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YOUNGEST PLAYERS - All those under 17 years 8 months | |
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Player |
Age at debut |
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Thomas Murray |
16 5m 9d |
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[See press cuttings below] | |
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Luke Williams |
16 6m 17d |
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Stephen Bell |
16 10m (323 days) |
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Sam Lawrie |
16 10m (326 days) |
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Andy Campbell |
16 11m 17d |
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Craig Johnston |
17 1m 20d. |
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Gary Hamilton |
17 1m 29d. |
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Arthur Horsfield |
17 2m 2d. |
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Jamie Pollock |
17 2m 11d. |
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Josh Walker |
17 2m 16d. |
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David Armstrong |
17 3m 8d. |
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Darren Wood |
17 3m 10d |
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David Mills |
17 4m 14d |
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Billy Gates |
17 4m 19d. |
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Tony McAndrew |
17 6m 22d. |
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Mark Proctor |
17 6m 22d |
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Gordon Jones |
17 6m 27d. |
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David Murphy |
17 6m 10d. |
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James Morrison |
17 7m 9d. |
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Joe Laidlaw |
17 7m 27d. |
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Thomas Murray – Press Cuttings
South Durham and Cleveland Mercury. 15 September 1905.
Murray, one of the club's most promising juniors is introduced. He is a capital shot, has great control of the ball and his debut in first league football will be watched with great interest.
16 September 1905, debut of Thomas Murray, age 16 years and 5 months, Sheffield Wednesday
v Middlesbrough at Owlerton. (lost 0-
23 September 1905, second game and Thomas Murray becomes the youngest goal scorer,
Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest at Ayresome Park. (won 2-
South Durham and Cleveland Mercury. 29 September 1905.
Not the least satisfactory feature of the match with Notts Forest was the confirmation of the general opinion concerning Murray. Every one is agreed that he was a success on Saturday, and that, if wisely persevered with he will turn out a profitable catch for the club.
Centre forwards of real merit are hard to find. There are probably not half a dozen
of the first-
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OLDEST PLAYERS - | ||
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B.Robson C.Cooper T.Williamson V.Anderson J.Gordon |
39 11m 39 2m 38 9m 38 7m 38 4m |
1997 January 2006 May 1923 March 1995 April 1954 February |
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J.Carr J.Walker J.Elkes D.Cumming J.Spuhler |
38 3m 37 10m 37 1m 36 11m 36 6m |
1930 March 1920 September 1933 February 1947 April 1954 April |
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G.Camsell G.Elliott W.Harris S.Bloomer M.Fenton |
36 4m 36 3m 36 3m 36 2m 36 2m |
1939 April 1925 April 1965 February 1910 March 1950 January |
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A.Townsend W.Mannion G.Southgate M.Schwarzer J.McKay G.Pallister |
36 1m 35 11m 35 8m 35 7m 35 6m 35 4m |
1999 August 1954 April 2006 May 2008 May 1934 May 2000 November |
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C.Kamara E.McManus J.Mordue E.Smith C.Wayman |
35 3m 35 2m 35 1m 35 0m 34 11m |
1993 March 1986 January 1922 January 1925 January 1956 May |
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R.Dicks N.Pearson W.Pease F.Gibson P.Ince |
34 8m 34 8m 34 6m 34 6m 34 6m |
1958 December 1998 May 1933 April 1936 December 2002 May |
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R.Corbett W.Holmes M.Burns A.Mitchell U.Ehiogu JF Hasselbaink |
34 5m 34 4m 34 4m 34 2m 34 2m 34 1m |
1956 September 1926 October 1981 April 1956 April 2007 January 2006 May |
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J.Jennings R.Stuart
|
34 0m 34 0m
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1936 August 1947 October |
