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Teddy Sheringham Biography and Timeline

Follow Teddy Sheringham through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Teddy Sheringham, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1992–2005Years on this page

1992

Inaugural Premier League Goal for Forest

Forward · Nottingham · Sport / Football

Teddy Sheringham scored Nottingham Forest's winning goal against Liverpool on the opening weekend of the Premier League in August 1992. The strike was the first goal broadcast live on Sky Sports in the new competition.

1993

Golden Boot Premier League

Forward · Sport / Football

Finishes as the leading goalscorer in the Premier League with 22 goals for Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur. The campaign is particularly remembered for his finishing for two clubs in the inaugural Premier League campaign.

1997

Sheringham Succeeds Retired Cantona

Forward · Manchester · Sport / Football

Sheringham joined Manchester United from Tottenham after Cantona's retirement, adding a different kind of experienced creativity to the attack.

Transfer to Manchester United

Forward · Manchester · Sport / Football

After a spell with Tottenham Hotspur, Teddy Sheringham signs for Manchester United. United recruited the experienced England forward to fill the gap left by Eric Cantona's retirement.

1999

Champions League Winner

Forward · Barcelona · Sport / Football

Teddy Sheringham equalised in stoppage time to revive United's hopes against Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, helping Manchester United win the competition.

1999 FA Cup Final Opening Goal

Forward · Wembley · Sport / Football

Scores Manchester United's first goal in the 2-0 final victory over Newcastle United.

2001

Footballer of the Year

Sport / Football

FWA Footballer of the Year

2005

Teddy Sheringham Hammer of the Year

Forward · London · Sport / Football

Teddy Sheringham is voted Hammer of the Year after bringing goals and experience to a West Ham team that achieves promotion via the play-offs.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.