A list of the oldest players to score a competitive goal
Jimmy Cantrell
Bolton Wanderers
Division 1
A
40y 338d
Joe Scott
Barnsley FC
Division 2
A
39y 328d
George Jeffrey
Plymouth Argyle
Division 2
H
38y 250d
John Blair
Leicester City
Division 1
H
37y 198d
Teddy Sheringham
West Bromwich Albion
Premier League
A
37y 18d
John Joyce
Bolton Wanderers
Division 1
H
36y 287d
Danny Blanchflower
Leicester City
Division 1
H
36y 266d
Les Bennett
Aston Villa
Division 1
A
36y 223d
Taffy O'Callaghan
Millwall FC
Football League South Cup
H
36y 165d
Gustavo Poyet
Portsmouth FC
Premier League
H
36y 84d
Fanny Walden
Everton FC
Division 1
H
36y 41d
Billy Cook
Cardiff City
Division 2
H
36y 34d
Ron Burgess
Newcastle United
Division 1
H
35y 269d
Les Ferdinand
Southampton FC
Premier League
H
35y 266d
Alan Gilzean
Newcastle United
Division 1
A
35y 201d
Osvaldo Ardiles
Aston Villa
League Cup
A
35y 85d
William Gallas
Chelsea FC
Premier League
H
35y 64d
Freddie Cox
Grimsby Town
Division 2
A
34y 355d
Clive Wilson
Leicester City
Premier League
H
34y 313d
Noureddine Naybet
Arsenal FC
Premier League
H
34y 276d
Alf Ramsey
Preston North End
Division 1
H
34y 274d
Johnny Morrison
West Bromwich Albion
Division 2
H
34y 272d
Ronnie Dix
Barnsley FC
Division 2
H
34y 267d
Frank Hartley
Chelsea FC
London FA Challenge Cup
A
34y 261d
Tom Morris
Sunderland AFC
Division 1
A
34y 203d
Ryan Nelsen
Bolton Wanderers
FA Cup
H
34y 160d
Fernando Llorente
Manchester City
Champions League
A
34y 49d
Ivan Perišić
Southampton FC
Premier League
A
34y 43d
Steve Perryman
West Ham United
Division 1
H
34y 5d
Arthur Grimsdell
Aston Villa
Division 1
H
34y 0d
Micky Hazard
West Ham United
Premier League
A
33y 326d
Jürgen Klinsmann
Southampton FC
Premier League
H
33y 283d
Cliff Jones
Manchester United
Division 1
H
33y 244d
Louis Saha
Bolton Wanderers
FA Cup
H
33y 231d
Frank Osborne
West Bromwich Albion
Division 2
A
33y 187d
Ronny Rosenthal
Derby County
Premier League
A
33y 162d
Dave Mackay
Coventry City
Division 1
H
33y 157d
Colin Calderwood
Barnsley FC
Premier League
A
33y 87d
David Ginola
Leicester City
Premier League
A
33y 84d
Arthur Willis
Chelsea FC
Division 1
H
33y 40d
Tommy Clay
Birmingham City
Division 1
A
33y 34d
George Foreman
Plymouth Argyle
Division 2
A
33y 27d
Tim Sherwood
Chelsea FC
League Cup
H
32y 351d
Andy Sinton
Wimbledon FC
FA Cup
H
32y 320d
Jan Vertonghen
Norwich City
FA Cup
H
32y 315d
Mike England
Burnley FC
Division 1
H
32y 307d
Bill Nicholson
Chelsea FC
Division 1
H
32y 295d
Harry Clarke
Aston Villa
Division 1
A
32y 276d
Edgar Davids
Wigan Athletic
Premier League
A
32y 258d
Ben Davies
Sunderland AFC
Premier League
H
32y 255d
