oldest english league players 2025 2026

James Milner was the oldest Englishman in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2025-26. He was 39 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1James Milner
J. Milner
39
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.64
20
784
7
1
0.05
1
2
1
0
8
2
0
569
8
1
2Jamie Vardy
J. Vardy
38
2025-26
Cremonese Cremonese
6.73
29
2,105
24
7
0.24
2
9
0
0
30
14
0
515
69
23
3Ashley Barnes
A. Barnes
35
2025-26
Burnley Burnley
6.63
8
47
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
28
5
2
4Jordan Henderson
J. Henderson
35
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.55
32
1,919
22
1
0.03
3
4
0
0
6
1
0
1,376
12
1
5Kyle Walker
K. Walker
35
2025-26
Burnley Burnley
6.34
36
3,096
35
0
0.00
2
2
0
0
4
0
0
2,250
10
1
6Adam Smith
A. Smith
34
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.60
22
1,077
14
0
0.00
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
557
9
0
7Danny Welbeck
D. Welbeck
34
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.80
37
2,258
26
13
0.35
1
14
1
1
56
28
1
786
109
5
8Kieran Trippier
K. Trippier
34
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.71
21
1,587
18
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1,485
6
1
9Nathaniel Clyne
N. Clyne
34
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.28
10
594
7
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
302
13
0
10Callum Wilson
C. Wilson
33
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
6.77
32
1,250
11
7
0.22
1
8
0
0
38
16
0
380
85
9
11Dan Burn
D. Burn
33
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.49
29
2,199
25
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
10
3
0
1,495
44
3
12Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
33
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.84
33
2,838
31
1
0.03
0
1
0
0
23
3
0
2,813
43
1
13Nick Pope
N. Pope
33
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.80
27
2,416
27
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
988
1
0
14Harry Kane
H. Kane
32
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.98
31
2,377
25
36
1.16
5
41
10
1
119
67
4
1,157
174
20
15Harry Maguire
H. Maguire
32
2025-26
Man United Man United
6.80
23
1,653
19
1
0.04
2
3
0
0
14
4
2
1,062
27
0
16James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
32
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
3,330
37
2
0.05
3
5
0
0
20
10
0
2,071
82
2
17Michael Keane
M. Keane
32
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.83
33
2,591
29
3
0.09
1
4
0
0
27
7
2
1,549
67
0
18Sam Johnstone
S. Johnstone
32
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.51
12
1,080
12
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
571
0
0
19Tyrone Mings
T. Mings
32
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.67
17
1,324
15
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
9
1
0
1,121
21
0
20Daniel Bentley
D. Bentley
32
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.09
3
270
3
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
0
0
21Eric Dier
E. Dier
31
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
6.96
9
688
7
1
0.11
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
686
3
0
22Jamaal Lascelles
J. Lascelles
31
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.61
2
21
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
2
0
23John Stones
J. Stones
31
2025-26
Man City Man City
6.62
9
439
5
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
341
2
0
24Jordan Pickford
J. Pickford
31
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.69
38
3,420
38
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,751
1
0
25Ross Barkley
R. Barkley
31
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.91
21
857
7
3
0.14
1
4
0
0
18
8
0
536
18
0
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G

3

Groß

Pascal Groß

A

4

Groß

Pascal Groß

RTG

7.51

De Cuyper

Maxim De Cuyper
Team Rankings

GF

23

1st

GA

5

1st

GD

18

1st

FORM

WWWWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
Last Game
BHA Brighton

W5 D1 L1

5

Final

0

CRY Crystal Palace

W2 D1 L4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

5

Kane

Harry Kane
Rating Leaders

8.87

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Atlético Madrid

19
Goals Against Rankings
Roma

3

Lazio

4

Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Bayern

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

12

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
7
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
8
Everton Everton
7
2
4
1
1
10
9
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
10
Ipswich Ipswich
7
3
0
4
-4
9
11
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7
2
2
3
-4
8
13
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
14
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
16
Tottenham Tottenham
7
1
3
3
-4
6
17
Coventry Coventry
7
2
0
5
-8
6
18
Fulham Fulham
7
1
2
4
-3
5
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7
1
2
4
-4
5
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
7
1
1
11
22
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
9
3
2
4
3
11
8
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
9
Deportivo Deportivo
9
2
5
2
1
11
10
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
11
Athletic Club Athletic Club
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Villarreal Villarreal
9
2
3
4
0
9
13
Rayo Rayo
8
2
3
3
-5
9
14
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
15
Espanyol Espanyol
9
2
2
5
-1
8
16
Racing Racing
9
2
2
5
-12
8
17
Levante Levante
8
1
4
3
-4
7
18
Elche Elche
9
1
4
4
-6
7
19
Valencia Valencia
9
1
3
5
-9
6
20
Málaga Málaga
9
0
4
5
-12
4
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
2
Dortmund Dortmund
6
4
2
0
7
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Mainz Mainz
6
3
1
2
4
10
6
Elversberg Elversberg
6
3
1
2
1
10
7
Leipzig Leipzig
6
3
0
3
5
9
8
Werder Werder
6
2
3
1
0
9
9
Hamburg Hamburg
6
3
0
3
-9
9
10
Augsburg Augsburg
6
2
2
2
4
8
11
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6
2
2
2
-6
8
12
Köln Köln
6
2
1
3
-3
7
13
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6
2
0
4
-2
6
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Schalke Schalke
6
1
2
3
-3
5
16
Paderborn Paderborn
6
1
2
3
-4
5
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6
1
2
3
-12
5
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6
0
0
6
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
2
Lazio Lazio
7
6
1
0
10
19
3
Roma Roma
7
5
2
0
13
17
4
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
5
Como Como
7
4
2
1
5
14
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Cagliari Cagliari
7
4
1
2
-1
13
8
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Napoli Napoli
7
3
1
3
3
10
10
Torino Torino
7
3
1
3
1
10
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Sassuolo Sassuolo
7
2
2
3
-2
8
14
Monza Monza
7
2
1
4
-2
7
15
Bologna Bologna
7
1
2
4
-4
5
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7
1
1
5
-9
4
19
Parma Parma
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
Paris FC Paris FC
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
5
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
6
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
7
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
8
Lens Lens
7
3
1
3
3
10
9
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
10
Brest Brest
7
2
3
2
3
9
11
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
13
Nice Nice
7
2
2
3
-3
8
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
2
2
0
0
7
6
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
2
0
0
7
6
3
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
2
2
0
0
5
6
5
Liverpool Liverpool
2
2
0
0
4
6
6
Sporting CP Sporting CP
2
2
0
0
4
6
7
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
8
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
2
6
9
Real Betis Real Betis
2
2
0
0
2
6
10
Bayern Bayern
2
1
1
0
5
4
11
Shaktar Shaktar
2
1
1
0
2
4
12
Como Como
2
1
0
1
2
3
13
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
2
3
14
Villarreal Villarreal
2
1
0
1
1
3
15
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
2
1
0
1
1
3
16
Club Brugge Club Brugge
2
1
0
1
0
3
17
Man City Man City
2
1
0
1
0
3
18
Dortmund Dortmund
2
1
0
1
0
3
19
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
-1
3
20
AEK AEK
2
1
0
1
-1
3
21
Leipzig Leipzig
2
1
0
1
-2
3
22
Sabah Sabah
2
1
0
1
-2
3
23
Feyenoord Feyenoord
2
1
0
1
-3
3
24
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
2
1
0
1
-4
3
25
Roma Roma
2
0
1
1
-1
1
26
PSV PSV
2
0
1
1
-1
1
27
Viking Viking
2
0
1
1
-2
1
28
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
2
0
1
1
-6
1
29
Inter Inter
2
0
0
2
-2
0
30
Porto Porto
2
0
0
2
-3
0
31
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
2
0
0
2
-3
0
32
Napoli Napoli
2
0
0
2
-3
0
33
LASK LASK
2
0
0
2
-4
0
34
Lille Lille
2
0
0
2
-4
0
35
Galatasaray Galatasaray
2
0
0
2
-5
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
2
0
0
2
-8
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/7
CEL CEL
@
GET GET
1-1
Mon
9/7
RSO RSO
@
ELC ELC
3-2
Fri
9/11
S04 S04
@
UNB UNB
3-1
Fri
9/11
FIO FIO
@
VEN VEN
4-2
Fri
9/11
MAR MAR
@
REN REN
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM