 Complete the following phrase:  Sheringham then dropped down a division to West Ham United in the Football League Championship, and was the divisions third-highest goalscorer with 20 goals 21 in all competitions  one of the highest scoring seasons of his career. He won the Championship Player of the Season award, and helped the Hammers reach the 2005 Football League Championship play-off Final where they beat Preston North End to return to the Premiership after two seasons in the Football League. At the end of the 200405 season, Sheringhams one-year contract expired and he agreed to sign on for another season, this time back in the Premiership, at Upton Park. After a second-half appearance against Charlton Athletic on 2 April 2006, Sheringham joined a small group of footballers, including Les Sealey, John Burridge, Gordon Strachan and later Ryan Giggs, who have played top-flight football while in their 40s. On 19 August 2006, he became the oldest outfield player in the history of the division, at 40 years 139 days. Sheringham signed a contract to play for West Ham until the end of the 200607 season, and was a player at the club after his 41st birthday. On 13 May 2006, Sheringham became the third oldest player to appear in an 