Steady Teddy
9 Stopping-Off Points In The Career of Teddy Sheringham
1. Millwall
(Signed on as apprentice in January 1984, aged 17. Appearances: 244, Goals: 111.)
2. Aldershot
(On loan, February 1985, aged 18. Appearances: 5, Goals: 0.)
3. Nottingham Forest
(Bought for £2 million in July 1991, aged 25. Appearances: 62, Goals: 23.)
4. Tottenham Hotspur
(Bought for £2.1 million in August 1992, aged 26. Appearances: 194, Goals: 99.)
5. Manchester United
(Bought for £3.5 million in June 1997, aged 31. Appearances: 104, Goals: 47.)
6. Tottenham Hotspur
(Free transfer, May 2001, aged 35. Appearances: 76, Goals: 26.)
7. Portsmouth
(Free transfer, June 2003, aged 37. Appearances: 30, Goals: 10.)
8. West Ham United
(Free transfer, July 2004, aged 38. Appearances: 49, Goals: 30.)
9. Colchester United
(Free transfer, July 2007, aged 41.)
Overall career statistics:
Total transfer value: £7.6 million; Appearances: 624; Goals: 346.
(Oh, and he played 51 times for England, scoring 11 goals too...)
Teddy also had a short loan spell with Swedish side Djurgarden in 1985. I have no idea how many appearences he made or if he scored for the.
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Im amazed nobody valued him at any more than £3.5 million.
ReplyDeleteCrikey, thats the equivalent of Darren Bents left nut.
Amazing, even if you take inflation rises into account he'd still have been cheap back then.
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