YOUNGEST LINEUPS
This is page is showing the youngest side we have put out, based on the average age of each player in the full lineup.FULL LINEUP, INCLUDING SUBS
The youngest team in our history was way back in January 1890, where the average age of the players was 21.32. The caveat to that game is that I only have birthdates for 5 of them, so the results might be skewed. After that, the majority of the rest of the games are in the late 1980's, where the likes of Des Walker, Franz Carr and Lee Glover were making their debuts.
| Ave. Age | Date | Season | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.32 | Sat Jan 18, 1890 | 1889-90 | FA Cup | Derby Midland | A | 0-3 |
| 21.78 | Sat Aug 29, 1987 | 1987-88 | League Tier 1 | Newcastle United | A | 1-0 |
| 21.79 | Wed Sep 02, 1987 | 1987-88 | League Tier 1 | Southampton | H | 3-3 |
| 21.79 | Sat Sep 05, 1987 | 1987-88 | League Tier 1 | Chelsea | A | 3-4 |
| 21.80 | Sat Sep 12, 1987 | 1987-88 | League Tier 1 | Arsenal | H | 0-1 |
| 22.01 | Wed Sep 23, 1987 | 1987-88 | League Cup | Hereford United | H | 5-0 |
| 22.02 | Sat Nov 14, 1987 | 1987-88 | League Tier 1 | Portsmouth | H | 5-0 |
| 22.05 | Sat Apr 22, 1961 | 1960-61 | League Tier 1 | Leicester City | H | 2-2 |
| 22.06 | Sat Apr 30, 1988 | 1987-88 | League Tier 1 | Wimbledon | H | 0-0 |
| 22.07 | Mon Apr 01, 2002 | 2001-02 | League Tier 2 | Walsall | H | 2-3 |
The lineups for the top 4 games are:
| Jan 18, 1890 | Aug 29, 1987 | Sep 02, 1987 | Sep 05, 1987 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Midland | 21.32 | Newcastle United | 21.78 | Southampton | 21.79 | Chelsea | 21.79 | |||||||
| GK | Jack Holland | GK | Hans Segers | 25 years, 9 months, 30 days | GK | Hans Segers | 25 years, 10 months, 3 days | GK | Hans Segers | 25 years, 10 months, 6 days | ||||
| D | Jack Earp | 17 years, 4 months, 12 days | D | Gary Fleming | 20 years, 6 months, 12 days | D | Gary Fleming | 20 years, 6 months, 16 days | D | Gary Fleming | 20 years, 6 months, 19 days | |||
| D | Frank Guttridge | 23 years, 9 months, 6 days | D | Stuart Pearce | 25 years, 3 months, 5 days | D | Stuart Pearce | 25 years, 3 months, 9 days | D | Stuart Pearce | 25 years, 3 months, 12 days | |||
| D | James Coleman | D | Des Walker | 21 years, 9 months, 3 days | D | Des Walker | 21 years, 9 months, 7 days | D | Des Walker | 21 years, 9 months, 10 days | ||||
| D | Harry Pike | D | Colin Foster | 23 years, 1 month, 13 days | D | Colin Foster | 23 years, 1 month, 17 days | D | Colin Foster | 23 years, 1 month, 20 days | ||||
| M | Tommy Jeacock | F | David Campbell | 22 years, 2 months, 27 days | F | David Campbell | 22 years, 3 months, 0 days | F | David Campbell | 22 years, 3 months, 3 days | ||||
| F | Arthur Shaw | 20 years, 5 months, 17 days | F | Franz Carr | 20 years, 11 months, 5 days | F | Franz Carr | 20 years, 11 months, 9 days | F | Franz Carr | 20 years, 11 months, 12 days | |||
| F | Frank Burton | 24 years, 10 months, 0 days | M | Neil Webb | 24 years, 1 month, 30 days | M | Neil Webb | 24 years, 2 months, 3 days | M | Neil Webb | 24 years, 2 months, 6 days | |||
| M | George Smith (1889) | F | Nigel Clough | 21 years, 5 months, 10 days | F | Nigel Clough | 21 years, 5 months, 14 days | F | Nigel Clough | 21 years, 5 months, 17 days | ||||
| F | Fred Weightman | F | Paul Wilkinson | 22 years, 9 months, 30 days | F | Paul Wilkinson | 22 years, 10 months, 3 days | F | Paul Wilkinson | 22 years, 10 months, 6 days | ||||
| F | Horace Pike | 20 years, 1 month, 1 day | F | Lee Glover | 17 years, 4 months, 5 days | F | Lee Glover | 17 years, 4 months, 9 days | F | Lee Glover | 17 years, 4 months, 12 days | |||
| Subs: | Subs: | Subs: | Subs: | |||||||||||
| F | Terry Wilson | 18 years, 6 months, 21 days | F | Terry Wilson | 18 years, 6 months, 25 days | F | Terry Wilson | 18 years, 6 months, 28 days | ||||||
| D | Steve Chettle | 18 years, 11 months, 2 days | D | Steve Chettle | 18 years, 11 months, 6 days | D | Steve Chettle | 18 years, 11 months, 9 days | ||||||