| Player Profile | ||
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Birthplace: | Highams Park |
| Birthday: | 2/4/1966 | |
| Height: | 185cm-6ft 1in | |
| Weight: | 80kg-12st 8lb | |
| Full International: | England(38caps,9goal) | |
| Position: | Forward | |
| Squad Nombor: | 10 | |
| Debut: | 3/8/1997 | |
| Appearances(1997-2000): | 101(37 as subs) | |
| Goals: | 23 |
| STRIKE/FORWORD |
| Andy Cole |
| Dwight Yorke |
| Teddy Sheringham |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| MIDFIELD |
| Nicky Butt |
| Roy Keane |
| Ryan Giggs |
| Paul Scholes |
| David Beckham |
| DEFENDER |
| Jaap Stam |
| Denis Irwin |
| Gary Neville |
| Philip Neville |
| Ronny Johnsen |
| GOALKEEPER |
| Mark Bosnich |
| Massimo Taibi |
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| HISTORY |
| Newton Heath--Busby |
| McGuinness--Ferguson |
| 1998/99: The Treble |
| Records |
| Competitions Winner |
| History |
| Teddy Sheringham was bought by Manchester United in the summer of 1997 for �3.5 million from Tottenham Hotspur. Sheringham is an experienced international player who began his career with Millwall as an apprentice. Following loan spells at Aldershot and Djurgaarden in Sweden, and after playing 220 league appearances for Millwall, scoring 93 goals, he was bought by Nottingham Forest in 1991, where he came to prominence. Whilst at Forest he played in the same team as United's captain Roy Keane. At the end of his first full season at the City Ground, Sheringham was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for �2.1 million. At Spurs he made 166 League appearances and scored 76 League goals. However, concerned that at the age of 31 he had yet to win a major trophy, he asked for a transfer in the summer of 1997. United had initially enquired about Sheringham before buying Andy Cole back in 1995 and again at the end of the 1996/97 season, but were scared off by the �6 million transfer fee. Nevertheless, his desire to leave Tottenham prompted Spurs chairman, Alan Sugar to reduce his price tag to �3.5 million. He was quickly snapped up by the United manager. He made his League debut for Manchester United, ironically at White Hart Lane, against his old club Spurs. A week earlier Sheringham had won his first medal with Manchester United: the pre-season Charity Shield. Towards the end of Teddy's first season with the Reds, his old North London rivals from Arsenal put together a stunning late run to win the League Championship. The Gunners' fans gleefully taunted Teddy after this, pointing out his lack of major honours whenever they could. Twelve months later, after a thrilling climax to 1998/99, the United man was able to silence the taunts once and for all. He collected three medals after playing a crucial part in some of the biggest games. It was ironic that Teddy should make the difference, after spending most of the season sidelined by injury or the impressive form of the Cole-Yorke partnership. It was widely acknowledged that Teddy changed the game when coming on as a late substitute in the Champions League semi-final home leg against Juventus. He was also an early replacement for Roy Keane in the FA Cup Final and scored within 96 seconds of his arrival on the pitch. He then created the second goal for Paul Scholes and deservedly claimed the Man of the Match award. More glory followed in the Champions League Final in Barcelona. 1-0 down to Bayern Munich, all had looked lost for United until Alex Ferguson brought on the ex-Spurs striker. He immediately started to trouble the German defence and right on the 90th minute he tucked away the crucial equalising goal. Three minutes later, deep into injury time, Teddy nodded a David Beckham corner into Ole Solskjaer's path. The Norwegian did the rest, ending a 31-year wait for United to win the European Cup for a second time. A full international, Sheringham played an important part in England's success in Euro 96. He was also a member of the England World Cup squad in 1998, playing two games before being replaced by Michael Owen. A superb end to the domestic season with United in 1998/99 then earned him a recall to the squad bidding to qualify for Euro 2000. Did You Know? Before joining Manchester United, Teddy Sheringham�s memories of playing at Old Trafford were not too good. In 1993, after a Bryan Robson tackle, he was injured and did not play for five and a half months. When playing for Millwall he scored at Old Trafford - his team�s only goal in a 5-1 thrashing. Prior to the remarkable success of May 1999, Teddy's only medals were the Second Division Championship medal he won with Millwall and the Zenith Data Systems Cup with Nottingham Forest. |
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