Aston Villa football club: Premier League oldest players

Oldest Aston Villa players

Below are Aston Villa's oldest Premier League players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent actual Premier League appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in years and days from their date of birth to the day of their most recent Premier League game.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Brad Friedel 40:4 14614 22 May 2011
H v Liverpool
Peter Schmeichel 38:139 14019 06 Apr 2002
A v Middlesbrough
Robert Pires 37:182 13697 30 Apr 2011
A v West Bromwich Albion
Nigel Spink 37:136 13651 23 Dec 1995
A v Queens Park Rangers
Paul McGrath 36:145 13294 27 Apr 1996
H v Manchester City
Shay Given 36:127 13276 25 Aug 2012
H v Everton
Gordon Cowans 35:45 12829 11 Dec 1993
H v Wimbledon
Cyrille Regis 35:43 12827 24 Mar 1993
A v Norwich City
Dion Dublin 35:23 12807 15 May 2004
H v Manchester United
Colin Calderwood 35:15 12799 05 Feb 2000
H v Watford
Ian Taylor 34:340 12759 11 May 2003
A v Leeds United
Ronny Johnsen 34:332 12751 08 May 2004
A v Southampton
David Ginola 34:310 12729 01 Dec 2001
H v Leicester City
Patrik Berger 34:174 12593 03 May 2008
H v Wigan Athletic
Emile Heskey 34:122 12541 13 May 2012
A v Norwich City
Steve Staunton 34:103 12522 03 May 2003
H v Sunderland
Andy Townsend 34:35 12454 27 Aug 1997
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Paul Merson 33:361 12415 17 Mar 2002
H v Arsenal
Chris Sutton 33:287 12341 23 Dec 2006
H v Manchester United
Habib Beye 33:276 12330 23 Oct 2010
A v Sunderland
Luc Nilis 33:107 12161 09 Sep 2000
A v Ipswich Town
Ray Houghton 33:67 12121 18 Mar 1995
H v West Ham United
Frank McAvennie 32:288 11976 05 Sep 1992
H v Crystal Palace
Kevin Phillips 32:286 11974 07 May 2006
H v Sunderland
Stilian Petrov 32:263 11951 24 Mar 2012
A v Arsenal
Oyvind Leonhardsen 32:259 11947 03 May 2003
H v Sunderland
Richard Dunne 32:235 11923 13 May 2012
A v Norwich City
John Fashanu 32:139 11827 04 Feb 1995
A v Manchester United
Luke Young 32:32 11720 20 Aug 2011
H v Blackburn Rovers
Kevin Richardson 32:29 11717 02 Jan 1995
H v Leeds United
Martin Laursen 31:318 11641 10 Jan 2009
H v West Bromwich Albion
Mustapha Hadji 31:302 11625 14 Sep 2003
A v Manchester City
Ulises De la Cruz 31:253 11576 18 Apr 2006
A v Wigan Athletic
Robbie Keane 31:231 11554 25 Feb 2012
A v Wigan Athletic
Alan Wright 31:175 11498 22 Mar 2003
A v Southampton
John Carew 31:133 11456 16 Jan 2011
A v Birmingham City
Juan Pablo Angel 31:99 11422 31 Jan 2007
A v Newcastle United
Didier Agathe 31:95 11418 19 Nov 2006
A v Wigan Athletic
Mark Kinsella 31:73 11396 25 Oct 2003
H v Everton
Shaun Teale 31:64 11387 14 May 1995
A v Norwich City
Thomas Sorensen 30:334 11292 13 May 2007
A v Bolton Wanderers
Dean Saunders 30:326 11284 14 May 1995
A v Norwich City
Marcus Allback 30:314 11272 15 May 2004
H v Manchester United
David James 30:291 11249 19 May 2001
A v Newcastle United
Gabor Kiraly 30:275 11233 02 Jan 2007
H v Chelsea
Steve Stone 30:264 11222 11 May 2002
A v Chelsea
Carlos Cuellar 30:263 11221 13 May 2012
A v Norwich City
Gareth Southgate 30:258 11216 19 May 2001
A v Newcastle United
Nolberto Solano 30:254 11212 23 Aug 2005
A v Portsmouth
Olof Mellberg 30:250 11208 11 May 2008
A v West Ham United
Dariusz Kubicki 30:171 11129 24 Nov 1993
H v Southampton
Stephen Warnock 30:152 11110 13 May 2012
A v Norwich City
Alpay Ozalan 30:128 11086 05 Oct 2003
H v Bolton Wanderers
Guy Whittingham 30:29 10987 10 Dec 1994
H v Everton
Wilfred Bouma 29:330 10923 11 May 2008
A v West Ham United
Mark Delaney 29:273 10866 11 Feb 2006
H v Newcastle United
Gilles De Bilde 29:206 10799 01 Jan 2001
A v Chelsea
Franz Carr 29:173 10766 16 Mar 1996
A v Sheffield Wednesday
Simon Grayson 29:150 10743 16 May 1999
A v Arsenal
Gavin McCann 29:114 10707 05 May 2007
H v Sheffield United
Marlon Harewood 29:110 10703 13 Dec 2008
H v Bolton Wanderers
Garry Parker 29:102 10695 19 Dec 1994
A v Southampton
Darren Bent 29:102 10695 19 May 2013
A v Wigan Athletic
Lee Hendrie 29:92 10685 19 Aug 2006
A v Arsenal
Hassan Kachloul 29:59 10652 20 Apr 2002
A v Leicester City
Brett Holman 29:37 10630 04 May 2013
A v Norwich City
Zat Knight 29:6 10599 09 May 2009
A v Fulham
Jermaine Jenas 28:288 10515 03 Dec 2011
H v Manchester United
Mark Draper 28:283 10510 21 Aug 1999
A v Chelsea
Benito Carbone 28:274 10501 14 May 2000
H v Manchester United
James M Collins 28:264 10491 13 May 2012
A v Norwich City
Brad Guzan 28:252 10479 19 May 2013
A v Wigan Athletic
Gary Charles 28:222 10449 21 Nov 1998
H v Liverpool
Stefan Postma 28:207 10434 01 May 2005
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Nicky Shorey 28:192 10419 30 Aug 2009
H v Fulham
Eirik Bakke 28:123 10350 14 Jan 2006
H v West Ham United
Ron Vlaar 28:92 10319 19 May 2013
A v Wigan Athletic
Gareth Barry 28:90 10317 24 May 2009
H v Newcastle United
Karim El Ahmadi 28:85 10312 22 Apr 2013
A v Manchester United
Stan Collymore 28:58 10285 21 Mar 1999
H v Chelsea
Steve Sidwell 27:321 10183 31 Oct 2010
H v Birmingham City
Jean Makoun 27:316 10178 10 Apr 2011
H v Newcastle United
Ugo Ehiogu 27:310 10172 09 Sep 2000
A v Ipswich Town
Earl Barrett 27:272 10134 25 Jan 1995
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Aaron Hughes 27:186 10048 13 May 2007
A v Bolton Wanderers
Alan Hutton 27:157 10019 06 May 2012
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Phil King 27:137 9999 14 May 1995
A v Norwich City
Mark Bosnich 27:94 9956 17 Apr 1999
A v Liverpool
Stuart Taylor 27:53 9915 21 Jan 2008
A v Liverpool
Dalian Atkinson 27:26 9888 17 Apr 1995
H v Arsenal
Nigel Reo-Coker 27:7 9869 22 May 2011
H v Liverpool
Carl Tiler 26:355 9852 01 Feb 1997
H v Sunderland
Charles N'Zogbia 26:329 9826 22 Apr 2013
A v Manchester United
Stewart Downing 26:303 9800 22 May 2011
H v Liverpool
Dwight Yorke 26:285 9782 15 Aug 1998
A v Everton
George Boateng 26:248 9745 11 May 2002
A v Chelsea
Julian Joachim 26:220 9717 28 Apr 2001
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Gabby Agbonlahor 26:218 9715 19 May 2013
A v Wigan Athletic
Tony Daley 26:201 9698 07 May 1994
H v Liverpool
Fernando Nelson 26:186 9683 10 May 1998
H v Arsenal