Southampton football club: League Championship youngest players

Youngest Southampton players

Below are Southampton's youngest League Championship players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their first actual League Championship 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 first League Championship game.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Theo Walcott 16:143 5987 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Gareth Bale 16:275 6119 17 Apr 2006
	
H v Millwall
Nathan Dyer 17:271 6481 27 Aug 2005
	
H v Crewe Alexandra
Oscar Gobern 17:279 6489 01 Nov 2008
	
A v Preston North End
Kayne McLaggon 18:96 6671 26 Dec 2008
	
A v Plymouth Argyle
Adam Lallana 18:107 6682 26 Aug 2006
	
H v Preston North End
David McGoldrick 18:139 6714 17 Apr 2006
	
H v Millwall
Bart Białkowski 18:203 6778 25 Jan 2006
	
H v Crystal Palace
Morgan Schneiderlin 18:274 6849 09 Aug 2008
	
A v Cardiff City
Jamie White 18:279 6854 23 Aug 2008
	
A v Derby County
Joe Mills 18:325 6900 20 Sep 2008
	
H v Barnsley
Martin Cranie 18:328 6903 20 Aug 2005
	
H v Norwich City
Matt Paterson 18:347 6922 30 Sep 2008
	
H v Norwich City
Jack Cork 19:59 6999 23 Aug 2008
	
A v Derby County
Dexter Blackstock 19:81 7021 09 Aug 2005
	
A v Luton Town
Leon Best 19:83 7023 11 Dec 2005
	
H v Luton Town
Jake Thomson 19:89 7029 09 Aug 2008
	
A v Cardiff City
Tomáš Pekhart 19:111 7051 14 Sep 2008
	
A v Queens Park Rangers
Drew Surman 19:158 7098 25 Jan 2006
	
H v Crystal Palace
Matt Mills 19:165 7105 26 Dec 2005
	
A v Watford
Adam Hammill 19:198 7138 11 Aug 2007
	
H v Crystal Palace
Ollie Lancashire 19:275 7215 14 Sep 2008
	
A v Queens Park Rangers
Lee Molyneux 19:320 7260 10 Jan 2009
	
A v Barnsley
Danny Guthrie 19:321 7261 05 Mar 2007
	
A v Preston North End
Alex Pearce 19:357 7297 01 Nov 2008
	
A v Preston North End
Ben Reeves 20:44 7349 02 Jan 2012
	
A v Brighton and Hove Albion
Stephen O'Halloran 20:61 7366 29 Jan 2008
	
H v Norwich City
Cedric Baseya 20:73 7378 01 Mar 2008
	
H v Ipswich Town
Yoann Folly 20:173 7478 26 Nov 2005
	
A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lloyd James 20:175 7480 09 Aug 2008
	
A v Cardiff City
Jordan Robertson 20:231 7536 30 Sep 2008
	
H v Norwich City
Kenwyne Jones 20:305 7610 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Phil Ifil 20:315 7620 29 Sep 2007
	
A v Sheffield United
Richard Chaplow 21:7 7678 10 Feb 2006
	
A v Reading
Darren Potter 21:40 7711 31 Jan 2006
	
A v Plymouth Argyle
Lee Holmes 21:129 7800 09 Aug 2008
	
A v Cardiff City
Bradley Wright-Phillips 21:146 7817 06 Aug 2006
	
A v Derby County
Romain Gasmi 21:283 7954 25 Nov 2008
	
H v Plymouth Argyle
Aaron Martin 21:310 7981 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Ryan Smith 21:342 8013 18 Oct 2008
	
H v Watford
Iago Falque 22:18 8054 23 Jan 2012
	
H v Leicester City
Michael Poke 22:103 8139 04 Mar 2008
	
A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Simon Gillett 22:125 8161 11 Mar 2008
	
H v Leicester City
Andrew Davies 22:320 8356 03 Nov 2007
	
H v Charlton Athletic
Chris Baird 23:289 8690 11 Dec 2005
	
H v Luton Town
David Prutton 23:328 8729 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Zoltán Lipták 24:73 8839 21 Feb 2009
	
H v Preston North End
Mario Licka 24:153 8919 30 Sep 2006
	
H v Queens Park Rangers
Danny Seaborne 24:161 8927 13 Aug 2011
	
A v Barnsley
Steve De Ridder 24:162 8928 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Danny Fox 25:78 9210 16 Aug 2011
	
A v Ipswich Town
Jonathan Forte 25:160 9292 02 Jan 2012
	
A v Brighton and Hove Albion
Vincent Pericard 25:163 9295 15 Mar 2008
	
A v Hull City
Jason Puncheon 25:218 9350 31 Jan 2012
	
H v Cardiff City
Ricardo Fuller 25:279 9411 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Paul Smith 25:285 9417 28 Sep 2005
	
H v Reading
Alan Bennett 25:310 9442 11 Aug 2007
	
H v Crystal Palace
Billy Sharp 25:363 9495 04 Feb 2012
	
A v Birmingham City
Gregory Vignal 26:22 9519 11 Aug 2007
	
H v Crystal Palace
Tadanari Lee 26:42 9539 31 Jan 2012
	
H v Cardiff City
Danny Higginbotham 26:220 9717 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nigel Quashie 27:17 9879 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rudi Skacel 27:20 9882 06 Aug 2006
	
A v Derby County
Grzegorz Rasiak 27:29 9891 10 Feb 2006
	
A v Reading
Darren Kenton 27:74 9936 26 Nov 2005
	
A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Alexander Ostlund 27:94 9956 04 Feb 2006
	
H v Derby County
Lee Barnard 27:123 9985 19 Nov 2011
	
H v Brighton and Hove Albion
Dan Harding 27:226 10088 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
José Fonte 27:227 10089 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Jhon Viafara 27:283 10145 06 Aug 2006
	
A v Derby County
Peter Madsen 27:284 10146 04 Feb 2006
	
H v Derby County
Matt Oakley 27:354 10216 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kamil Kosowski 28:11 10238 10 Sep 2005
	
H v Queens Park Rangers
Wayne Thomas 28:93 10320 18 Aug 2007
	
A v Norwich City
Marek Saganowski 28:95 10322 03 Feb 2007
	
H v Derby County
Pedro Pele 28:96 10323 06 Aug 2006
	
A v Derby County
Jos Hooiveld 28:141 10368 10 Sep 2011
	
H v Nottingham Forest
Dean Hammond 28:152 10379 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Jim Brennan 28:268 10495 31 Jan 2006
	
A v Plymouth Argyle
Frazer Richardson 28:281 10508 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Brett Ormerod 28:313 10540 27 Aug 2005
	
H v Crewe Alexandra
Rory Delap 29:30 10623 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Marian Pahars 29:53 10646 28 Sep 2005
	
H v Reading
Djamel Belmadi 29:131 10724 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Darren Powell 29:148 10741 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rickie Lambert 29:170 10763 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Guly Do Prado 29:217 10810 06 Aug 2011
	
H v Leeds United
Michael Svensson 29:310 10903 01 Oct 2005
	
A v Preston North End
Kelvin Davis 29:310 10903 06 Aug 2006
	
A v Derby County
Jermaine Wright 30:112 11070 10 Feb 2006
	
A v Reading
Richard Wright 30:137 11095 22 Mar 2008
	
H v Coventry City
Youssef Safri 30:162 11120 11 Aug 2007
	
H v Crystal Palace
Jan-Paul Saeijs 30:204 11162 10 Jan 2009
	
A v Barnsley
Jason Euell 30:206 11164 01 Sep 2007
	
A v Queens Park Rangers
Stern John 30:305 11263 01 Sep 2007
	
A v Queens Park Rangers
Paul Wotton 30:357 11315 09 Aug 2008
	
A v Cardiff City
Neil McCann 31:38 11361 18 Sep 2005
	
A v Derby County
Danny Butterfield 31:342 11665 29 Oct 2011
	
H v Middlesbrough
Claus Lundekvam 32:165 11853 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tomasz Hajto 32:294 11982 06 Aug 2005
	
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers