On this day in 2015: Peter Crouch uses his head to equal Alan Shearer’s record
The Stoke striker scored his 46th headed goal in the Premier League, a record previously set by Shearer.
Peter Crouch equalled Alan Shearer’s Premier League record of 46 headed goals on this day in 2015, seconds after coming on as a substitute as Stoke beat Hull.
Crouch joined Shearer at the head of the charts with a 71st-minute winner in the Potters’ 1-0 home victory, and said he hoped it would prove his doubters wrong.
Crouch said: “There were a lot of people in the early days who said I was better on the ground than at heading, so it’s pleasing to rub it in a little bit.
“Becoming the record-holder for headed goals in the Premier League is something I didn’t think would happen when I was 15 or 16.
“But I worked on it, I continue to work on it, I’m very pleased to have equalled the record and hopefully I can go beyond it.
The 34-year-old’s winner came just one minute after his introduction as a substitute and marked his fourth goal in four appearances in all competitions, and his ninth of the season.
Crouch had recently signed a contract with the Potters until 2017, but would stay with the club until 2019, before retiring after a brief spell with Premier League side Burnley.
