Sheffield United football club: League Championship oldest players

Oldest Sheffield United players

Below are Sheffield United's oldest League Championship players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent 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 most recent League Championship game.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Gary Speed 39:78 14323 25 Nov 2008
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ian Bennett 38:122 14002 09 Feb 2010
A v Preston North End
Brian Deane 38:82 13962 30 Apr 2006
H v Crystal Palace
Craig Short 37:308 13823 30 Apr 2006
H v Crystal Palace
Chris Lucketti 36:92 13241 29 Dec 2007
H v Crystal Palace
Ugo Ehiogu 36:53 13202 26 Dec 2008
A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Glen Little 34:199 12618 02 May 2010
A v Ipswich Town
Clayton Donaldson 34:73 12492 21 Apr 2018
A v Birmingham City
Ashley Ward 34:73 12492 05 Feb 2005
H v Ipswich Town
Alan Wright 34:59 12478 26 Nov 2005
A v Leicester City
Tommy Johnson 34:42 12461 26 Feb 2005
H v Rotherham United
Lilian Nalis 33:353 12407 17 Sep 2005
A v Watford
Rob Kozluk 33:274 12328 07 May 2011
A v Swansea City
Richard Cresswell 33:221 12275 30 Apr 2011
H v Barnsley
Keith Gillespie 33:210 12264 16 Sep 2008
H v Coventry City
Garry Flitcroft 33:124 12178 11 Mar 2006
A v Coventry City
Leon Clarke 33:84 12138 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Richard Wright 33:56 12110 01 Jan 2011
A v Burnley
Chris Morgan 32:355 12043 30 Oct 2010
H v Coventry City
Henri Camara 32:349 12037 24 Apr 2010
H v Swansea City
Marcus Bent 32:328 12016 12 Apr 2011
H v Cardiff City
Mark Duffy 32:203 11891 28 Apr 2018
H v Preston North End
David Unsworth 32:196 11884 30 Apr 2006
H v Crystal Palace
Geoff Horsfield 32:130 11818 11 Mar 2006
A v Coventry City
Barry Hayles 32:95 11783 20 Aug 2004
A v Preston North End
Billy Sharp 32:90 11778 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Jake M Wright 32:30 11718 10 Apr 2018
H v Middlesbrough
Steve Simonsen 32:27 11715 30 Apr 2011
H v Barnsley
Paddy Kenny 31:350 11673 02 May 2010
A v Ipswich Town
Paul Shaw 31:350 11673 20 Aug 2005
H v Preston North End
Lee Hendrie 31:337 11660 20 Apr 2009
A v Burnley
Andy Liddell 31:306 11629 30 Apr 2005
H v Millwall
Toni Kallio 31:209 11532 06 Mar 2010
A v Crystal Palace
Ade Akinbiyi 31:202 11525 30 Apr 2006
H v Crystal Palace
Neil Shipperley 31:182 11505 30 Apr 2006
H v Crystal Palace
Gary Naysmith 31:167 11490 02 May 2010
A v Ipswich Town
SUN Ji Hai 31:53 11376 22 Nov 2008
A v Charlton Athletic
Daniel Bogdanović 31:20 11343 16 Apr 2011
A v Preston North End
Bruce Dyer 31:9 11332 22 Apr 2006
A v Luton Town
James Beattie 30:304 11262 28 Dec 2008
H v Charlton Athletic
Richard Stearman 30:260 11218 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Nyron Nosworthy 30:182 11140 12 Apr 2011
H v Cardiff City
Ricky Holmes 30:152 11110 17 Mar 2018
H v Nottingham Forest
James Hanson 30:12 10970 21 Nov 2017
H v Fulham
Michael Doyle 29:302 10895 07 May 2011
A v Swansea City
Chris Basham 29:289 10882 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Derek Geary 29:241 10834 16 Feb 2010
A v Nottingham Forest
Darius Henderson 29:234 10827 30 Apr 2011
H v Barnsley
Nick Montgomery 29:190 10783 07 May 2011
A v Swansea City
James Harper 29:173 10766 02 May 2010
A v Ipswich Town
Jonathan Fortune 29:162 10755 02 Feb 2010
A v Watford
Paul Coutts 29:117 10710 17 Nov 2017
A v Burton Albion
Ched Evans 29:71 10664 10 Mar 2018
A v Ipswich Town
Jack Lester 29:36 10629 13 Nov 2004
H v Watford
Matthew Spring 29:26 10619 13 Dec 2008
A v Swansea City
Stephen Jordan 28:346 10573 15 Feb 2011
H v Reading
Ryan France 28:343 10570 21 Nov 2009
H v Peterborough United
Lee Williamson 28:334 10561 07 May 2011
A v Swansea City
Danny Lafferty 28:331 10558 14 Apr 2018
H v Millwall
Leigh Bromby 28:315 10542 13 Apr 2009
H v Nottingham Forest
David Johnson 28:251 10478 23 Apr 2005
A v Watford
Rob Hulse 28:192 10419 04 May 2008
A v Southampton
Danny Cullip 28:172 10399 08 Mar 2005
H v Crewe Alexandra
Andy Reid 28:152 10379 28 Dec 2010
A v Norwich City
Alan Quinn 28:143 10370 03 Nov 2007
H v Burnley
Leon Britton 28:121 10348 15 Jan 2011
A v Coventry City
Johnny Ertl 28:112 10339 05 Mar 2011
A v Portsmouth
Luke Beckett 28:107 10334 12 Mar 2005
A v Stoke City
Jordan Stewart 28:31 10258 03 Apr 2010
H v Barnsley
Marcel Seip 28:19 10246 24 Apr 2010
H v Swansea City
Simon Moore 27:352 10214 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Bjorn Helge Riise 27:313 10175 30 Apr 2011
H v Barnsley
Enda Stevens 27:301 10163 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Andy D Gray 27:264 10126 06 Aug 2005
H v Leicester City
Neill Collins 27:235 10097 25 Apr 2011
A v Reading
Danny Webber 27:126 9988 03 May 2009
A v Crystal Palace
John Fleck 26:255 9752 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Jean Calve 26:245 9742 01 Jan 2011
A v Burnley
Brian Howard 26:218 9715 29 Aug 2009
H v West Bromwich Albion
Paul Connolly 26:201 9698 18 Apr 2010
A v Sheffield Wednesday
Paul Ifill 26:180 9677 18 Apr 2006
H v Leeds United
Mark Yeates 26:87 9584 09 Apr 2011
H v Middlesbrough
John Halls 26:79 9576 04 May 2008
A v Southampton
Paul Thirlwell 26:69 9566 23 Apr 2005
A v Watford
Kieron Freeman 26:45 9542 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Phil Barnes 25:361 9493 26 Feb 2005
H v Rotherham United
Matt Kilgallon 25:354 9486 28 Dec 2009
H v Preston North End
Ryan Leonard 25:346 9478 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Jon Harley 25:328 9460 20 Aug 2005
H v Preston North End
Chris Armstrong 25:211 9343 04 Mar 2008
A v Ipswich Town
Danny Cadamarteri 25:151 9283 12 Mar 2005
A v Stoke City
Michael Tonge 25:145 9277 30 Aug 2008
H v Cardiff City
Jon Stead 25:124 9256 09 Aug 2008
A v Birmingham City
Mark Bunn 25:119 9251 16 Mar 2010
H v Blackpool
Craig Beattie 25:107 9239 03 May 2009
A v Crystal Palace
George Baldock 25:99 9231 06 May 2018
A v Bristol City
Caolan Lavery 25:64 9196 26 Dec 2017
H v Sunderland
Steven Kabba 25:41 9173 18 Apr 2006
H v Leeds United
Stephen Quinn 25:32 9164 07 May 2011
A v Swansea City
Andrew Davies 24:346 9112 28 Nov 2009
A v Bristol City
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