Statistics

Oldest debut goalscorers

All competitions
Player Age Date Result Opponent Competition
Gary McAllister 35 Years 10 Months 18 Days 12.11.2000 4 - 1 Coventry City Premier League
Kolo Touré 34 Years 10 Months 26 Days 14.02.2016 6 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
Edgar Chadwick 33 Years 4 Months 18 Days 01.11.1902 5 - 0 Middlesbrough 1st Division
Archie Rawlings 32 Years 11 Months 25 Days 27.09.1924 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest 1st Division
Rickie Lambert 32 Years 9 Months 7 Days 23.11.2014 1 - 3 Crystal Palace Premier League
League competition
Player Age Date Result Opponent Competition
Gary McAllister 35 Years 10 Months 18 Days 12.11.2000 4 - 1 Coventry City Premier League
Kolo Touré 34 Years 10 Months 26 Days 14.02.2016 6 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
Edgar Chadwick 33 Years 4 Months 18 Days 01.11.1902 5 - 0 Middlesbrough 1st Division
Archie Rawlings 32 Years 11 Months 25 Days 27.09.1924 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest 1st Division
George Fleming 32 Years 10 Months 9 Days 29.03.1902 1 - 0 Aston Villa 1st Division
FA Cup
Player Age Date Result Opponent Competition
Archie Rawlings 33 Years 3 Months 29 Days 31.01.1925 1 - 0 Bristol City FA Cup 2nd round
George Fleming 32 Years 8 Months 19 Days 08.02.1902 1 - 4 Southampton FA Cup 2nd round
Craig Bellamy 32 Years 5 Months 24 Days 06.01.2012 5 - 1 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 3rd round
Ronald Orr 32 Years 5 Months 10 Days 16.01.1909 5 - 1 Lincoln City FA Cup 1st round
Sami Hyypia 32 Years 5 Months 14 Days 21.03.2006 7 - 0 Birmingham City FA Cup 6th round
League Cup
Player Age Date Result Opponent Competition
Gary McAllister 36 Years 9 Months 14 Days 09.10.2001 1 - 2 Grimsby Town League Cup 3rd round
Karl-Heinz Riedle 34 Years 0 Months 5 Days 21.09.1999 4 - 2 Hull City League Cup 2nd round 2L
James Milner 33 Years 8 Months 21 Days 25.09.2019 2 - 0 MK Dons League Cup 3rd round
Virgil Van Dijk 32 Years 7 Months 17 Days 25.02.2024 1 - 0 Chelsea League Cup Final
Craig Bellamy 32 Years 2 Months 8 Days 21.09.2011 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion League Cup 3rd round
Europe
Player Age Date Result Opponent Competition
Gary McAllister 36 Years 3 Months 25 Days 19.04.2001 1 - 0 Barcelona UEFA Cup Semi-final 2L
John Barnes 32 Years 10 Months 19 Days 26.09.1996 3 - 1 Mypa 47 ECW Cup 1st round 2L
Rickie Lambert 32 Years 9 Months 10 Days 26.11.2014 2 - 2 Ludogorets Champions L. 1st Group Ph.
Karl-Heinz Riedle 32 Years 1 Months 19 Days 04.11.1997 2 - 0 Strasbourg UEFA Cup 2nd round 2L
Joël Matip 31 Years 1 Months 5 Days 13.09.2022 2 - 1 Ajax Champions L. 1st Group Ph.