Sunderland football club: Premier League oldest players

Oldest Sunderland players

Below are Sunderland'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
Steve Bould 37:280 13795 23 Aug 2000
A v Manchester City
Dwight Yorke 37:159 13674 11 Apr 2009
H v Manchester United
Chris Waddle 36:148 13297 11 May 1997
A v Wimbledon
Wes Brown 36:102 13251 23 Jan 2016
H v AFC Bournemouth
Andrew Cole 36:96 13245 19 Jan 2008
A v Tottenham Hotspur
John O'Shea 36:21 13170 21 May 2017
A v Chelsea
Niall Quinn 36:13 13162 19 Oct 2002
H v West Ham United
Anthony Reveillere 35:187 12971 16 May 2015
H v Leicester City
Tony Coton 35:153 12937 19 Oct 1996
A v Southampton
Steven Pienaar 35:43 12827 29 Apr 2017
H v AFC Bournemouth
Kevin Ball 35:14 12798 27 Nov 1999
A v Watford
Paul Bracewell 34:296 12715 11 May 1997
A v Wimbledon
Bolo Zenden 34:279 12698 22 May 2011
A v West Ham United
Joleon Lescott 34:278 12697 21 May 2017
A v Chelsea
Jermain Defoe 34:221 12640 16 May 2017
A v Arsenal
Louis Saha 34:122 12541 08 Dec 2012
H v Chelsea
Thomas Helmer 34:121 12540 21 Aug 1999
A v Leeds United
Alan Stubbs 34:81 12500 26 Dec 2005
H v Bolton Wanderers
Dariusz Kubicki 33:311 12365 13 Apr 1997
H v Liverpool
Granit Xhaka 33:238 12292 24 May 2026
H v Chelsea
Darren Ward 33:217 12271 15 Dec 2007
H v Aston Villa
Stefan Schwarz 33:1 12055 20 Apr 2002
A v West Ham United
Eric Roy 32:349 12037 09 Sep 2000
A v Manchester United
Sotiris Kyrgiakos 32:252 11940 31 Mar 2012
A v Manchester City
Carlos Cuellar 32:227 11915 07 Apr 2014
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Paul Stewart 32:216 11904 11 May 1997
A v Wimbledon
Andrea Dossena 32:196 11884 26 Mar 2014
A v Liverpool
Gary Breen 32:146 11834 07 May 2006
A v Aston Villa
Reinildo 32:123 11811 24 May 2026
H v Chelsea
Joachim Bjorklund 32:85 11773 11 May 2003
H v Arsenal
Phil Babb 32:63 11751 01 Feb 2003
H v Charlton Athletic
Seb Larsson 31:349 11672 21 May 2017
A v Chelsea
Alex Rae 31:343 11666 08 Sep 2001
H v Blackburn Rovers
Arthur Masuaku 31:331 11654 04 Oct 2025
A v Manchester United
Wayne Bridge 31:281 11604 13 May 2012
H v Manchester United
Benjani 31:269 11592 09 May 2010
A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jason McAteer 31:256 11579 01 Mar 2003
A v Fulham
Titus Bramble 31:252 11575 30 Mar 2013
H v Manchester United
Luke O'Nien 31:184 11507 24 May 2026
H v Chelsea
Patrick Mboma 31:177 11500 11 May 2002
H v Derby County
Steed Malbranque 31:136 11459 22 May 2011
A v West Ham United
David Kelly 31:131 11454 05 Apr 1997
A v Newcastle United
Mart Poom 31:89 11412 03 May 2003
A v Aston Villa
Dame N'Doye 31:83 11406 15 May 2016
A v Watford
Steve Agnew 31:53 11376 01 Jan 1997
A v Coventry City
Emerson Thome 30:314 11272 08 Feb 2003
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Patrice Carteron 30:293 11251 19 May 2001
A v Everton
Stern John 30:288 11246 15 Aug 2007
A v Birmingham City
Ian Harte 30:232 11190 20 Apr 2008
A v Newcastle United
Younès Kaboul 30:221 11179 13 Aug 2016
A v Manchester City
Jordi Gómez 30:215 11173 26 Dec 2015
A v Manchester City
David Vaughan 30:208 11166 14 Sep 2013
H v Arsenal
Carlos Edwards 30:206 11164 18 May 2009
A v Portsmouth
Paulo da Silva 30:201 11159 21 Aug 2010
A v West Bromwich Albion
Bertrand Traoré 30:178 11136 03 Mar 2026
A v Leeds United
Marcus Stewart 30:164 11122 21 Apr 2003
A v Manchester City
Danny Graham 30:156 11114 16 Jan 2016
A v Tottenham Hotspur
David Healy 30:136 11094 19 Dec 2009
A v Manchester City
David Connolly 30:114 11072 29 Sep 2007
H v Blackburn Rovers
Don Hutchison 30:109 11067 26 Aug 2001
A v Newcastle United
Lilian Laslandes 30:102 11060 15 Dec 2001
A v Southampton
Billy Jones 30:58 11016 21 May 2017
A v Chelsea
Kader Mangane 30:28 10986 20 Apr 2013
H v Everton
Emanuele Giaccherini 30:18 10976 24 May 2015
A v Chelsea
Lionel Perez 30:17 10975 11 May 1997
A v Wimbledon
Pascal Chimbonda 29:330 10923 17 Jan 2009
H v Aston Villa
Tore André Flo 29:321 10914 03 May 2003
A v Aston Villa
Kevin Phillips 29:289 10882 11 May 2003
H v Arsenal
James McFadden 29:273 10866 12 Jan 2013
H v West Ham United
Rory Delap 29:268 10861 01 Apr 2006
A v Everton
Danny Higginbotham 29:237 10830 23 Aug 2008
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Ola Toivonen 29:224 10817 13 Feb 2016
H v Manchester United
Kelvin Davis 29:219 10812 07 May 2006
A v Aston Villa
Darron Gibson 29:208 10801 21 May 2017
A v Chelsea
Teemu Tainio 29:178 10771 24 May 2009
H v Chelsea
Jan Eriksson 29:161 10754 01 Feb 1997
A v Aston Villa
Omar Alderete 29:141 10734 17 May 2026
A v Everton
Craig Gordon 29:118 10711 28 Apr 2012
H v Bolton Wanderers
Stanislav Varga 29:116 10709 02 Feb 2002
A v Manchester United
Nyron Nosworthy 29:107 10700 27 Jan 2010
A v Everton
Claudio Reyna 29:99 10692 28 Oct 2002
A v Bolton Wanderers
Matt Kilgallon 29:89 10682 07 Apr 2013
A v Chelsea
Andy Marriott 29:83 10676 03 Jan 2000
A v Wimbledon
Stéphane Sessègnon 29:83 10676 24 Aug 2013
A v Southampton
Lee Cattermole 29:60 10653 21 May 2017
A v Chelsea
Martin Scott 29:46 10639 22 Feb 1997
H v Leeds United
Carl Robinson 29:22 10615 05 Nov 2005
A v Arsenal
Victor Anichebe 29:19 10612 13 May 2017
H v Swansea City
Danny Collins 29:15 10608 22 Aug 2009
H v Blackburn Rovers
Thomas Myhre 29:11 10604 28 Oct 2002
A v Bolton Wanderers
Kieren Westwood 29:9 10602 02 Nov 2013
A v Hull City
Vito Mannone 28:346 10573 11 Feb 2017
H v Southampton
Ignacio Scocco 28:322 10549 16 Apr 2014
A v Manchester City
Costel Pantilimon 28:321 10548 19 Dec 2015
A v Chelsea
Phil Bardsley 28:317 10544 11 May 2014
H v Swansea City
George McCartney 28:305 10532 28 Feb 2010
H v Fulham
Russell Anderson 28:297 10524 18 Aug 2007
A v Wigan Athletic
Michael Gray 28:281 10508 11 May 2003
H v Arsenal
Jeremain Lens 28:277 10504 27 Aug 2016
A v Southampton
Steven Fletcher 28:275 10502 26 Dec 2015
A v Manchester City
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