Statistics

Players - Oldest debut goalscorers

All Competitions
Player Age Debut Date Score Opponent Stadium Competition
Gary McAllister 35 Years, 323 Days 12 Nov 2000 4 - 1 Coventry City Anfield Premier League
Kolo Touré 34 Years, 332 Days 14 Feb 2016 6 - 0 Aston Villa Villa Park Premier League
Edgar Chadwick 33 Years, 140 Days 01 Nov 1902 5 - 0 Middlesbrough Anfield 1st Division
Archie Rawlings 32 Years, 361 Days 27 Sep 1924 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest Anfield 1st Division
Rickie Lambert 32 Years, 280 Days 23 Nov 2014 1 - 3 Crystal Palace Selhurst Park Premier League
League
Player Age Debut Date Score Opponent Stadium Competition
Gary McAllister 35 Years, 323 Days 12 Nov 2000 4 - 1 Coventry City Anfield Premier League
Kolo Touré 34 Years, 332 Days 14 Feb 2016 6 - 0 Aston Villa Villa Park Premier League
Edgar Chadwick 33 Years, 140 Days 01 Nov 1902 5 - 0 Middlesbrough Anfield 1st Division
Archie Rawlings 32 Years, 361 Days 27 Sep 1924 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest Anfield 1st Division
George Fleming 32 Years, 313 Days 29 Mar 1902 1 - 0 Aston Villa Villa Park 1st Division
FA Cup
Player Age Debut Date Score Opponent Stadium Competition
Archie Rawlings 33 Years, 121 Days 31 Jan 1925 1 - 0 Bristol City Ashton Gate FA Cup 2nd round
George Fleming 32 Years, 264 Days 08 Feb 1902 1 - 4 Southampton The Dell FA Cup 2nd round
Craig Bellamy 32 Years, 177 Days 06 Jan 2012 5 - 1 Oldham Athletic Anfield FA Cup 3rd round
Ronald Orr 32 Years, 163 Days 16 Jan 1909 5 - 1 Lincoln City Anfield FA Cup 1st round
Sami Hyypia 32 Years, 165 Days 21 Mar 2006 7 - 0 Birmingham City St Andrews FA Cup 6th round
League Cup
Player Age Debut Date Score Opponent Stadium Competition
Gary McAllister 36 Years, 288 Days 09 Oct 2001 1 - 2 Grimsby Town Anfield League Cup 3rd round
Karl-Heinz Riedle 34 Years, 5 Days 21 Sep 1999 4 - 2 Hull City Anfield League Cup 2nd round 2L
James Milner 33 Years, 264 Days 25 Sep 2019 2 - 0 MK Dons Stadium MK League Cup 3rd round
Virgil Van Dijk 32 Years, 232 Days 25 Feb 2024 1 - 0 Chelsea Wembley League Cup Final
Craig Bellamy 32 Years, 70 Days 21 Sep 2011 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion American Express Community Stadium League Cup 3rd round
Europe
Player Age Debut Date Score Opponent Stadium Competition
Gary McAllister 36 Years, 115 Days 19 Apr 2001 1 - 0 Barcelona Anfield UEFA Cup Semi-final 2L
John Barnes 32 Years, 324 Days 26 Sep 1996 3 - 1 Mypa 47 Anfield ECW Cup 1st round 2L
Rickie Lambert 32 Years, 283 Days 26 Nov 2014 2 - 2 Ludogorets Vassil Levski Champions L. 1st Group Ph.
Karl-Heinz Riedle 32 Years, 49 Days 04 Nov 1997 2 - 0 Strasbourg Anfield UEFA Cup 2nd round 2L
Joël Matip 31 Years, 36 Days 13 Sep 2022 2 - 1 Ajax Anfield Champions L. 1st Group Ph.