  | 9 September 1987  | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany  | 25  |  West Germany | 1–2  | 1–3  | Friendly  | [101]
21  | 14 October 1987  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 26  | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2–0  | 8–0  | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification | [102]
22  | 4–0
23  | 7–0
24  | 23 March 1988  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 28  | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1–0  | 2–2  | Friendly  | [103]
25  | 24 May 1988  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 31  | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1988 Rous Cup | [104]
26  | 7 September 1988  | Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  | 32  | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 1–0  | 1–0  | Friendly  | [105]
27  | 26 April 1989  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 40  | File:Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg Albania | 2–0  | 5–0  | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [106]
28  | 3 June 1989  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 41  |  Poland | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification  | [107]
29  | 7 July 1989  | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark  | 42  | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1–0  | 1–1  | Friendly  | [108]
30  | 28 March 1990  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 47  | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | 1–0  | 1–0  | Friendly  | [109]
31  | 15 May 1990  | 49  | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1–0  | 1–0  | Friendly  | [110]
32  | 11 June 1990  | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Italy  | 52  |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1990 FIFA World Cup | [111]
33  | 1 July 1990  | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy  | 56  | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 2–2  | 3–2 (a.e.t.)  | 1990 FIFA World Cup  | [112]
34  | 3–2
35  | 4 July 1990  | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin, Italy  | 57  |  West Germany | 1–1  | 1–1 (3–4 p)  | 1990 FIFA World Cup  | [113]
36  | 22 September 1990  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 59  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1–0  | 1–0  | Friendly  | [114]
37  | 17 October 1990  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 60  |  Poland | 1–0  | 2–0  | UEFA Euro 1992 qualification | [115]
38  | 6 February 1991  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 62  | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 1–0  | 2–0  | Friendly  | [116]
39  | 2–0
40  | 25 May 1991  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 65  | File:Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Argentina | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1991 England Challenge Cup | [117]
41  | 3 June 1991  | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  | 67  |  New Zealand | 1–0  | 1–0  | Friendly  | [118]
42  | 12 June 1991  | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  | 68  | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 1–0  | 4–2  | Friendly  | [119]
43  | 2–0
44  | 3–0
45  | 4–1
46  | 13 November 1991  | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  | 71  |  Poland | 1–1  | 1–1  | UEFA Euro 1992 qualification | [120]
47  | 19 February 1992  | Wembley Stadium, London, England  | 72  | File:Flag of France.svg France | 2–0  | 2–0  | Friendly  | [121]
48  | 29 April 1992  | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  | 74  | File:Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg CIS | 1–0  | 2–2  | Friendly  | [122]

## Honours[edit | edit source]

Leicester City

* Football League Second Division: 1979–80

Everton

* FA Charity Shield: 1985

Barcelona

* European Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
* Copa del Rey: 1987–88

Tottenham Hotspur

* FA Cup: 1990–91
* FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared)[123]

England

* FIFA World Cup fourth place: 1990[124][125]

Individual

* English Second Division top scorer: 1982–83[126]
* English First Division top scorer: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90
* PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1985–86
* FWA Footballer of the Year: 1985–86, 1991–92
* FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1986
* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986
* Onze de Bronze: 1986
* Ballon d'Or runner-up: 1986
* FIFA Fair Play Award: 1990
* FWA Tribute Award: 1997
* FIFA World Player of the Year bronze award: 1991[127]
* FIFA 100
* English Football Hall of Fame: 2003[128]
* PFA Team of the Century (1977–1996): 2007[129]

## Fellowships[edit | edit source]

Lineker is a Visiting Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, appointed 2020.[130]

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## Further reading[edit | edit source]

* Malam, Colin (1993). Gary Lineker: Strikingly Different. London: Stanley Paul. ISBN 0-09-175424-0.

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England squads

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England squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Shilton
* 2 G.M. Stevens
* 3 Sansom
* 4 Hoddle
* 5 Martin
* 6 Butcher
* 7 Br. Robson (c)
* 8 Wilkins
* 9 Hateley
* 10 Lineker
* 11 Waddle
* 12 Anderson
* 13 Woods
* 14 Fenwick
* 15 G.A. Stevens
* 16 Reid
* 17 Steven
* 18 Hodge
* 19 Barnes
* 20 Beardsley
* 21 Dixon
* 22 Bailey
* Coach: Bo. Robson

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* e

England squad – UEFA Euro 1988

* 1 Shilton
* 2 Stevens
* 3 Sansom
* 4 Webb
* 5 Watson
* 6 Adams
* 7 Br. Robson (c)
* 8 Steven
* 9 Beardsley
* 10 Lineker
* 11 Barnes
* 12 Waddle
* 13 Woods
* 14 Anderson
* 15 McMahon
* 16 Reid
* 17 Hoddle
* 18 Hateley
* 19 Wright
* 20 Dorigo
* Coach: Bo. Robson

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* e

England squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup fourth place

* 1 Shilton
* 2 Stevens
* 3 Pearce
* 4 Webb
* 5 Walker
* 6 Butcher
* 7 Br. Robson (c)
* 8 Waddle
* 9 Beardsley
* 10 Lineker
* 11 Barnes
* 12 Parker
* 13 Woods
* 14 Wright
* 15 Dorigo
* 16 McMahon
* 17 Platt
* 18 Hodge
* 19 Gascoigne
* 20 Steven
* 21 Bull
* 22 Seaman / Beasant a
* Coach: Bo. Robson

a Beasant replaced Seaman after England's first match.

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England squad – UEFA Euro 1992

* 1 Woods
* 2 Curle
* 3 Pearce
* 4 Keown
* 5 Walker
* 6 Wright
* 7 Platt
* 8 Steven
* 9 Clough
* 10 Lineker (c)
* 11 Sinton
* 12 Palmer
* 13 Martyn
* 14 Dorigo
* 15 Webb
* 16 Merson
* 17 Smith
* 18 Daley
* 19 Batty
* 20 Shearer
* Coach: Taylor

Awards

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1986 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper|

* File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Marie Pfaff

Defenders|

* File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Josimar
* File:Flag of France.svg Manuel Amoros
* File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Júlio César

Midfielders|

* File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Ceulemans
* File:Flag of France.svg Jean Tigana
* File:Flag of France.svg Michel Platini
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Maradona

Forwards|

* File:Flag of Denmark.svg Preben Elkjær
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Butragueño
* File:Flag of England.svg Gary Lineker

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FIFA World Cup Golden Boot

Top scorer|

* 1930: File:Flag of Argentina.svg Stábile
* 1934: File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nejedlý
* 1938: File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Leônidas
* 1950: File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Ademir
* 1954: File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Kocsis
* 1958: File:Flag of France.svg Fontaine
* 1962: File:Flag of Hungary.svg Albert, File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg Garrincha, File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ivanov, File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jerković, File:Flag of Chile.svg Sánchez & File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg Vavá
* 1966: File:Flag of Portugal.svg Eusébio
* 1970: File:Flag of Germany.svg G. Müller
* 1974: File:Flag of Poland.svg Lato
* 1978: File:Flag of Argentina.svg Kempes

Golden Shoe|

* 1982: File:Flag of Italy.svg Rossi
* 1986: File:Flag of England.svg Lineker
* 1990: File:Flag of Italy.svg Schillaci
* 1994: File:Flag of Russia.svg Salenko & File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stoichkov
* 1998: File:Flag of Croatia.svg Šuker
* 2002: File:Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo
* 2006: File:Flag of Germany.svg Klose

Golden Boot|

* 2010: File:Flag of Germany.svg T. Müller
* 2014: File:Flag of Colombia.svg James
* 2018: File:Flag of England.svg Kane

* Golden Shoe was first awarded in 1982
* Golden Boot was first awarded in 2010

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1986 World Soccer World XI

* GK: Dasayev
* DF: Amoros
* DF: Olsen
* DF: Maceda
* DF: Bossis
* MF: Fernández
* MF: Tigana
* MF: Arnesen
* MF: Giresse
* MF: Míchel
* FW: Lineker

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1987 World Soccer World XI

* GK: Dasayev
* DF: Amoros
* DF: Celso Gavião
* DF: Hysén
* DF: Francini
* MF: Fernández
* MF: Tigana
* MF: Maradona
* MF: Míchel
* FW: Lineker
* FW: Sánchez

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1985–86 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Shilton
* DF: Stevens
* DF: Lawrenson
* DF: McGrath
* DF: Sansom
* MF: Hoddle
* MF: B. Robson
* MF: S. Robson
* FW: Lineker
* FW: Hughes
* FW: Walsh

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1989–90 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Southall
* DF: Dixon
* DF: Walker
* DF: Hansen
* DF: Pearce
* MF: Platt
* MF: Hodge
* MF: McMahon
* MF: Barnes
* FW: Beardsley
* FW: Lineker

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1991–92 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Coton
* DF: Jones
* DF: Pallister
* DF: Walker
* DF: Pearce
* MF: Houghton
* MF: McAllister
* MF: Townsend
* FW: Lineker
* FW: Shearer
* FW: Hughes

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English First Division top scorers

* 1889: Goodall
* 1890: Ross
* 1891: Southworth
* 1892: J. Campbell
* 1893: J. Campbell
* 1894: Southworth
* 1895: J. Campbell
* 1896: J. J. Campbell & Bloomer
* 1897: Bloomer
* 1898: Wheldon
* 1899: Bloomer
* 1900: Garraty
* 1901: Bloomer
* 1902: Settle
* 1903: Raybould
* 1904: Bloomer
* 1905: A. Brown
* 1906: Shepherd
* 1907: Young
* 1908: West
* 1909: Freeman
* 1910: Parkinson
* 1911: Shepherd
* 1912: Hampton, Holley & McLean
* 1913: McLean
* 1914: Elliott
* 1915: Parker
* 1920: Morris
* 1921: J. Smith
* 1922: Wilson
* 1923: Buchan
* 1924: Chadwick
* 1925: Roberts
* 1926: Harper
* 1927: Trotter
* 1928: Dean
* 1929: Halliday
* 1930: Watson
* 1931: Waring
* 1932: Dean
* 1933: Bowers
* 1934: Bowers
* 1935: Drake
* 1936: Richardson
* 1937: Steele
* 1938: Lawton
* 1939: Lawton
* 1947: Westcott
* 1948: Rooke
* 1949: Moir
* 1950: Davis
* 1951: Mortensen
* 1952: Robledo
* 1953: Wayman
* 1954: Glazzard
* 1955: R. Allen
* 1956: Lofthouse
* 1957: Charles
* 1958: B. Smith
* 1959: Greaves
* 1960: Viollet
* 1961: Greaves
* 1962: Crawford & Kevan
* 1963: Greaves
* 1964: Greaves
* 1965: McEvoy & Greaves
* 1966: Hunt & Irvine
* 1967: Davies
* 1968: Best & Davies
* 1969: Greaves
* 1970: Astle
* 1971: T. Brown
* 1972: Lee
* 1973: Robson
* 1974: Channon
* 1975: Macdonald
* 1976: MacDougall
* 1977: Gray & Macdonald
* 1978: Latchford
* 1979: Worthington
* 1980: Boyer
* 1981: Archibald & Withe
* 1982: Keegan
* 1983: Blissett
* 1984: Rush
* 1985: Dixon & Lineker
* 1986: Lineker
* 1987: C. Allen
* 1988: Aldridge
* 1989: A. Smith
* 1990: Lineker
* 1991: A. Smith
* 1992: Wright

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English Second Division top scorers

* 1893: Wheldon
* 1894: Mobley
* 1895: Skea
* 1896: Allan
* 1897: Boucher & Murphy
* 1898: Boyd
* 1899: Abbott
* 1900: Wright
* 1901: Swann
* 1902: Simmons
* 1903: Gillespie
* 1904: P. Smith
* 1905: Marsh
* 1906: Maxwell
* 1907: Shinton
* 1908: J. Smith
* 1909: Bentley
* 1910: J. Smith
* 1911: Whittingham
* 1912: Freeman
* 1913: Freeman
* 1914: Stevens & Peart
* 1915: Lane
* 1920: S. Taylor
* 1921: Puddefoot
* 1922: Broad
* 1923: Bedford
* 1924: Bedford
* 1925: Chandler
* 1926: Trotter
* 1927: Camsell
* 1928: Cookson
* 1929: Hampson
* 1930: Hampson
* 1931: Dean
* 1932: Pearce
* 1933: Harper
* 1934: Glover
* 1935: Milsom
* 1936: Finan & Dodds
* 1937: Bowers
* 1938: Henson
* 1939: Billington
* 1947: Wayman
* 1948: Quigley
* 1949: Wayman
* 1950: Briggs
* 1951: McCormack
* 1952: Dooley
* 1953: Rowley
* 1954: Charles
* 1955: Briggs
* 1956: Gardiner
* 1957: Rowley
* 1958: Johnston
* 1959: Clough
* 1960: Clough
* 1961: Crawford
* 1962: Hunt
* 1963: Tambling
* 1964: Saunders
* 1965: O'Brien
* 1966: Chivers
* 1967: Gould
* 1968: Hickton
* 1969: Toshack
* 1970: Hickton
* 1971: Hickton
* 1972: Latchford
* 1973: Givens
* 1974: McKenzie
* 1975: Little
* 1976: Hales
* 1977: Walsh
* 1978: Hatton
* 1979: Robson
* 1980: Allen
* 1981: Cross
* 1982: Moore
* 1983: Lineker
* 1984: Dixon
* 1985: Aldridge
* 1986: Drinkell
* 1987: M. Quinn
* 1988: Currie
* 1989: Edwards
* 1990: M. Quinn
* 1991: Sheringham
* 1992: Shearer & Speedie
* 1993: B. Taylor
* 1994: J. Quinn
* 1995: Bennett
* 1996: Stewart & Martindale
* 1997: Thorpe
* 1998: Hayles
* 1999: Cureton
* 2000: Payton
* 2001: Harris
* 2002: Zamora
* 2003: Earnshaw
* 2004: Knight & McPhee

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PFA Players' Player of the Year

* 1974: Hunter
* 1975: Todd
* 1976: Jennings
* 1977: Gray
* 1978: Shilton
* 1979: Brady
* 1980: McDermott
* 1981: Wark
* 1982: Keegan
* 1983: Dalglish
* 1984: Rush
* 1985: Reid
* 1986: Lineker
* 1987: Allen
* 1988: Barnes
* 1989: Hughes
* 1990: Platt
* 1991: Hughes
* 1992: Pallister
* 1993: McGrath
* 1994: Cantona
* 1995: Shearer
* 1996: Ferdinand
* 1997: Shearer
* 1998: Bergkamp
* 1999: Ginola
* 2000: Keane
* 2001: Sheringham
* 2002: Van Nistelrooy
* 2003: Henry
* 2004: Henry
* 2005: Terry
* 2006: Gerrard
* 2007: Ronaldo
* 2008: Ronaldo
* 2009: Giggs
* 2010: Rooney
* 2011: Bale
* 2012: Van Persie
* 2013: Bale
* 2014: Suárez
* 2015: Hazard
* 2016: Mahrez
* 2017: Kanté
* 2018: Salah
* 2019: Van Dijk
* 2020: De Bruyne
* 2021: De Bruyne
* 2022: Salah

* v
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FWA Footballer of the Year

* 1948: Matthews
* 1949: Carey
* 1950: Mercer
* 1951: Johnston
* 1952: Wright
* 1953: Lofthouse
* 1954: Finney
* 1955: Revie
* 1956: Trautmann
* 1957: Finney
* 1958: Blanchflower
* 1959: Owen
* 1960: Slater
* 1961: Blanchflower
* 1962: Adamson
* 1963: Matthews
* 1964: Moore
* 1965: Collins
* 1966: B. Charlton
* 1967: J. Charlton
* 1968: Best
* 1969: Book & Mackay
* 1970: Bremner
* 1971: McLintock
* 1972: Banks
* 1973: Jennings
* 1974: Callaghan
* 1975: Mullery
* 1976: Keegan
* 1977: Hughes
* 1978: Burns
* 1979: Dalglish
* 1980: McDermott
* 1981: Thijssen
* 1982: Perryman
* 1983: Dalglish
* 1984: Rush
* 1985: Southall
* 1986: Lineker
* 1987: Allen
* 1988: Barnes
* 1989: Nicol
* 1990: Barnes
* 1991: Strachan
* 1992: Lineker
* 1993: Waddle
* 1994: Shearer
* 1995: Klinsmann
* 1996: Cantona
* 1997: Zola
* 1998: Bergkamp
* 1999: Ginola
* 2000: Keane
* 2001: Sheringham
* 2002: Pires
* 2003: Henry
* 2004: Henry
* 2005: Lampard
* 2006: Henry
* 2007: Ronaldo
* 2008: Ronaldo
* 2009: Gerrard
* 2010: Rooney
* 2011: Parker
* 2012: Van Persie
* 2013: Bale
* 2014: Suárez
* 2015: Hazard
* 2016: Vardy
* 2017: Kanté
* 2018: Salah
* 2019: Sterling
* 2020: Henderson
* 2021: Dias
* 2022: Salah

* v
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* e

FWA Tribute Award

* 1983: Greenwood
* 1984: Paisley
* 1985: Brooking
* 1986: Jennings
* 1987: Dalglish
* 1988: Finney
* 1989: Charlton
* 1990: Moore
* 1991: Shilton
* 1992: Bo. Robson
* 1993: Clough
* 1994: Law
* 1995: Matthews
* 1996: Ferguson
* 1997: Lineker
* 1998: Hurst
* 1999: Smith
* 2000: Best
* 2001: Shearer
* 2002: Taylor
* 2003: Adams
* 2004: Hill
* 2005: Wenger
* 2006: Br. Robson
* 2007: Giggs
* 2008: Beckham
* 2009: Redknapp
* 2010: Lampard
* 2011: Henry
* 2012: Neville & Scholes
* 2013: Gerrard
* 2014: Mourinho
* 2015: Drogba
* 2016: Vieira
* 2017: Rooney
* 2018: Pelé
* 2019: Southgate
* 2020: Kompany
* 2021: Rashford

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Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Player of the Year

* 1987: Mabbutt
* 1988: Waddle
* 1989: Thorstvedt
* 1990: Gascoigne
* 1991: Allen
* 1992: Lineker
* 1993: Anderton
* 1994: Klinsmann
* 1995: Sheringham
* 1996: Campbell
* 1997: Campbell
* 1998: Ginola
* 1999: Carr
* 2000: Carr
* 2001: Sullivan
* 2002: Davies
* 2003: Keane
* 2004: Defoe
* 2005: Award not given
* 2005–06: Keane
* 2006–07: Berbatov
* 2007–08: Keane
* 2008–09: Lennon
* 2009–10: Dawson
* 2010–11: Modrić
* 2011–12: Parker
* 2012–13: Bale
* 2013–14: Eriksen
* 2014–15: Kane
* 2015–16: Alderweireld
* 2016–17: Eriksen
* 2017–18: Vertonghen
* 2018–19: Son
* 2019–20: Son
* 2020–21: Kane
* 2021–22: Son

* v
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* e

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Hall of Fame inductees

* C. Allen
* L. Allen
* P. Allen
* Anderton
* Ardiles
* Baker
* Beal
* Blanchflower
* Brown
* Burgess
* Burkinshaw
* Clemence
* Chivers
* Coates
* Dimmock
* Ditchburn
* Dyson
* England
* Freund
* Gilzean
* Ginola
* Greaves
* Grimsdell
* Hall
* Henry
* Hoddle
* Jennings
* Jones
* Lineker
* Mabbutt
* Mackay
* Medwin
* Miller
* Mullery
* Nicholson
* Norman
* Perryman
* Peters
* Pratt
* Roberts
* Sheringham
* Smith
* Villa
* Waddle
* White

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English Football Hall of Fame

Players|

| Men|

* Adams
* Allchurch
* Anderson
* Ardiles
* Armfield
* Ball
* Banks
* Barnes
* Bastin
* Beardsley
* Bell
* Bergkamp
* Beckham
* Best
* Blanchflower
* Bloomer
* Bonds
* Brady
* Bremner
* Brooking
* Buchan
* Callaghan
* Cantona
* Carter
* Charles
* B. Charlton
* J. Charlton
* Clemence
* Cohen
* Crompton
* Dalglish
* Dean
* Doherty
* Edwards
* Fashanu
* Ferdinand
* Finney
* Francis
* Gallacher
* Gascoigne
* Gerrard
* Giggs
* Giles
* Gray
* Greaves
* Hansen
* Haynes
* Henry
* Hoddle
* E. Hughes
* M. Hughes
* Hunt
* Hunter
* Hurst
* Irwin
* James
* Jennings
* Jones
* Keane
* Keegan
* Lampard
* Law
* Lawrenson
* Lawton
* Lee
* Le Tissier
* Liddell
* Lineker
* Lofthouse
* Mackay
* Mannion
* Matthews
* McGrath
* McIlroy
* McLintock
* Meredith
* Milburn
* Moore
* Mortensen
* Mullery
* Neville
* Owen
* Pearce
* Peters
* Ramsey
* Regis
* Roberts
* Robertson
* Br. Robson
* Rush
* Schmeichel
* Scholes
* Seaman
* Shackleton
* Shearer
* Sheringham
* Shilton
* Souness
* Southall
* Speed
* Stephenson
* Stiles
* Strachan
* Summerbee
* Swift
* Trautmann
* Tull
* Vieira
* Wharton
* Wilkins
* B. Wilson
* R. Wilson
* B. Wright
* I. Wright
* Zola

|

Women|

* Bampton
* Brown-Finnis
* Carney
* Cope
* Coultard
* Gore
* Lopez
* Parker
* Parr
* Powell
* Scott
* Sempare
* Spacey
* Smith
* Thomas
* Unitt
* Walker
* Whalley
* White
* Yankey

Managers|

* Allison
* Busby
* Catterick
* Clough
* Cullis
* Ferguson
* Gradi
* Greenwood
* Kendall
* Mee
* Mercer
* Nicholson
* Paisley
* Ramsey
* Revie
* Bo. Robson
* Shankly
* Venables
* Wenger
* Winterbottom

Referees|

* Taylor

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FIFA 100

UEFA|

* Baggio
* Ballack
* Banks
* Baresi
* Van Basten
* Beckenbauer
* Beckham
* Bergkamp
* Bergomi
* Best
* Boniek
* Boniperti
* Breitner
* Buffon
* Butragueño
* Cantona
* Ceulemans
* Charlton
* Cruyff
* Dalglish
* Dasayev
* Davids
* Del Piero
* Desailly
* Deschamps
* Emre
* Eusébio
* Facchetti
* Figo
* Fontaine
* Gullit
* Hagi
* Henry
* Kahn
* Keane
* Keegan
* R. van de Kerkhof
* W. van de Kerkhof
* Klinsmann
* Kluivert
* Kopa
* B. Laudrup
* M. Laudrup
* Lineker
* Luis Enrique
* Maier
* Maldini
* Masopust
* Matthäus
* Müller
* Nedvěd
* Neeskens
* Nesta
* Van Nistelrooy
* Owen
* Papin
* Pfaff
* Pires
* Platini
* Puskás
* Raúl
* Rensenbrink
* Rijkaard
* Rivera
* Rossi
* Rui Costa
* Rummenigge
* Rüştü
* Schmeichel
* Seedorf
* Seeler
* Shearer
* Shevchenko
* Stoichkov
* Šuker
* Thuram
* Totti
* Trésor
* Trezeguet
* Van der Elst
* Vieira
* Vieri
* Zidane
* Zoff

CONMEBOL|

* Carlos Alberto
* Batistuta
* Cafu
* Crespo
* Cubillas
* Di Stéfano
* Falcão
* Figueroa
* Francescoli
* Júnior
* Kempes
* Maradona
* Passarella
* Pelé
* Rivaldo
* Rivelino
* Roberto Carlos
* Romário
* Romerito
* Ronaldinho
* Ronaldo
* Djalma Santos
* Nílton Santos
* Saviola
* Sívori
* Sócrates
* Valderrama
* Verón
* Zamorano
* Zanetti
* Zico

CAF|

* Diouf
* Milla
* Okocha
* Abedi Pelé
* Weah

CONCACAF|

* Akers
* Hamm
* Sánchez

AFC|

* Hong M.B.
* Nakata

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Football League 100 Legends

* Adams
* Allchurch
* Ardiles
* Armfield
* Ball
* Banks
* Barnes
* Bassett
* Bastin
* Bell
* Bergkamp
* Best
* Blanchflower
* Bloomer
* Brady
* Bremner
* Buchan
* Camsell
* Cantona
* Carter
* Carey
* Charles
* Charlton
* Clemence
* Common
* Copping
* Crompton
* Dalglish
* Dean
* Dickinson
* Doherty
* Drake
* Edwards
* Finney
* Ford
* Foulke
* Francis
* Franklin
* Gallacher
* Gascoigne
* Giggs
* Giles
* Goodall
* Greaves
* Hansen
* Hapgood
* Hardwick
* Hardy
* Haynes
* Hibbs
* Hoddle
* A. Hunter
* N. Hunter
* Hurst
* Jack
* James
* Jennings
* Jones
* Keegan
* Law
* Lawton
* Liddell
* Lineker
* Lofthouse
* Macdonald
* Mackey
* Mannion
* Matthews
* McCracken
* McGrath
* McIlroy
* McLintock
* Mercer
* Meredith
* Milburn
* Moore
* Mortensen
* Mullery
* Paine
* Peters
* Ramsey
* Robson
* Rowley
* Rush
* Schmeichel
* Scott
* Shackleton
* Shearer
* Shilton
* Smith
* Souness
* Southall
* Stephenson
* Stiles
* Swift
* Taylor
* Trautmann
* Wright
* Woodward
* Young

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People's Vote

Member organisations|

* Britain for Europe
* European Movement UK
* For our Future's Sake (FFS)
* Healthier IN the EU
* InFacts
* Open Britain
* Our Future Our Choice (OFOC)
* Scientists for EU
* Wales for Europe

People|

| Politicians|

* Lord Adonis
* Catherine Bearder
* Vince Cable
* Menzies Campbell
* Nick Clegg
* Gavin Esler
* David Lammy
* Caroline Lucas
* Layla Moran
* Anna Soubry
* Wes Streeting
* Chuka Umunna

|

Other|

* Rory Bremner
* Brian Cox
* Julian Dunkerton
* Mike Galsworthy
* Armando Iannucci
* Gary Lineker
* Andy Parsons
* Tony Robinson
* Patrick Stewart
* Anne Weyman

Related|

* Best for Britain
* The Independent
* Proposed referendum on the Brexit withdrawal agreement

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