{"id":1114475,"date":"2019-11-09T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1114475"},"modified":"2019-11-09T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T11:00:08","slug":"every-premier-league-club-oldest-player","status":"publish","type":"quizzes","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/every-premier-league-club-oldest-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you name every Premier League club&#8217;s oldest player?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>These days, a manager is often judged on how much faith he puts in youth.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Frank Lampard, for example, has received plenty of plaudits for his use of Chelsea&#8217;s excellent young players, but it&#8217;s worth noting the former England international has also utilised the older heads in his squad to great effect.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the best squads contain a mix of youth and experience. Ageing players aren&#8217;t always on their way out of the game; a lot of the time, they are peaking.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7411631\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But of course, many footballers in their late 30s are winding down. That&#8217;s why the oldest player in a given squad is often a back-up goalkeeper or a leadership figure who is only used when necessary \u2013 though there are exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, can you name the oldest player still turning out for every Premier League club? Test your knowledge below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to let us know how you got on via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/squawka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SquawkaFootballNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"spFrame5dc4451c58695\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sporcle.com\/framed\/?v=8&amp;pm&amp;gid=133ba1358311&amp;fid=5dc4451c58695&amp;width=580\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sporcle.com\/embed\/embed.js?v=5dc4451c58695\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, a manager is often judged on how much faith he puts in youth. 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