Editing Gary Lineker (section)

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[Emperor's Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]], [[J.League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|{{nowrap|[[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]]}}
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|7||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||1
|-
|[[1979–80 Football League|1979–80]]
|Second Division
|19||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||3
|-
|[[1980–81 Football League|1980–81]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|9||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||3
|-
|[[1981–82 Football League|1981–82]]
|Second Division
|39||17||5||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||47||19
|-
|[[1982–83_Leicester_City_F.C._season|1982–83]]
|Second Division
|40||26||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||26
|-
|[[1983–84_Leicester_City_F.C._season|1983–84]]
|First Division
|39||22||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||22
|-
|[[1984–85_Leicester_City_F.C._season|1984–85]]
|First Division
|41||24||4||3||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||29
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!194||95||13||6||9||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||216||103
|-
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[1985–86 Everton F.C. season|1985–86]]
|First Division
|41||30||6||5||5||3||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|One appearance in [[FA Charity Shield]], four appearances and two goals in [[Football League Super Cup]]}}||2||57||40
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[1986–87 FC Barcelona season|1986–87]]
|[[La Liga]]
|41||20||1||1||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||50||21
|-
|[[1987–88 FC Barcelona season|1987–88]]
|La Liga
|36||16||5||2||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UC}}||2||colspan="2"|—||49||20
|-
|[[1988–89 FC Barcelona season|1988–89]]
|La Liga
|26||6||4||1||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UCWC}}||4||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||0||38||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!103||42||10||4||colspan="2"|—||24||6||1||0||138||52
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|[[1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1989–90]]
|First Division
|38||24||1||0||6||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||45||26
|-
|[[1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1990–91]]
|First Division
|32||15||6||3||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||19
|-
|[[1991–92 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1991–92]]
|First Division
|35||28||2||0||4||5||8{{efn|name=UCWC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||2||1{{efn|Appearance in FA Charity Shield}}||0||50||35
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!105||67||9||3||15||8||8||2||1||0||138||80
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
|[[1993 Nagoya Grampus Eight season|1993]]
|[[J1 League|J League]]
|7||1||0||0||5||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||5
|-
|[[1994 Nagoya Grampus Eight season|1994]]
|J League
|11||3||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!18||4||0||0||6||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||8
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
!461||238||38||18||35||17||32||8||7||2||573||283
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[England national football team|England]]
|1984||1||0
|-
|1985||9||6
|-
|1986||10||8
|-
|1987||7||9
|-
|1988||10||3
|-
|1989||9||3
|-
|1990||15||8
|-
|1991||11||9
|-
|1992||8||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!80!!48
|}

{{anchor|International goals}}

Lineker earned his first cap for England in 1984 against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] during the [[1983–84 British Home Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8325|title=Scotland v England 1:1, football match 26 May 1984|last=|first=|date=26 May 1984|website=eu-football.into|access-date=}}</ref> He played his last game for England in a 2–1 loss against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in a [[UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1#Sweden vs England|Euro 1992 group stage match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/5091--sweden-vs-england/|title=UEFA EURO 1992 - Sweden-England|last=|first=|date=17 June 1992|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=}}</ref> He almost equalled the England goalscoring record, held at the time by [[Bobby Charlton]], in a pre-tournament friendly against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], but he missed a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]], leaving him one goal short of Charlton's total, which [[List of international goals scored by Wayne Rooney|was overtaken]] by [[Wayne Rooney]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=England 2-0 Switzerland |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/33946644 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 September 2015 |access-date= }}</ref>

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lineker goal''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lineker-intlg.html|title=Gary Lineker - Goals in International Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=RSSSF|access-date=}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Gary Lineker
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col" data-sort-type="date" |Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|align="center"|1
|26 March 1985
|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London, England
|2
|{{fb|IRL}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2–1
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=597|title=England 2-1 Republic of Ireland, Tuesday, 26th March 1985|last=|first=|date=26 March 1985|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|2
|rowspan="2"|16 June 1985
|rowspan="2"|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States
|rowspan="2"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|USA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|5–0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=604|title=USA 0-5 England, Sunday, 16th June 1985|last=|first=|date=16 June 1985|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|5–0
|-
|align="center"|4
|rowspan="3"|16 October 1985
|rowspan="3"|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|rowspan="3"|9
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|TUR}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="3" align="center"|5–0
|rowspan="3"|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=606|title=England 5-0 Turkey, Wednesday, 16th October 1985|last=|first=|date=16 October 1985|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|4–0
|-
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5–0
|-
|align="center"|7
|rowspan="3"|11 June 1986
|rowspan="3"|[[Estadio Tecnológico]], [[Monterrey]], Mexico
|rowspan="3"|16
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|POL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="3" align="center"|3–0
|rowspan="3"|[[1986 FIFA World Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=308/match=537/index.html#nosticky|title=1986 FIFA World Cup - England-Poland|last=|first=|date=11 June 1986|website=FIFA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214002644/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=308/match=537/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|10
|rowspan="2"|18 June 1986
|rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], Mexico
|rowspan="2"|17
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|1986 FIFA World Cup
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=309/match=536/index.html#overview#nosticky|title=1986 FIFA World Cup - England-Paraguay|last=|first=|date=18 June 1986|website=FIFA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214003541/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=309/match=536/index.html#overview#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|12
|22 June 1986
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
|18
|{{fb|ARG|}}
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|[[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)|1–2]]
|1986 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=714/match=392/index.html#nosticky|title=1986 FIFA World Cup - Argentina-England|last=|first=|date=22 June 1986|website=FIFA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214004740/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=714/match=392/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|13
|rowspan="2"|15 October 1986
|rowspan="2"|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|rowspan="2"|19
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 4|UEFA Euro 1988 qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/1315--england-vs-northern-ireland/|title=UEFA EURO 1988 - England-Northern Ireland|last=|first=|date=15 October 1986|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|15
|rowspan="4"|18 February 1987
|rowspan="4"|[[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]], Spain
|rowspan="4"|21
|rowspan="4"|{{fb|ESP|}}
|align="center"|1–1
|rowspan="4" align="center"|4–2
|rowspan="4"|Friendly
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=622|title=Spain 2-4 England, Wednesday, 18th February 1987|last=|first=|date=18 February 1987|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|4–1
|-
|align="center"|19
|19 May 1987
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|24
|{{Fb|BRA|1968}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|[[1987 Rous Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=625|title=England 1-1 Brazil, Tuesday, 19th May 1987|last=|first=|date=19 May 1987|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|20
|9 September 1987
|[[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
|25
|{{fb|West Germany}}
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|1–3
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=627|title=West Germany 3-1 England, Wednesday, 9th September 1987|last=|first=|date=9 September 1987|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|21
|rowspan="3"|14 October 1987
|rowspan="3"|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|rowspan="3"|26
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|TUR}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="3" align="center"|8–0
|rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 4|UEFA Euro 1988 qualification]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/1323--england-vs-turkiye/|title=UEFA EURO 1988 - England-Turkey|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|4–0
|-
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|7–0
|-
|align="center"|24
|23 March 1988
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|28
|{{fb|NED}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=631|title=England 2-2 Netherlands|last=|first=|date=23 March 1988|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|25
|24 May 1988
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|31
|{{Fb|COL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|[[1988 Rous Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9015|title=England v Colombia 1:1, football match 24 May 1988|last=|first=|date=24 May 1988|website=eu-football.info|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|26
|7 September 1988
|[[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise]], [[Lausanne]], Switzerland
|32
|{{fb|SUI}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=635|title=Switzerland 0-1 England|last=|first=|date=28 May 1988|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|27
|26 April 1989
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|40
|{{fb|ALB|1946}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|5–0
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=644|title=England 5-0 Albania|last=|first=|date=26 April 1989|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|28
|3 June 1989
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|41
|{{Fb|POL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|3–0
|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=647|title=England 3-0 Poland|last=|first=|date=3 June 1989|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|29
|7 July 1989
|[[Københavns Idrætspark]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
|42
|{{fb|DEN}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=648|title=Denmark 1-1 England|last=|first=|date=7 July 1989|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|30
|28 March 1990
|rowspan="2"|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|47
|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=653|title=England 1-0 Brazil|last=|first=|date=28 March 1990|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|31
|15 May 1990
|49
|{{Fb|DEN}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=655|title=England 1-0 Denmark|last=|first=|date=15 May 1990|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|32
|11 June 1990
|[[Stadio Sant'Elia]], [[Cagliari]], Italy
|52
|{{fb|IRL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=322/match=161/index.html#overview#nosticky|title=1990 FIFA World Cup - England-Republic of Ireland|last=|first=|date=11 June 1990|website=FIFA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511150601/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=322/match=161/index.html#overview#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2015|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|33
|rowspan="2"|1 July 1990
|rowspan="2"|[[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]], Italy
|rowspan="2"|56
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|CMR}}
|align="center"|2–2
|rowspan="2" align="center"|3–2 {{Aet}}
|rowspan="2"|1990 FIFA World Cup
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=751/match=103/index.html#overview#nosticky|title=1990 FIFA World Cup - England-Cameroon|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511142910/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=751/match=103/index.html#overview#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2015|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|34
|align="center"|3–2
|-
|align="center"|35
|4 July 1990
|[[Stadio delle Alpi]], [[Turin]], Italy
|57
|{{fb|West Germany}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1 {{Pso|3–4}}
|1990 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=3464/match=159/index.html#nosticky|title=1990 FIFA World Cup - Germany FR-England|last=|first=|date=4 July 1990|website=FIFA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214005206/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=3464/match=159/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|36
|22 September 1990
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|59
|{{fb|HUN}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=665|title=England 1-0 Hungary|last=|first=|date=12 September 1990|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|37
|17 October 1990
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|60
|{{fb|POL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 7|UEFA Euro 1992 qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3022--england-vs-poland/|title=UEFA Euro 1992 - England-Poland|last=|first=|date=17 October 1990|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|38
|rowspan="2"|6 February 1991
|rowspan="2"|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|rowspan="2"|62
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|CMR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=668|title=England 2-0 Cameroon|last=|first=|date=6 February 1991|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|40
|25 May 1991
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|65
|{{fb|ARG|}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–2
|[[1991 England Challenge Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=672|title=England 2-2 Argentina|last=|first=|date=25 May 1991|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|41
|3 June 1991
|[[Mount Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|67
|{{fb|NZL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=674|title=New Zealand 0-1 England|last=|first=|date=3 June 1991|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|42
|rowspan="4"|12 June 1991
|rowspan="4"|[[Stadium Merdeka]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
|rowspan="4"|68
|rowspan="4"|{{fb|MAS}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="4" align="center"|4–2
|rowspan="4"|Friendly
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=676|title=Malaysia 2-4 England|last=|first=|date=12 June 1991|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|43
|align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|44
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|4–1
|-
|align="center"|46
|13 November 1991
|[[Stadion Miejski (Poznań)|Stadion Miejski]], [[Poznań]], Poland
|71
|{{Fb|POL}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|[[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 7|UEFA Euro 1992 qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3022--england-vs-poland/|title=UEFA Euro 1992 - Poland-England|last=|first=|date=13 November 1991|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|47
|19 February 1992
|Wembley Stadium, London, England
|72
|{{fb|FRA}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=680|title=England 2-0 France|last=|first=|date=19 February 1992|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|48
|29 April 1992
|[[Luzhniki Stadium]], [[Moscow]], Russia
|74
|{{fb|CIS}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=682|title=CIS 2-2 England|last=|first=|date=29 April 1992|website=englandstats.com|access-date=}}</ref>
|}