Hall of Fame 2025 nominee: Teddy Sheringham

See the forward's best goals, assists and achievements as we go through the 15 nominees shortlisted

We are looking at the 15 nominees who have been shortlisted for the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2025.

Fans around the world are invited to select two of the 15 contenders via the Premier League app or at premierleague.com/halloffame, with the public vote closing at 12:00 BST on Monday 15 September.

The results of the fan poll will be presented to the existing 24 Premier League Hall of Fame members – including Sir Alex Ferguson, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer – who will then cast their votes to decide who is inducted in 2025.

Teddy Sheringham

A forward who combined goalscoring prowess with creativity to achieve longevity at the top level, Sheringham enjoyed a stellar Premier League career.

It was during his time with Manchester United that he lifted silverware, winning three Premier League titles in four seasons, as well as being part of the Treble-winning side in 1998/99.

As for individual honours, Sheringham won the inaugural Golden Boot in 1992/93, scoring 22 goals in total. He began the campaign with an opening-weekend goal for Nottingham Forest against Liverpool, in the first Premier League match to be shown live on Sky Sports, before moving to Tottenham Hotspur.

He struck 97 league goals in two spells at Spurs either side of his time at Man Utd, before finishing his Premier League career with stints at Portsmouth and West Ham United

Sheringham's Premier League career in numbers
Category Total
Appearances 418
Goals 146
Assists 76
PL titles 3
Golden Boots 1
Monthly awards 2
What they said

"When he left Manchester United, I didn't think Teddy would still be playing now [said in 2006]. In a way, it is not surprising because pace was never a factor in his game and he still has the same intelligence." - Sir Alex Ferguson

Did you know?

Sheringham is the oldest player to ever score a Premier League goal, aged 40 years and 268 days at the time of his final goal in the competition (for West Ham against Portsmouth in December 2006).

He is also the oldest player to score a Premier League hat-trick, aged 37 years and 146 days for Portsmouth against Bolton Wanderers in August 2003.

With 146 goals and 76 assists, Sheringham is one of just seven players to score 75+ goals and provide 75+ assists in the Premier League. 

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