USSR national football team statistics and records: oldest players - 1956
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Oldest USSR players
USSR's oldest players during the 1956 season, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their final appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.
For each player age is given in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth.
| Player | Age (Y:d) | Age (days) | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Salnikov | 30:252 | 11210 | 23 May 1956v Denmark |
| Nikita Simonyan | 29:10 | 10603 | 23 Oct 1955v France |
| Igor Netto | 26:134 | 9631 | 23 May 1956v Denmark |
| Lev Yashin | 25:337 | 9469 | 25 Sep 1955v Hungary |
| Anatoli Maslenkin | 25:328 | 9460 | 23 May 1956v Denmark |
| Anatoli Ilyin | 24:331 | 9097 | 23 May 1956v Denmark |
| Anatoli Isaev | 23:72 | 8473 | 25 Sep 1955v Hungary |
| Valentin Ivanov | 21:185 | 7856 | 23 May 1956v Denmark |
| Eduard Streltzov | 18:306 | 6881 | 23 May 1956v Denmark |