The iconic Angel of the North statue in Gateshead was draped in ... Moncur added he would have liked to have seen Alan Shearer do it, and he nearly did when he captained Newcastle in the 1999 ...

Other stunts involving the Angel of the North have included when Newcastle United fans draped it in a kit bearing the famous number nine of striker Alan Shearer before the 1998 FA Cup final and ...

has been claimed as a NUFC fan several times throughout its 27 years in the North East. Back in 1998 fans used catapults and ...

To mark the momentous sporting occasion, the Angel of the North, Antony Gormley’s famous Gateshead monument, sported a Newcastle football jersey, drawing hordes of fans to the hilltop sculpture.

Thousands of supporters packed the streets of Newcastle to welcome their heroes back to the North East. And former Toon striker Shearer was among the emotional crowd outside St James' Park.

A foundation to help profoundly disabled people which was set up by former England football captain Alan Shearer has reached the £7 million landmark. The Premier League’s all-time top scorer ...