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Sheringham began his professional career at [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] in 1982 at the age of 16, after impressing a scout when playing for non-league club [[Redbridge Forest F.C.|Leytonstone & Ilford]] during a youth team game against Millwall. He was signed up, initially as an apprentice and scored on only his second appearance for the club in a match away at [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] in January 1984. After being loaned out by the club twice in 1985 to [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] and later a Swedish side, [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgården]], he quickly became a first choice selection at Millwall and during the late 1980s formed a striking partnership with [[Tony Cascarino]]. He was the club's top goalscorer in four seasons (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1990–91) and played in every game of the season twice, in 1986–87 and 1990–91.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.Millwall-history.co.uk/TeddySheringham.htm |publisher=The Millwall History Files |title=Teddy Sheringham |accessdate=24 June 2007 }}</ref>
[[File:Cascarino and Sheringham.jpg|thumb|left|upright|In their three seasons together at Millwall, Cascarino and Sheringham scored 99 goals between them.<ref name="Top goal scorers">{{cite web |title=Top Goal Scorers |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Top%20Scorers.htm |work=Millwall History |accessdate=28 August 2010 }}</ref>]]
The [[1987–88 in English football|1987–88]] season saw the club promoted to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], then the highest tier of [[English league football]], for the first time. Sheringham scored the first goal in Millwall's first home game in Division One. Millwall briefly topped the table at the start of October 1988 and the goals of Sheringham (15) and Cascarino (15) kept Millwall in the top four for most of the season before fading after [[Easter]] to finish in 10th position. Sheringham said in his autobiography: "It was a crazy exhilarating time. There we were, little Millwall, in our first season in the First Division and topping the table until about March. Everybody said it couldn't last and of course it couldn't and it didn't, but we gave them all a good run for their money. We were beating the best teams when we shouldn't and getting away draws to which we had no right."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results88-89.gif/ |publisher=The Millwall History Files |title=Results 88–89 |accessdate=27 August 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021948/http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results88-89.gif/ |archivedate=28 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sheringham |first=Teddy |title=Teddy |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |year=1998 |location=London |page= |isbn=0-7515-2844-7 }}</ref>
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. Sheringham was again top scorer for Millwall with twelve goals, having missed ten league games through injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results89-90.gif/ |publisher=The Millwall History Files |title=Results 89–90 |accessdate=27 August 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021822/http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results89-90.gif/ |archivedate=28 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The club had an opportunity to bounce straight back up at the end of the [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]] season, reaching the semi-finals of the Division Two play-offs, but they were beaten by [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] and remained in the Second Division. Sheringham's outstanding form during the [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91 season]] saw him finish as the league's highest scorer with 37 goals, a haul which included four [[hat-tricks]]. With Millwall failing to return to the top flight, a departure for Sheringham looked inevitable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results90-91.gif/ |publisher=The Millwall Hall of Fame |title=Results 90–91 |accessdate=27 August 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021722/http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Results90-91.gif/ |archivedate=28 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In his final season at Millwall, Sheringham broke all of the club's goalscoring records, scoring a total of 111 goals in all competitions in his eight years at the club. He was Millwall's [[Millwall F.C.#Goals|all-time leading scorer]] until 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~85388,00.html/ |publisher=The Millwall History Files |title=Results 88–89 |accessdate=30 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919023311/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~85388,00.html |archivedate=19 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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The [[1994–95 FA Premier League|following season]] was better, as he helped Spurs finish seventh in the Premiership and reach the semi-final of the [[1995–96 FA Cup|FA Cup]], just missing out on European football for the [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]] season.
[[Jürgen Klinsmann]], who partnered Sheringham during the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]] season, was later quoted as claiming that Sheringham was the most intelligent strike partner he had ever had.<ref>{{cite news |title=Klinsmann So Sweet On Sheri |publisher=4thegame |date=10 January 1998 |url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/37586/KLINSMANN+SO+SWEET+ON+SHERI.html |accessdate=27 September 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014070846/http://4thegame.com/club/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/37586/KLINSMANN+SO+SWEET+ON+SHERI.html |archivedate=14 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Sheringham was hugely popular with the Tottenham fans and by the mid-1990s was firmly established as one of the most highly rated strikers in the Premiership. However, despite his prolific strike rate by the end of the [[1996–97 FA Premier League|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.
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==Style of play==
A versatile [[Forward (association football)|forward]], Sheringham was capable of playing as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] and also as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|supporting forward]], courtesy of his ability both to score and create goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2643702/Teddy-Sheringham-joins-West-Ham-Sam-Allardyce-names-former-striker-attacking-coach.html|title=Teddy Sheringham joins West Ham as Sam Allardyce names former striker as attacking coach|publisher=The Daily Mail|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Teddy Sheringham">{{cite web|url=http://www.a1sportingspeakers.com/football-speakers/teddy-sheringham/|title=Teddy Sheringham|accessdate=18 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218211846/http://www.a1sportingspeakers.com/football-speakers/teddy-sheringham/|archivedate=18 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Teddy Sheringham"/><ref name="Shed no tears for Teddy">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2401463/Shed-no-tears-for-Teddy.html|title=Shed no tears for Teddy|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/100-club-the-most-prolific-scorers-in-the-premier-league-1918267.html?action=gallery&ino=13|title=100 club: The most prolific scorers in the Premier League: Teddy Sheringham, 147 goals|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="scooponthecity.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.scooponthecity.com/liverpool/rickie-lambert-will-be-liverpools-teddy-sheringham|title=Rickie Lambert will be Liverpool's Teddy Sheringham|accessdate=18 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204944/http://www.scooponthecity.com/liverpool/rickie-lambert-will-be-liverpools-teddy-sheringham|archivedate=18 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also possessed good technical ability and upper body strength, which allowed him to retain possession in the box when playing with his back to goal, and lay off the ball for his teammates.<ref name="scooponthecity.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/story/1845449/teddy-sheringham-hired-as-west-ham-united-attacking-coach|title=Sheringham to coach at West Ham|publisher=ESPN FC|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> As a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]] in his prime, he was also very effective and extremely prolific, due to his accurate finishing, opportunism in the area, intelligence, and his ability in the air, which enabled him to be regarded as one of the top Premier League forwards of his generation.<ref name="Shed no tears for Teddy"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/teddy-sheringham-returns-to-west-ham-as-attacking-coach.html|title=Sheringham 'excited' by return to West Ham|publisher=PremierLeague.com|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>
==References==
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