Top ten oldest Premier League goalscorers in history, Manchester United legends featuring heavily…
Football is known as a young man’s game, but a number of players have been able to continue at the top level into the twilight of their careers, even bagging themselves a goal or two.
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Here are the top ten oldest goalscorers in Premier League history!
10) Peter Schmeichel – Aston Villa – 37 years and 337 days
Scoring in October 2001, the former Manchester United legend was famous for being a goalscoring keeper.
9) Gary Speed – Newcastle United – 37 years and 351 dats
The Welsh legend scored as recently as August 2007.
8) Mick Harford – Chelsea – 38 years and 35 days
Currently working with Millwall, Harford scored way back in 1997 at the age of 38.
7) Kerimoglu Tugay – Blackburn Rovers – 38 years and 99 days
Now trying his hand at management in Turkey, Tugay scored for Blackburn in 2008.
6) Mark Hughes – Everton – 38 years and 150 days
The current Stoke manager scored while playing for Everton in 2002.
5) Graham Alexander – Burnley – 38 years and 183 days
Having only very recently turned to management, Alexander is one of the most recent goalscorers, scoring in 2010.
4) Stuart Pearce – West Ham United – 38 years and 216 days
Known now for his work with England, Pearce scored for West Ham in November 2000.
3) Ryan Giggs – Manchester United – 39 years and 87 days
How Ryan Giggs performed at the top level for so long is anyone’s guess, scoring at 39 for Manchester United.
2) Dean Windass – Bradford City – 39 years and 236 days
A Bradford City hero, Windass scored in 2008.
1) Teddy Sherringham – Manchester United – 40 years and 268 days
The top spot of course goes to Teddy Sherringham, scoring at nearly 41 years of age. Unbelievably impressive!