Gary Lineker

Lineker in 2010
Lineker in 2009
Gary and Danielle Lineker at The Asian Awards in 2015

English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster.

- Gary Lineker

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Nagoya Grampus

Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017.

They won the Emperor's Cup and finished second in the J.League, with Dragan Stojković and Gary Lineker on the team.

1984–85 Football League

The 86th completed season of The Football League.

The First Division's leading scorers this season were Gary Lineker at Leicester City and Kerry Dixon at Chelsea, with both players scoring 24 league goals.

1985–86 in English football

The 106th season of competitive football in England.

The attacking player (No. 10) attempts to kick the ball beyond the opposing team's goalkeeper, between the goalposts, and beneath the crossbar (not shown) to score a goal.

5 July 1985: Everton signed England striker Gary Lineker for £800,000.

Match of the Day

A "football highlights and analysis" programme, typically broadcast on BBC One on Saturday evenings, during the Premier League season.

The show's current presenter is former England international striker Gary Lineker.

Filbert Street

Football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002.

The south end of Filbert Street, known as the ‘Double Decker’.

The road running through the development is called Lineker Road after one of Leicester City's most famous players, Gary Lineker.

Leicester City F.C.

Professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands, England.

The Leicester Fosse team of 1892
Historical league positions of Leicester City in the Football League
Robbie Savage in action against Barnsley during the 1997–98 season.
The East Stand, King Power Stadium
Pearson and Mandarić after winning the Football League One title.
This City shirt, worn in 1948, was their first to bear a club badge.
Leicester City's badge for the 2009–10 season to commemorate 125 years as a football club.
The "Double Decker" Stand at Filbert Street
The King Power Stadium, formerly known as the Walkers Stadium, has been Leicester's home ground since 2002
Leicester City players lifting the Premier League trophy after the 2015–16 Premier League.

Under Wallace, one of City's most famous home-grown players, Gary Lineker, emerged into the first team squad.

England national football team

The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.

The England team before a match against Scotland at Richmond in 1893
Elizabeth II presenting England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy following England's 4–2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final
The England team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
The England line-up before the last match of group G against Belgium, 28 June 2018
England shirt for the 1966 World Cup final
Wembley Stadium during a friendly match between England and Germany
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton is England's most capped player with 125 appearances.
Wayne Rooney is England's top scorer with 53 goals.
2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final: Croatia vs England.
Line-ups of the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final: England (white) vs Croatia.
The England team (red) that won the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany

England striker Gary Lineker finished as the tournament's top scorer with six goals.

Mark Hughes

Welsh football coach and former player who is the manager of Bradford City.

Hughes as manager of Stoke City in 2015
Hughes with Manchester United in 1991.
Hughes (right) managing Southampton in 2018

Manager Terry Venables signed Hughes at the same time that he signed Gary Lineker from Everton to form a new strike partnership at the Camp Nou, but Hughes was a disappointment in his only season at Barcelona, whereas Lineker did well in three seasons there.

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

English professional football club based in Tottenham, London.

Spurs' first and second teams in 1885. Club president John Ripsher top row second right, team captain Jack Jull middle row fourth left, Bobby Buckle bottom row second left
Sandy Brown (unseen) scoring the third goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1901 FA Cup Final replay against Sheffield United
Spurs captain Arthur Grimsdell displaying the cup to fans on Tottenham High Road after the 1921 final
Danny Blanchflower with the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophy in 1963
Notable Spurs players of the early 1980s include Steve Perryman, Osvaldo Ardiles, and Glenn Hoddle. Ajax vs Spurs 1981.
Spurs players of the 2016–17 season, including Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen, Victor Wanyama, and Jan Vertonghen
Northumberland Park, 28 January 1899, Spurs vs Newton Heath (later renamed Manchester United)
First game at White Hart Lane, Spurs vs Notts County for the official opening on 4 September 1899
Since 1909, Tottenham have displayed the statue of a cockerel, first made in bronze by a former player
Aerial image of White Hart Lane. Redevelopment of this stadium began in early 1980s and completed in the late 1990s.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Fans displaying the club motto 'To Dare Is to Do' on the South Stand before the UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Manchester City on 9 April 2019.
Between 1956 and 2006, the club crest featured a heraldic shield, displaying a number of local landmarks and associations
The crest used in the 2017–18 season
Chart of Tottenham's performance since joining the Football League in 1908

Venables, who had become manager in 1987, signed players such as Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker.

Alan Smith (footballer, born 1962)

English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Smith in 2014

In his first season, he scored 13 goals in partnership with Gary Lineker, as the Foxes won promotion to the First Division.