Newcastle United legend , former England captain and national treasure Alan Shearer spent his illustrious football career terrorising the best defences in the Premier League - and it all started just earning a weekly wage of £25 . With a record-high 260 goals in the Premier League , the talismanic forward has left a lasting legacy in the north east and one that is unlikely to be bettered . In an exclusive interview with Match of the Day magazine , Shearer opens up about his first experiences in life on and off the football pitch . Alan Shearer ( right ) gave an exclusive interview to Match of the Day magazine discussing his experiences . MY FIRST ... Live game . Alan says : ' I remember everything – getting on the metro , getting in the ground , walking up to the top of the stadium and looking at the pitch ! Getting squashed because it was standing in those days , then it all going ballistic when Kevin Keegan scored and Newcastle won – it was mad ! ' Shearer saw Kevin Keegan score in his first ever match at St James ' Park when he was a child . MY FIRST… Job . Alan says : ' I used to do a milk round with my uncle to earn five pound every Saturday . I ' get up at three in the morning , do the round and then go back to sleep . With that five pound I thought I was rich ! ' MY FIRST … Girlfriend . Alan says : 'Oh , there was loads . All the girls wanted to go out with me ! ' MY FIRST … Pay packet . Alan says : 'It was when I was an apprentice at Southampton , I was on a YTS scheme and it was £25 a week , straight into my bank account ! ' Shearer started his career at Southampton before moving to Blackburn and winning the Premier League . MY FIRST… Car . Alan says : 'It was an Escort 1300 L , registration number B993 XHT . It cost me £3,395 . I thought I was rich . I thought I was a multimillionaire 'cos I could go out and buy it when I was just 17 ! I cleaned it every day . If I ever got mud on it I was devastated . ' Shearer 's first ever car was the Ford Escort 1300 L which was similar to the car pictured above . MY FIRST … pre-match meal . Alan says : 'My first pre-match meal was fillet steak . I 'd never had it before in my life and everyone else was having it , so I thought I 'm going to have it too ! ' The former Blackburn star revealed that a fillet steak was his first ever pre-match meal as a footballer . MY FIRST… hat-trick . Alan says : '1988 . It was my debut for Southampton at 17 against Arsenal . And then I was in the next day cleaning the kit because I was still an apprentice . I did n't think that was a great idea at the time but looking back it made sure I did n't get carried away . ' A 17-year-old Shearer had a debut he 'd never forget after scoring a hat-trick but was soon back washing kits . The Newcastle United legend also holds the record for the most Premier League hat-tricks ( 11 ) MY FIRST… tournament as a pundit . Alan says : ' I started with the BBC in 2006 so the first tournament was the 2006 World Cup in Germany . It was nerve-wracking because I was out of my comfort zone . ' The Match of the Day pundit has become a regular on the show and at major tournaments like the World Cup . The Match of the Day Magazine with Shearer 's exclusive interview goes on-sale 24-30 March .
Alan Shearer revealed a Ford Escort 1300 1300 was his first ever car . The former England captain started as an apprentice at Southampton on £25 a week and scored a hat-trick on his debut against Arsenal . Shearer is the all-time leading Premier League goalscorer with 260 . The pundit gave an exclusive interview to Match of the Day magazine . Click here for all the latest Newcastle United news .