Frank Lampard vs Teddy Sheringham: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, England (born 1978, retired 2017) · Striker, England (born 1966, retired 2008)
Few debates split football fans quite like Frank Lampard versus Teddy Sheringham. Honours are what separate great players from trophy-laden legends, and both qualify. Frank Lampard finishes with 303 career goals from 980 games — a 0.31 strike rate — against Teddy Sheringham's 320 from 900 at 0.36 per match. In chance creation, Frank Lampard tallied 149 assists to Teddy Sheringham's 130. In major honours Frank Lampard collected 10 — headlined by 1× UEFA Champions League (2012) — whereas Teddy Sheringham amassed 4, led by 1× UEFA Champions League (1999). One lifted trophies through incisive reliability, the other through ruthless moments that decided finals. Their routes to the top were distinct: Frank Lampard built his reputation across West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester City, New York City FC, 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. Greatness, in cases like this, is rarely a zero-sum affair.
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Player profiles
Chelsea's all-time top scorer with 211 goals; Champions League winner in 2012 and three-time Premier League champion.
“A tireless attacking midfielder with a ruthless eye for goal whose late runs became his trademark.”
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 (2012)
- 1× UEFA Europa League (2013)
- 3× Premier League (2005, 2006, 2010)
- 4× FA Cup (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
- 1× UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1998)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1999)
- 2× Premier League (1999, 2000)
- 1× FA Cup (1999)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1995 West Ham debut
- 1997 England debut
- 2001 Joined Chelsea for £11m
- 2005 First Premier League title with Chelsea
- 2012 Won the Champions League with Chelsea
- 2013 Left Chelsea as the club's all-time top scorer
- 2017 Retired at New York City FC
- 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 Frank Lampard the lead — a decisive margin, courtesy of a weightier trophy cabinet.
Frank Lampard edges it (a decisive margin)
