Steven Gerrard vs Teddy Sheringham: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, England (born 1980, retired 2016) · Striker, England (born 1966, retired 2008)
Steven Gerrard and Teddy Sheringham represent two answers to the same question: how do you define a great? Their textures on the ball are what fans actually remember, and they could hardly be more different. The raw numbers read 212 goals in 860 outings for Steven Gerrard (0.25/game), versus 320 in 900 for Teddy Sheringham (0.36/game). Creativity tells a story too: 155 assists for Steven Gerrard against 130 for Teddy Sheringham. Steven Gerrard departs the game with 8 major pieces of silverware, including 1× UEFA Champions League (2005); Teddy Sheringham with 4, including 1× UEFA Champions League (1999). Stylistically Steven Gerrard was incisive where Teddy Sheringham was mercurial — two vocabularies of the same sport. Their routes to the top were distinct: Steven Gerrard built his reputation across Liverpool, LA Galaxy, peaking around 2005, while Teddy Sheringham reached his defining level around 1999 after spells with Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
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Player profiles
Liverpool captain who led the famous 2005 Champions League comeback in Istanbul; one-club man for most of his Premier League career.
“A dynamic box-to-box midfielder with a hammer of a right foot and a habit of dragging Liverpool back into games.”
A cerebral, late-developing striker, Sheringham scored the injury-time equaliser in Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final and remains the Premier League's oldest ever goalscorer.
“An intelligent, deep-dropping forward whose clever hold-up play and vision created space for quicker strike partners.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2005)
- 1× UEFA Cup (2001)
- 2× FA Cup (2001, 2006)
- 3× EFL Cup (2001, 2003, 2012)
- 1× UEFA Super Cup (2001)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1999)
- 2× Premier League (1999, 2000)
- 1× FA Cup (1999)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1998 Liverpool debut
- 2001 Won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup treble
- 2003 Replaced Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool captain
- 2005 Lifted the Champions League in Istanbul
- 2006 Player of the match in the FA Cup final
- 2012 Captained Great Britain at the Olympics
- 2015 Left Liverpool for LA Galaxy
- 1984 Professional debut for Millwall
- 1999 Won UEFA Champions League with Manchester United
- 1999 Won FA Cup with Manchester United
- 1999 Reached the peak of his powers at Manchester United
- 2008 Retired after a final spell at Colchester United
- Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
The numbers give Steven Gerrard the lead — a decisive margin, courtesy of a weightier trophy cabinet.
Steven Gerrard edges it (a decisive margin)
