Ranking Oldest Premier League

Rankings ➔

The list shows data counting from season 1964-65

#	Name	Complete name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Age
1	Matthews	Stanley Matthews	01/02/1915	Hanley	50 years 5 days
2	Burridge	John Burridge	03/12/1951	Workington	43 years 147 days
3	Chamberlain	Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain	20/06/1964	March	42 years 327 days
4	Ogrizovic	Steven Ogrizovic	12/09/1957	Mansfield	42 years 196 days
5	Friedel	Bradley Howard Friedel	18/05/1971	Lakewood	42 years 176 days
6	Schwarzer	Mark Schwarzer	06/10/1972	Sydney	42 years 117 days
7	Southall	Neville Southall	16/09/1958	Llandudno	41 years 178 days
8	Lehmann	Jens Gerhard Lehmann	10/11/1969	Essen	41 years 151 days
9	Poole	Kevin Poole	21/07/1963	Bromsgrove	41 years 109 days
10	Bonds	William Arthur Bonds	17/09/1946	Woolwich	41 years 58 days
11	Shilton	Peter Leslie Shilton	18/09/1949	Leicester	40 years 341 days
12	Sheringham	Edward Paul Sheringham	02/04/1966	Highams Park	40 years 139 days
13	Given	Shay John James Given	20/04/1976	Lifford	40 years 115 days
14	Caballero	Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano	28/09/1981	Santa Elena	40 years 74 days
15	Phillips	Kevin Mark Phillips	25/07/1973	Hitchin	40 years 24 days
16	Robson	Bryan Robson	11/01/1957	Chester-le-Street	39 years 356 days
17	Seaman	David Andrew Seaman	19/09/1963	Rotherham	39 years 332 days
18	Lukic	Jovan Lukic	11/12/1960	Chesterfield	39 years 322 days
19	Jääskeläinen	Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen	19/04/1975	Mikkeli	39 years 298 days
20	Van der Sar	Edwin van der Sar	29/10/1970	Voorhout	39 years 291 days
21	Giggs	Ryan Joseph Willson Giggs	29/11/1973	Cardiff	39 years 261 days
22	Speroni	Julián María Speroni	18/05/1979	Buenos Aires	39 years 246 days
23	Jackson	John Keith Jackson	05/09/1942	Hammersmith	39 years 227 days
24	Milner	James Philip Milner	04/01/1986	Leeds	39 years 224 days
25	Francis	Trevor John Francis	19/04/1954	Plymouth	39 years 215 days
26	Strachan	Gordon David Strachan	09/02/1957	Edinburgh	39 years 211 days
27	Harper	Stephen Alan Harper	14/03/1975	Easington	39 years 204 days
28	Windass	Dean Windass	01/04/1969	Kingston upon Hull	39 years 151 days
29	Beasant	David John Beasant	20/03/1959	Willesden	39 years 150 days
30	Fabiański	Łukasz Marek Fabiański	18/04/1985	Kostrzyn nad Odrą	39 years 135 days
31	Sealey	Leslie Jesse Sealey	29/09/1957	Bethnal Green	39 years 125 days
32	Jennings	Patrick Anthony Jennings	12/06/1945	Newry	39 years 74 days
33	Forbes	Ducan Scott Forbes	19/06/1941	Edinburgh	39 years 72 days
34	Cooper	Colin Terence Cooper	28/02/1967	Sedgefield	39 years 68 days
35	Dalglish	Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish	04/03/1951	Glasgow	39 years 58 days
36	Van der Gouw	Raimond van der Gouw	24/03/1963	Oldenzaal	39 years 48 days
37	Young	Ashley Simon Young	09/07/1985	Stevenage	39 years 39 days
38	Davis	Kelvin Geoffrey Davis	29/09/1976	Bedford	39 years 18 days
39	James	David Benjamin James	01/08/1970	Welwyn	39 years 14 days
40	Clemence	Raymond Neal Clemence	05/08/1948	Skegness	39 years 10 days
41	Martyn	Antony Nigel Martyn	11/08/1966	St Austell	39 years 2 days
42	Book	Anthony Keith Book	04/09/1934	Bath	38 years 355 days
43	Wilkins	Raymond Colin Wilkins	14/09/1956	Hillingdon	38 years 343 days
44	Boruc	Artur Boruc	20/02/1980	Siedlce	38 years 333 days
45	Thiago Silva	Thiago Emiliano da Silva	22/09/1984	Rio de Janeiro	38 years 325 days
46	Pollitt	Michael Francis Pollitt	29/02/1972	Farnworth	38 years 311 days
47	Srníček	Pavel Srníček	10/03/1968	Ostrava	38 years 288 days
48	Schmeichel	Peter Bolesław Schmeichel	18/11/1963	Gladsaxe	38 years 279 days
49	Winterburn	Nigel Winterburn	11/12/1963	Arley	38 years 251 days
50	Keelan	Kevin Damien Keelan	05/01/1941	Calcuta	38 years 225 days
51	Kiely	Dean Laurence Kiely	10/10/1970	Salford	38 years 211 days
52	Parkes	Philip Benjamin Neil Frederick Parkes	08/08/1950	Sedgley	38 years 201 days
53	Grobbelaar	Bruce David Grobbelaar	06/10/1957	Durban	38 years 183 days
54	Foster	Ben Anthony Foster	03/04/1983	Leamington Spa	38 years 168 days
55	Gough	Charles Richard Gough	05/04/1962	Stockholm	38 years 140 days
56	Jagielka	Philip Nikodem Jagielka	17/08/1982	Manchester	38 years 118 days
57	Pearce	Stuart Pearce	24/04/1962	Hammersmith	38 years 117 days
58	Hahnemann	Marcus Stephen Hahnemann	15/06/1972	Seattle	38 years 60 days
59	Taylor	Maik Stefan Taylor	04/09/1971	Hildeshein	38 years 58 days
60	Robson	Bryan Stanley Robson	11/11/1945	Sunderland	38 years 46 days
61	Crouch	Peter James Crouch	30/01/1981	Macclesfield	38 years 3 days
62	Tugay	Tugay Kerimoğlu	24/08/1970	Trabzon	37 years 358 days
63	Speed	Gary Andrew Speed	08/09/1969	Mancot	37 years 337 days
64	Horne	Barry Horne	18/05/1962	St Asaph	37 years 330 days
65	McAuley	Gareth Gerald McAuley	05/12/1979	Larne	37 years 315 days
66	Bruno Saltor	Bruno Saltor Grau	01/10/1980	El Masnou	37 years 314 days
67	Hughes	Leslie Mark Hughes	01/11/1963	Ruabon	37 years 311 days
68	Alexander	Graham Alexander	10/10/1971	Coventry	37 years 309 days
69	Dixon	Lee Michael Dixon	17/03/1964	Manchester	37 years 302 days
70	Irwin	Denis Joseph Irwin	31/10/1965	Cork	37 years 289 days
71	Bould	Stephen Andrew Bould	16/11/1962	Stoke-on-Trent	37 years 281 days
72	Černý	Radek Černý	18/02/1974	Praha	37 years 281 days
73	Scholes	Paul Aaron Scholes	16/11/1974	Salford	37 years 278 days
74	Distin	Sylvain Distin	16/12/1977	Bagnolet	37 years 277 days
75	Keller	Kasey Christopher Keller	29/11/1969	Lacey	37 years 269 days
76	Coldwell	George Cecil Coldwell	12/01/1929	Dungworth	37 years 262 days
77	Watson	David Watson	20/11/1961	Liverpool	37 years 261 days
78	Ferdinand	Leslie Ferdinand	08/12/1966	Paddington	37 years 250 days
79	Vardy	Jamie Richard Vardy	11/01/1987	Sheffield	37 years 221 days
80	Foulkes	William Anthony Foulkes	05/01/1932	St Helens	37 years 216 days
81	Rix	Graham Cyril Rix	23/10/1957	Doncaster	37 years 203 days
82	Sørensen	Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen	12/06/1976	Fredericia	37 years 197 days
83	Harvey	David Harvey	07/02/1942	Leeds	37 years 192 days
84	Harford	Michael Gordon Harford	12/02/1959	Sunderland	37 years 187 days
85	Cristiano Ronaldo	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro	05/02/1985	Funchal	37 years 183 days
86	Reina	José Manuel Reina Páez	31/08/1982	Madrid	37 years 140 days
87	Day	Mervyn Richard Day	26/06/1955	Chelmsford	37 years 134 days
88	Spink	Nigel Philip Spink	08/08/1958	Chelmsford	37 years 130 days
89	Ball	Alan James Ball	12/05/1945	Farnworth	37 years 108 days
90	Moran	Kevin Bernard Moran	29/04/1956	Dublin	37 years 107 days
91	Charlton	John Charlton	08/05/1935	Ashington	37 years 99 days
92	Shaw	Joseph Shaw	23/06/1928	Murton	37 years 59 days
93	Reid	Peter Reid	20/06/1956	Huyton	37 years 55 days
94	Robinson	Paul William Robinson	15/10/1979	Beverley	37 years 42 days
95	Wright	Thomas James Wright	29/08/1963	Ballyclare	37 years 32 days
96	Bergsson	Guðni Bergsson	21/07/1965	Reikiavik	37 years 27 days
97	Dunne	Anthony Peter Dunne	24/07/1941	Dublin	37 years 26 days
98	Keown	Martin Raymond Keown	24/07/1966	Oxford	37 years 23 days
99	Pirès	Robert Emmanuel Pirès	29/10/1973	Reims	37 years 23 days
100	Martin	Alvin Edward Martin	29/07/1958	Walton	37 years 21 days

Players still active the season 2025-26

2025-26	2015-16	2005-06	1995-96	1985-86	1975-76	1965-66	1955-56	1945-46	1935-36
2024-25	2014-15	2004-05	1994-95	1984-85	1974-75	1964-65	1954-55	1944-45	1934-35
2023-24	2013-14	2003-04	1993-94	1983-84	1973-74	1963-64	1953-54	1943-44	1933-34
2022-23	2012-13	2002-03	1992-93	1982-83	1972-73	1962-63	1952-53	1942-43	1932-33
2021-22	2011-12	2001-02	1991-92	1981-82	1971-72	1961-62	1951-52	1941-42	1931-32
2020-21	2010-11	2000-01	1990-91	1980-81	1970-71	1960-61	1950-51	1940-41	1930-31
2019-20	2009-10	1999-00	1989-90	1979-80	1969-70	1959-60	1949-50	1939-40	1929-30
2018-19	2008-09	1998-99	1988-89	1978-79	1968-69	1958-59	1948-49		1928-29
2017-18	2007-08	1997-98	1987-88	1977-78	1967-68	1957-58	1947-48
2016-17	2006-07	1996-97	1986-87	1976-77	1966-67	1956-57	1946-47

2025-26	2015-16	2005-06	1995-96	1985-86	1975-76	1965-66 (1 2)	1955-56 (1 2)	1945-46	1935-36 (1 2 3)
2024-25	2014-15	2004-05	1994-95	1984-85	1974-75	1964-65 (1 2)	1954-55 (1 2)	1944-45	1934-35 (1 2 3)
2023-24	2013-14	2003-04	1993-94	1983-84	1973-74	1963-64 (1 2)	1953-54 (1 2)	1943-44	1933-34
2022-23	2012-13	2002-03	1992-93	1982-83	1972-73	1962-63 (1 2)	1952-53 (1 2)	1942-43 (1 2 3)	1932-33
2021-22	2011-12	2001-02	1991-92	1981-82	1971-72	1961-62 (1 2)	1951-52 (1 2)	1941-42 (1 2 3)	1931-32
2020-21	2010-11	2000-01	1990-91	1980-81	1970-71	1960-61 (1 2)	1950-51 (1 2)	1940-41 (1 2)	1930-31
2019-20	2009-10	1999-00	1989-90	1979-80	1969-70	1959-60 (1 2)	1949-50 (1 2)	1939-40 (1 2 3 4 5)	1929-30
2018-19	2008-09	1998-99	1988-89	1978-79	1968-69	1958-59 (1 2)	1948-49		1928-29 (A B)
2017-18	2007-08	1997-98	1987-88	1977-78	1967-68 (1 2)	1957-58 (1 2)	1947-48
2016-17	2006-07	1996-97	1986-87	1976-77	1966-67 (1 2)	1956-57 (1 2)	1946-47

2025-26 (I II III IV V)	2015-16 (I II III IV)	2005-06 (I II III IV)	1995-96 (I II III IV)	1985-86 (I II)
2024-25 (I II III IV V)	2014-15 (I II III IV)	2004-05 (I II III IV)	1994-95 (I II III IV)	1984-85 (I II)
2023-24 (I II III IV V)	2013-14 (I II III IV)	2003-04 (I II III IV)	1993-94 (I II III IV)	1983-84 (I II)
2022-23 (I II III IV V)	2012-13 (I II III IV)	2002-03 (I II III IV)	1992-93 (I II III IV)	1982-83 (I II)
2021-22 (I II III IV V)	2011-12 (I II III IV)	2001-02 (I II III IV)	1991-92 (I II III IV)	1981-82 (I II)
2020-21 (I II III IV V)	2010-11 (I II III IV)	2000-01 (I II III IV)	1990-91 (I II III IV)	1980-81 (I II)
2019-20 (I II III IV)	2009-10 (I II III IV)	1999-00 (I II III IV)	1989-90 (I II III IV)	1979-80 (I II)
2018-19 (I II III IV)	2008-09 (I II III IV)	1998-99 (I II III IV)	1988-89 (I II III IV)	1978-79 (I II)
2017-18 (I II III IV)	2007-08 (I II III IV)	1997-98 (I II III IV)	1987-88 (I II III IV)	1977-78 (I II)
2016-17 (I II III IV)	2006-07 (I II III IV)	1996-97 (I II III IV)	1986-87

2025-26	2015-16	2005-06	1995-96	1985-86	1975-76	1965-66
2024-25	2014-15	2004-05	1994-95	1984-85	1974-75	1964-65
2023-24	2013-14	2003-04	1993-94	1983-84	1973-74
2022-23	2012-13	2002-03	1992-93	1982-83	1972-73
2021-22	2011-12	2001-02	1991-92	1981-82	1971-72
2020-21	2010-11	2000-01	1990-91	1980-81	1970-71
2019-20	2009-10	1999-00	1989-90	1979-80	1969-70
2018-19	2008-09	1998-99	1988-89	1978-79	1968-69
2017-18	2007-08	1997-98	1987-88	1977-78	1967-68
2016-17	2006-07	1996-97	1986-87	1976-77	1966-67

2025-26	2015-16	2005-06	1995-96	1985-86	1975-76	1965-66
2024-25	2014-15	2004-05	1994-95	1984-85	1974-75	1964-65
2023-24	2013-14	2003-04	1993-94	1983-84	1973-74	1963-64
2022-23	2012-13	2002-03	1992-93	1982-83	1972-73
2021-22	2011-12	2001-02	1991-92	1981-82	1971-72
2020-21	2010-11	2000-01	1990-91	1980-81	1970-71
2019-20	2009-10	1999-00	1989-90	1979-80	1969-70
2018-19	2008-09	1998-99	1988-89	1978-79	1968-69
2017-18	2007-08	1997-98	1987-88	1977-78	1967-68
2016-17	2006-07	1996-97	1986-87	1976-77	1966-67