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Plyr No.	Player Club	Birthdate	Match Date	Opponent	Age
603	Stanley Matthews Blackpool	1 February 1915	15 May 1957	Denmark	42 yrs. 103 days
12	Alec Morten - GK Crystal Palace	1831 or 1832	8 March 1873	Scotland	41 - 42 yrs. ? days
867	Peter Shilton - GK Derby County	18 September 1949	7 July 1990	Italy	40 yrs. 292 days
1080	David James - GK Portsmouth	1 August 1970	27 June 2010	Germany	39 yrs. 330 days
433	Ted Taylor - GK Huddersfield Town	7 March 1887	17 April 1926	Scotland	39 yrs. 41 days
1007	David Seaman - GK Arsenal	19 September 1963	16 October 2001	FYR Macedonia	39 yrs. 27 days
700	Leslie Compton Arsenal	12 September 1912	22 November 1950	Yugoslavia	38 yrs. 71 days
321	Sam Hardy - GK Aston Villa	25 August 1883	10 April 1920	Scotland	37 yrs. 228 days
999	Stuart Pearce West Ham United	24 April 1962	8 September 1999	Poland	37 yrs. 137 days
326	Jesse Pennington West Bromwich Albion	23 August 1883	10 April 1920	Scotland	36 yrs. 230 days
661	Tom Finney Preston North End	5 April 1922	22 October 1958	USSR	36 yrs. 200 days
464	Ted Hufton - GK West Ham United	25 November 1892	15 May 1929	Spain	36 yrs. 171 days
1048	Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur	2 April 1966	21 June 2002	Brazil	36 yrs. 80 days
1097	Frank Lampard Chelsea	20 June 1978	24 June 2014	Costa Rica	36 yrs. 4 days
1039	Martin Keown Arsenal	24 July 1966	26 May 2002	Cameroon	35 yrs. 306 days
1043	Nigel Martyn - GK Leeds United	11 August 1966	26 May 2002	Cameroon	35 yrs. 289 days
393	Sam Chedgzoy Everton	27 January 1889	22 October 1924	Ireland	35 yrs. 269 days
686	Bert Williams - GK Wolverhampton Wanderers	31 January 1920	22 October 1955	Wales	35 yrs. 264 days
894	Dave Watson Stoke City	5 October 1946	2 June 1982	Iceland	35 yrs. 240 days
395	Eph Longworth Liverpool	2 October 1887	14 April 1923	Scotland	35 yrs. 194 days
495	Frank Hudspeth Newcastle United	20 April 1890	24 October 1925	Ireland	35 yrs. 187 days
845	Ian Callaghan Liverpool	10 April 1942	12 October 1977	Luxembourg	35 yrs. 185 days
655	Frank Swift - GK Manchester City	24 December 1913	18 May 1949	Norway	35 yrs. 143 days
658	Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers	6 February 1924	28 May 1959	United States	35 yrs. 111 days
886	Ray Clemence - GK Tottenham Hotspur	5 August 1948	16 November 1983	Luxembourg	35 yrs. 103 days
371	Charlie Wallace Aston Villa	20 January 1885	10 April 1920	Scotland	35 yrs. 81 days
480	Harry Healless Blackburn Rovers	9 February 1893	31 March 1928	Scotland	35 yrs. 51 days
876	Ted Ditchburn - GK Tottenham Hotspur	24 October 1921	5 December 1956	Denmark	35 yrs. 42 days
401	Billy Walker Aston Villa	29 October 1897	7 December 1932	Austria	35 yrs. 39 days
835	Jack Charlton Leeds United	8 May 1935	11 June 1970	Czechoslovakia	35 yrs. 34 days
1022	Ian Wright West Ham United	3 November 1963	18 November 1998	Czech Republic	35 yrs. 15 days

Evolution of the oldest player

In the first ever match on 30 November 1872, Robert Barker was the oldest of the eleven debutants... at 25 years and 164 days.

In the second match on 8 March 1873, Alec Morten, who was in goal, had being born in either 1831 or 1832, he became the oldest player at either 41 or 42 years old. A record held until 15 May 1957, when Stanley Matthews, at 42 years and 103 days, took the field against Denmark. Of course, Morten may still be the record holder, but until we find his birth certificate.... its Matthews' record.

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