1990–91 Pro Set England — Alan Shearer #213 — Southampton
1990–91
This catches Alan Shearer in Southampton colours, before Blackburn, Newcastle and the Premier League years that came to define him. That early-career setting is the appeal: a mass-produced card preserving the player before his reputation had hardened into legend.
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- 1990–91
- Set
- 1990–91 Pro Set England
- Subject
- Alan Shearer
- Club shown
- Southampton
- Card number
- 213
- Grading
- Light age/handling and edge/corner wear; no numeric grade.
- Condition
- Light age/handling and edge/corner wear; no numeric grade.
- Completeness
- Complete as supplied.
Catalogue note
This catches Alan Shearer in Southampton colours, before Blackburn, Newcastle and the Premier League years that came to define him. That early-career setting is the appeal: a mass-produced card preserving the player before his reputation had hardened into legend.
Archive significance: Early playing-era Southampton card of a defining English striker
Historical context: Playing-era Southampton issue
Why this object matters
The Southampton Shearer card is meaningful early-career evidence before his later defining clubs. It remains outstanding period documentation, but an ordinary contemporary portrait is not made near-exceptional solely by subsequent fame; no exclusive rookie claim is established.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Historical context
Playing-era Southampton issue
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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