With Millwall failing to return to the top flight, a departure for Sheringham looked inevitable. Sheringham began his professional career at Millwall in 1982 at the age of 16, after impressing a scout when playing for non-league club Leytonstone & Ilford during a youth team game against Millwall. [8], The 1987–88 season saw the club promoted to the First Division, then the highest tier of English league football, for the first time. [15] His strike partners at White Hart Lane included Gordon Durie, Ronny Rosenthal, Jürgen Klinsmann and finally Chris Armstrong. Sheringham's first-team chances were relatively limited but he still managed to make enough appearances to qualify for a championship medal at the end of the season – at the age of 33 he had won his first major trophy. He was often deployed as a tactical substitute late in games by Eriksson, valued for his ability to hold the ball up and create intelligent play. [19] This had started three years previously in 1995 when Sheringham had snubbed Cole as the latter came on to make his international debut. London, Position: [citation needed], A versatile forward, Sheringham was capable of playing as a striker and also as a supporting forward, courtesy of his ability both to score and create goals. [32] Sheringham became the oldest Premiership player to score a hat-trick when he scored three against Bolton early in the season. The following season, Sheringham appeared for West Ham in the 2006 FA Cup Final, becoming the third-oldest player to appear in an FA Cup Final. Teddy Sheringham (born 2 April 1966) is an English professional footballer turned manager. With seconds of stoppage-time remaining, Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored from Sheringham's headed flick-on, and United won a treble of the Premiership, FA Cup and European Cup with Sheringham – having not won a major honour in his 15-year career on leaving Spurs – now having won every top-level trophy in the English game.[22]. After being released by West Ham, Sheringham signed for Colchester United in July 2007 and was given the number 8 shirt. External Link, Report: Leicester 0 United 3 2000, August Colchester United. When Bolton scored, Sheringham blamed Cole, his strike partner and Cole then refused to talk to him. 01:30 On this day - 16 Aug 1992: Forest beat Liverpool in first live televised match 16/8/2020 CC AD; 01:10 Classic match: Arsenal edge Man Utd in … After leaving Manchester United at the end of the 2000–01 season, Sheringham re-joined Tottenham Hotspur, where he was a losing finalist in the 2001–02 Football League Cup. [52], At the age of 36, that defeat signalled the final end of Sheringham's international career, during which he had earned fifty-one caps and scored eleven times for England. 2003. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. After being loaned out by the club twice in 1985 to Aldershot and later a Swedish side, Djurgården, he quickly became a first choice selection at Millwall and during the late 1980s formed a striking partnership with Tony Cascarino. Sheringham retired from competitive football at the end of the 2007–08 season with Colchester United, at the age of 42. Sheringham said in his autobiography: "It was a crazy exhilarating time. Sheringham scored the first goal in Millwall's first home game in Division One. His first competitive game for the club was against Chelsea in the 1997 FA Charity Shield which United won on penalties. Apr 2, 1966 (54), Place of birth: [61] He was credited with a change in West Ham's style of play which led to a run of good form at the start of the 2014–15 season, earning striker Diafra Sakho the Premier League Player of the Month award for October 2014. [21] Four days after the FA Cup triumph, Sheringham scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, having come on as a substitute earlier in the game. [4], Sheringham is currently the eleventh-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premiership with 146 goals, and is the competition's 19th-highest appearance maker. [citation needed], Sheringham continued to be a first choice selection under new England manager Glenn Hoddle (1996–99) until the emergence of new teenage superstar Michael Owen during the course of 1998 saw him overshadowed. Spurs finished 15th and were not completely safe from relegation until the penultimate game of the season. In 1993–94, he was Tottenham's top scorer with 14 Premiership goals but played in just 19 games due to injury and this impacted negatively on Tottenham's league form. After five seasons at Spurs, Sheringham joined Manchester United where he won three Premiership titles, one FA Cup, one UEFA Champions League, an Intercontinental Cup and an FA Charity Shield. A week later he came off the substitutes bench to score United's opening goal in a 2–0 defeat of Newcastle United in the FA Cup final to secure the double. England. [53] Due to his vision, his ability to read the game, and his short passing ability, Sheringham was capable of playing off another striker, in a deeper, creative role, where he served as an assist provider, in particular in later years, as he lost pace and stamina. [15] Forest went on to be relegated in 1992–93, having failed to adequately replace Sheringham in attack. [54][59], Upon his retirement from professional football in 2008, Sheringham has been a noticeable figure on the world poker scene, playing in various competitions worldwide. He left to join First Division Nottingham Forest. [citation needed], He was selected as part of Eriksson's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad after impressing throughout the 01–02 season with his club, and played in the famous 1–0 win against Argentina, almost scoring a goal with a volley that was well saved by the Argentine goalkeeper, and made his final England appearance as a substitute in the 2–1 quarter-final defeat to Brazil in Japan. [citation needed], The two formed a famous partnership at international level, as they complemented each other's strengths: Shearer the out-and-out goalscorer, big, strong and powerful, Sheringham just 'dropping off' his strike partner, finding spaces, creating play and providing key passes, forming the link between Shearer and the England midfield. However, despite his prolific strike rate by the end of the 1996–97 season he was 31 years old and had yet to win a major trophy in a career which had so far spanned 15 years; many pundits considered him past his best and likely to finish his career without major honours. His first league outing was against his former employers, Tottenham, at White Hart Lane. [18] He was signed to replace the iconic Eric Cantona whose retirement had left the Old Trafford faithful demanding a big name to fill the gap. Sheringham's outstanding form during the 1990–91 season saw him finish as the league's highest scorer with 37 goals, a haul which included four hat-tricks. [40] Sheringham signed a contract to play for West Ham until the end of the 2006–07 season,[41] and was a player at the club after his 41st birthday. They have not finished lower than this ever since.[16]. In the 60th minute with the score at 0–0, Sheringham missed a penalty, although ended up on the winning side as two late goals gave United the win. He was signed up, initially as an apprentice and scored on only his second appearance for the club in a match away at Bournemouth in January 1984. The pinnacle of his career came when he scored the equaliser and provided the assist for Manchester United's winning goal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, both goals coming in injury time of the second half. [67], Tottenham Hotspur F.C. The following season was better, as he helped Spurs finish seventh in the Premiership and reach the semi-final of the FA Cup, just missing out on European football for the 1995–96 season. Sheringham scored Forest's first Premiership goal against Liverpool in August 1992 (which was also the first ever live goal shown on Sky Sports) but a week later he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £2.1 million. The game ended 3–3, with Liverpool winning the trophy in a penalty shootout. [23] In April 2001, he was voted Footballer of the Year by both the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association. [33] Despite this, he was only contracted to the club for one season and, despite scoring in his final game (a 5–1 win victory over Middlesbrough with the club already secure in the top flight),[34] at the end of the 2003–04 season, Portsmouth decided not to offer the 38-year-old striker another contract but he insisted that he wanted to continue his top flight career at another club. This statistic shows which shirt numbers the palyer has already worn in his career. – Hammer of the Year, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. [5] He holds the record as the oldest outfield player to appear in a Premier League match (40 years, 272 days)[6] and the oldest player to score in a Premier League match (40 years, 268 days).[7]. Sol Campbell number was 23 from 1994-95 to 1998-99 and kit number 5 from 1999-2000 to 2000-01. Sheringham also appeared in 11 FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup games for West Ham, scoring two goals. The Spurs squad numbers are listed for each season and can be scrolled left to see Tottenham players numbers. [20], Speculation that Sheringham would leave United increased just after the 1998–99 season got underway, when Dwight Yorke moved to Old Trafford from Aston Villa. In June 1997, Sheringham agreed to join Manchester United in a £3.5 million deal. Teddy Sheringham won the inaugural Premier League Golden Boot in 1993. Yorke immediately formed a prolific partnership with Cole as United went on to regain the league title on the final day of the season. "[10][11], Millwall's spell in the top flight was not to last as they were relegated in the following season, finishing bottom of the Division after briefly topping the table again early in the season. Dwight Yorke , the 1999 co-recipient, was the first non-European Golden Boot winner. [24][25] His fine form ensured that he was still involved with the national side despite being in his 35th year, being named in the squad for the 2002 World Cup. Date of birth/Age: He has since managed League Two club Stevenage, and ATK of the Indian Super League. He refused United's offer of a 12-month contract[26] and returned to Tottenham on a free transfer as one of new manager Glenn Hoddle's first signings. [60], In May 2014, Sheringham was appointed as an attacking coach with West Ham United. Cristiano Ronaldo , the 2008 winner, is one of four players to win the European Golden Shoe alongside the Golden Boot. A year later, Sheringham scored Forest's first ever Premiership goal,[2] and was signed by Tottenham Hotspur.