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Post by mattador78 on Mar 7, 2017 15:08:01 GMT
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 7, 2017 16:21:00 GMT
Wasn't Peter Shilton 50 when he played for Leyton Orient in the late 90s?
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Post by RichJonesy on Mar 7, 2017 16:23:12 GMT
Wasn't Peter Shilton 50 when he played for Leyton Orient in the late 90s? No |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 7, 2017 16:25:45 GMT
Wasn't Peter Shilton 50 when he played for Leyton Orient in the late 90s? No That's told me then. Should have looked it up I suppose to avoid humiliation. |
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Post by lagwafis on Mar 7, 2017 16:36:13 GMT
I can vaguely remember him playing up front against England in the Umbro Cup when Platt got the winner. That must have been around 1995-ish.
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Post by heworksardtho on Mar 7, 2017 17:20:09 GMT
Isn't douif 52 and imbula 51
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Post by GrahamHyde on Mar 7, 2017 18:59:14 GMT
I can vaguely remember him playing up front against England in the Umbro Cup when Platt got the winner. That must have been around 1995-ish. Who? Stanley Matthews? |
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Post by AlliG on Mar 7, 2017 19:08:14 GMT
The quality of journalism nowadays is abysmal. Even as a 10 year old I knew that Sir Stan wasn't the oldest player ever to play in a professional football match. That honour belongs to Neil McBain who played in goal for New Brighton v Hartlepool in 1951 aged 51 due to an injury crisis at the club. Sir Stan was the oldest regular player, the oldest outfield player and the oldest to play in the top division. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 20:35:44 GMT
I can vaguely remember him playing up front against England in the Umbro Cup when Platt got the winner. That must have been around 1995-ish. Who? Stanley Matthews? No, Peter Shilton silly. |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 7, 2017 20:44:28 GMT
I'm 56 and play regularly in my local 5 a side league does that count.
The quality's about the same as in the Japanese Leagues after all.
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Post by RichJonesy on Mar 7, 2017 21:09:13 GMT
Obafemi Martins is still kicking round somewhere and he is at least 76.
Also there's that 'teenager' trapped in the body of an old man at Lazio to.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 7, 2017 22:11:22 GMT
Wasn't Billy The Fish 68
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Post by PotterLog on Mar 8, 2017 14:41:45 GMT
The quality of journalism nowadays is abysmal. Even as a 10 year old I knew that Sir Stan wasn't the oldest player ever to play in a professional football match. That honour belongs to Neil McBain who played in goal for New Brighton v Hartlepool in 1951 aged 51 due to an injury crisis at the club. Sir Stan was the oldest regular player, the oldest outfield player and the oldest to play in the top division. There was a Mexican guy, Salvador Reyes, who started a game for Chivas at 71 years old. It was a tribute to a past legend of the club and they subbed him seconds after he took the kick-off, but it was a league game and he was officially named in the starting lineup. Match reportFIFA story about it |
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