The Friday List of Little or No Consequence #19

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...)