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81
players over the age of 30 years
Plyr
No.
Player
Club
Birthdate
Match Date
Opponent
Age
12
Alec
Morten
- GK
Crystal Palace
1831 or 1832
8 March 1873
Scotland
41 - 42 yrs. ? days
700
Leslie
Compton
Arsenal
12 September 1912
15 November 1950
Wales
38 yrs. 64 days
433
Ted
Taylor
- GK
Huddersfield Town
7 March 1887
21 October 1922
Ireland
35 yrs. 228 days
495
Frank
Hudspeth
Newcastle United
20 April 1890
24 October 1925
Ireland
35 yrs. 187 days
608
Jackie
Bestall
Grimsby Town
24 June 1900
6 February 1935
Ireland
34 yrs. 227 days
426
Teddy
Davison
- GK
The Wednesday
2 September 1887
13 March 1922
Wales
34 yrs. 192 days
559
Jack
Crawford
Chelsea
26 September 1896
28 March 1931
Scotland
34 yrs. 183 days
400
Fred
Bullock
Huddersfield Town
1 July 1886
23 October 1920
Ireland
3
4 yrs. 114 days
399
Dicky
Downs
Everton
13 August 1886
23 October 1920
Ireland
34 yrs. 71 days
471
Clem
Stephenson
Huddersfield Town
6 February 1890
3 March 1924
Wales
34 yrs. 26 days
434
Jack
Harrow
Chelsea
8 October 1888
21 October 1922
Ireland
34 yrs. 13 days
455
Jimmy
Moore
Derby County
11 May 1889
21 May 1923
Sweden
34 yrs. 10 days
385
Jimmy
Bagshaw
Derby County
25 December 1885
25 October 1919
Ireland
33 yrs. 304 days
468
Ronnie
Sewel
l - GK
B
lackburn Rovers
18 July 1890
3 March 1924
Wales
33 yrs. 228 days
421
Jerry
Dawson
Burnley
18 March 1888
22 October 1921
Ireland
33 yrs. 218 days
1169
Kevin
Davies
Bolton Wanderers
26 March 1977
12 October 2010
Montenegro
33 yrs. 200 days
704
Jim
Taylor
Fulham
5 November 1917
9 May 1951
Argentina
33 yrs. 185 days
415
Jack
Fort
Millwall
15 April 1888
21 May 1921
Belgium
33 yrs. 36 days
451
Ernie
Williamson
- GK
The Arsenal
24 May 1890
21 May 1923
Sweden
32 yrs. 362 days
565
Jack
Smith
Portsmouth
28 October 1898
17 October 1931
Ireland
32 yrs. 354 days
655
Frank
Swift
- GK
Manchester City
26 December 1913
28 September 1946
Ireland
32 yrs. 276 days
297
Alec
Leake
Aston Villa
11 July 1871
12 March 1904
Ireland
32 yrs. 245 days
671
Jack
Howe
Derby County
7 October 1915
16 May 1948
Italy
32 yrs. 222 days
443
Jack
Tresadern
West Ham United
26 September 1890
14 April 1923
Scotland
32 yrs. 200 days
395
Ephraim
Longworth
Liverpool
2 October 1887
10 April 1920
Scotland
32 yrs. 191 days
505
Dick
Hill
Millwall
26 November 1893
24 May 1926
Belgium
32 yrs. 179 days
569
George
Shaw
West Bromwich Albion
13 October 1899
9 April 1932
Scotland
32 yrs. 179 days
461
Harry
Pantling
Sheffield United
16 May 1891
20 October 1923
Ireland
32 yrs. 157 days
530
Vince
Matthews
Sheffield United
15 January 1896
17 May 1928
France
32 yrs. 123 days
706
Bill
Nicholson
Tottenham Hotspur
26 January 1919
19 May 1951
Portugal
32 yrs. 113 days
31
Charlie
Alcock
Wanderers
2 December 1842
6 March 1875
Scotland
32 yrs. 94 days
540
Joe
Peacock
Middlesbrough
15 March 1897
9 May 1929
France
32 yrs. 55 days
384
Arthur
Knight
Portsmouth
21 September 1887
25 October 1919
Ireland
32 yrs. 34 days
485
Dick
Pym
- GK
Bolton Wanderers
2 February 1893
28 February 1925
Wales
32 yrs. 26 days
697
Allenby
Chilton
Crystal Palace
15 September 1918
7 October 1950
Ireland
32 yrs. 21 days
446
Harry
Jones
Blackburn Rovers
24 May 1891
10 May 1923
France
31 yrs. 351 days
527
Tom
Wilson
Huddersfield Town
16 April 1896
31 March 1928
Scotland
31 yrs. 350 days
480
Harry
Healless
Blackburn Rovers
10 February 1893
22 October 1924
Ireland
31 yrs. 256 days
483
Frank
Roberts
Manchester City
3 April 1893
8 December 1924
Belgium
31 yrs. 249 days
707
Arthur
Willis
Tottenham Hotspur
2 February 1920
3 October 1951
France
31 yrs. 243 days
731
Syd
Owen
Luton Town
29 September 1922
16 May 1954
Yugoslavia
31 yrs. 229 days
398
Jack
Mew
- GK
Manchester United
30 March 1889
23 October 1920
Ireland
31 yrs. 207 days
1055
Steve
Bould
Arsenal
16 November 1962
17 May 1994
Greece
31 yrs. 183 days
1191
Leon
Osman
Everton
17 May 1981
14 November 2012
Sweden
31 yrs. 181 days
1195
Ricki
e
Lambert
Southampton
16 February 1982
14 August 2013
S
cotland
31 yrs. 179 days
1103
Chris
Powell
Charlton Athletic
8 September 1969
28 February 2001
Spain
31 yrs. 173 days
1054
Kevin
Richardson
Aston Villa
4 December 1962
17 May 1994
Greece
31 yrs. 164 days
445
Jack
Alderson
- GK
Crystal Palace
28 November 1891
10 May 1923
France
31 yrs. 163 days
402
Bert
Coleman
- GK
Dulwich Hamlet
19 October 1889
14 March 1921
Wales
31 yrs. 146 days
376
Frank
Buckley
Derby County
9 November 1883
14 February 1914
Ireland
31 yrs. 97 days
729
Harry
Clark
Tottenham Hotspur
23 February 1923
3 April 1954
Scotland
31 yrs. 39 days
412
Bert
Bliss
Tottenham Hotspur
29 March 1890
9 April 1921
Scotland
31 yrs. 11 days
498
Syd
Puddefoot
Blackburn Rovers
17 October 1894
24 October 1925
Ireland
31 yrs. 7 days
464
Ted
Hufton
- GK
West Ham United
25 November 1892
1 November 1923
Belgium
30 yrs. 341 days
744
Ken
Armstrong
Chelsea
3 June 1924
2 April 1955
Scotland
30 yrs. 334 days
534
Jack
Hacking
- GK
Oldham Athletic
22 December 1897
22 October 1928
Ireland
30 yrs. 304 days
539
Russell
Wainscoat
Leeds United
28 July 1898
13 April 1929
Scotland
30 yrs. 259 days
673
Jimmy
Hagan
Sheffield United
21 January 1918
26 September 1948
Denmark
30 yrs. 249 days
1016
Dave
Beasant
- GK
Chelsea
20 March 1959
15 November 1989
Italy
30 yrs. 240 days
81
John
Hawtrey
- GK
Remnants & Old Etonians
19 July 1850
26 February 1881
Wales
30 yrs. 222 days
1098
Steve
Guppy
Leicester City
26 March 1969
10 October 1999
Belgium
30 yrs. 195 days
957
Steve
Perryman
Tottenham Hotspur
21 December 1951
2 June 1982
Iceland
30 yrs. 163 days
550
Maurice
Webster
Middlesbrough
13 November 1899
5 April 1930
Scotland
30 yrs. 143 days
425
Ernie
Simms
Luton Town
23 June 1891
22 October 1921
Ireland
30 yrs. 121 days
517
Herbert
Jones
Blackburn Rovers
3 December 1896
2 April 1927
Scotland
30 yrs. 120 days
482
Jack
Butler
Arsenal
14 August 1894
8 December 1924
Belgium
30 yrs. 116 days
1130
Alan
Thompson
The Celtic
22 December 1973
31 March 2004
Sweden
30 yrs. 101 days
409
Harold
Gough
- GK
Sheffield United
31 December 1890
9 April 1921
Scotland
30 yrs. 99 days
699
Lionel
Smith
Arsenal
23 August 1920
15 November 1950
Wales
30 yrs. 84 days
701
Les
Medley
Tottenham Hotspur
3 September 1920
15 November 1950
Wales
30 yrs. 73 days
678
Jack
Rowley
Manchester United
7 October 1918
2 December 1948
Switzerland
30 yrs. 56 days
1088
Tim
Sherwood
Blackburn Rovers
6 February 1969
27 March 1999
Poland
30 yrs. 49 days
1216
Tom
Heaton
Burnley
15 April 1986
27 May 2016
A
ustralia
30 yrs. 42 days
669
Phil
Taylor
Liverpool
18 September 1917
18 October 1947
Wales
30 yrs. 30 days
1056
Barry
Venison
Newcastle United
16 August 1964
7 September 1994
United States
30 yrs. 22 days
597
Fred
Tilson
Manchester City
19 April 1904
10 May 1934
Hungary
30 yrs. 21 days
524
Dan
Tremelling
- GK
Birmingham City
12 November 1897
28 November 1927
Wales
30 yrs. 16 days
62
Reginald
Birkett
- GK
Clapham Rovers
28 March 1849
5 April 1879
Scotland
30 yrs. 8 days
361
Bobby
Benson
Sheffield United
9 February 1883
15 February 1913
Ireland
30 yrs. 6 days
277
Kelly
Houlker
Blackburn Rovers
27 April 1872
3 May 1902
Scotland
30 yrs. 6 days
668
Tim
Ward
Derby County
16 September 1917
21 September 1947
Belgium
30 yrs. 5 days
549
Alf
Strange
Sheffield Wednesday
2 April 1900
5 April 1930
Scotland
30 yrs. 3 days
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