Oldest footballers playing professionally

[eastlondonseagull]

Teddy Sheringham turns 40 on Sunday 2nd April - any other golden kind-of oldies you can think of?

 

[bhaexpress]

Ex BHA Steve Claridge is now somewhere like Walsall I believe.

 

[Silent Bob]

Ex BHA Steve Claridge is now somewhere like Walsall I believe.

His 16th club.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

David Eyres at Oldham 41 I think.

 

[MattewEdwards ShinPads]

Guy Butters!

 

[jonny.rainbow]

David Eyres at Oldham 41 I think.

Actually, he was 42 in February.

 

[dunno]

We've had a few in the past few years

Beasant was 42(?) when he played for us
Case was 40
Stant must have been 37/38ish

 

[Simon Morgan]

Peter Beagrie at scunthorpe is at least 40 i think

 

[Silent Bob]

Paulo Maldini, Peter Beagrie, Dean Windass

 

[eastlondonseagull]

How old is Tank?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Peter Beagrie must be about 40 now

 

[Tooting Gull]

Goalkeeper Kevin Poole was on the subs bench at Derby on Saturday. He must be 42 or 43.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Goalkeeper Kevin Poole was on the subs bench at Derby on Saturday. He must be 42 or 43.

Yup, 42.

 

[Race]

How old is Tank?

36, 37 in October, so hes not that much of an old fossil yet!

 

[dunno]

Chamberlain of Watford??

 

[Silent Bob]

Chamberlain of Watford??

Good call, Beresford must be quite old too?

 

[jonny.rainbow]

We've had a few in the past few years

Beasant was 42(?) when he played for us
Case was 40
Stant must have been 37/38ish

Beasant was 44, think Stant might have been 39.

Also I think Foster was 38 when he played his last game.

Alec Chamberlain who was in goal for Watford at Withdean is 41.

 

[fatfingers]

Gordon Stracen , Was quite old when he finnished his playing career?

 

[dunno]

Ford (of Grimsby among others) played well into his forties - I think he had two testimonials at Grimsby

 

[Race]

Andy Hessenthaler is 40, cant remember what club he signed for though when he left Gillingham a few months ago.