- Model: Umbro XAI MK IV-A
- Player: Alan Shearer
- Condition: Match Worn & Dual Hand Signed
- Season: 2004/05
- Size: UK8.5/US9.5
- Soleplate: FG
- Made in: China
- Headline Features:
- Umbro XAI MK IV-A match worn and dual hand signed by Premier League legend and all-time top goal scorer, Alan Shearer.
- Match worn during the 2004/05 season whilst captaining Newcastle United, leading the line as one of English football’s most feared forwards.
- Each boot has been beautifully hand signed by Shearer to the medial side of the upper — featuring clear, un-rushed signatures.
- Features unique player-exclusive modifications including a fully custom soleplate and bespoke tongue design.
- A truly iconic and museum-worthy piece from the Premier League’s greatest ever marksman.
- Authenticity fully guaranteed with the BC Boots UK Certification Package.
- Player Features & Modifications:
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Custom Professional Construction:
• Produced to Alan Shearer’s exact specifications by Umbro’s player services division.
• Custom black tongues with embroidered squad number ‘9’, a unique detail differing from the white tongues on retail versions.
• Built with reinforcement bars in the heel area beneath each insole, providing additional stability and durability to match Shearer’s powerful playing style.
• Custom insole boards integrated inside each boot for further reinforcement and improved foot support.
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Unique Soleplate Configuration:
• Specially made fully conical stud layout, replacing the standard bladed configuration found on retail models.
• Designed to enhance traction and rotational freedom on firm natural surfaces — bespoke to Shearer’s preference.
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Signature Details:
• Dual hand-signed by Alan Shearer to the medial sides of each boot in bold black marker.
• Elite-level construction and finishing, manufactured specifically for Shearer’s match use during his captaincy at Newcastle United.
- Collector & Investment Significance:
- A match-worn, dual-signed Umbro XAI MK IV-A from Alan Shearer, the Premier League’s all-time top scorer with 260 goals — a record that has stood for over 19 years.
- Represents the pinnacle era of Shearer’s illustrious career, leading Newcastle United in the mid-2000s as club captain and talisman.
- The bespoke player modifications and match-worn provenance make this pair an exceptionally rare and significant artefact of English football history.
- A true “holy grail” piece for collectors, combining match use, personalisation, and dual signatures from one of the most iconic forwards of the modern era.
- Accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, ensuring verified authenticity and long-term collectible value.
