MOST EXPERIENCED LINEUPS

This is page trying to show the most experienced side we have put out, based on how many games each player in the lineup has played for us. I'm taking the lineup for each game and adding up how many games each player has played for us up to the game in question.

It's split into two sections - the full lineup (including subs) and then just the starting XI.


FULL LINEUP, INCLUDING SUBS
The most experienced time in our history was 1996-97 which is when all the top 10 games in this list were all played. It also didn't seem to help us too much...we lost three of these games, including the most-experienced game at home to Coventry City, despite having an average of 234 games per player!
Experience Date Season Game Opponent H/A Score
2,917Sun Jan 19, 19971996-97League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH2-1
2,914Tue Mar 11, 19971996-97League Tier 1Blackburn RoversA1-1
2,910Wed Jan 29, 19971996-97League Tier 1Coventry CityH0-1
2,863Sat Feb 01, 19971996-97League Tier 1EvertonA0-2
2,834Wed Jan 01, 19971996-97League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA1-0
2,821Sat Dec 28, 19961996-97League Tier 1Leicester CityA2-2
2,794Sat Dec 21, 19961996-97League Tier 1ArsenalH2-1
2,747Sat Mar 15, 19971996-97League Tier 1LiverpoolH1-1
2,688Sat Mar 08, 19971996-97League Tier 1ArsenalA0-2
2,657Sat Jan 11, 19971996-97League Tier 1ChelseaH2-0


The lineups for the top 4 games are:
Jan 19, 1997Mar 11, 1997Jan 29, 1997Feb 01, 1997
Tottenham Hotspur2,917Blackburn Rovers2,914Coventry City2,910Everton2,863
GKMark Crossley344GKMark Crossley352GKMark Crossley346GKMark Crossley347
DDes Lyttle160DDes Lyttle169DDes Lyttle162DDes Lyttle163
DStuart Pearce510DStuart Pearce517DStuart Pearce512DStuart Pearce513
DColin Cooper162DColin Cooper171DColin Cooper164DColin Cooper165
DSteve Chettle411DSteve Chettle420DSteve Chettle413DSteve Chettle414
MDavid Phillips143FBryan Roy106MDavid Phillips145MDavid Phillips146
MAlfe-Inge Haaland74MAlfe-Inge Haaland83MAlfe-Inge Haaland76MAlfe-Inge Haaland77
FChris Bart-Williams65MScot Gemmill234FChris Bart-Williams67FChris Bart-Williams68
FBryan Roy100FDean Saunders32FNigel Clough406MChris Allen22
FNigel Clough405FPierre van Hooijdonk1FKevin Campbell48FKevin Campbell49
FIan Woan225MDavid Phillips150FIan Woan227FIan Woan228
Subs:
 Subs:
 Subs:
 Subs:
MScot Gemmill228FNigel Clough411FSteve Guinan3FPaul McGregor34
FJason Lee90FIan Woan231FJason Lee92GKAlan Fettis




JUST STARTING LINEUP ONLY
Experience Date Season Game Opponent H/A Score
2,599Sun Jan 19, 19971996-97League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH2-1
2,566Wed Jan 29, 19971996-97League Tier 1Coventry CityH0-1
2,542Sat Mar 08, 19971996-97League Tier 1ArsenalA0-2
2,515Sat Jan 11, 19971996-97League Tier 1ChelseaH2-0
2,435Tue Jan 06, 19811980-81FA CupBolton WanderersA1-0
2,431Thu Dec 26, 19681968-69League Tier 1Stoke CityA1-3
2,409Sat Dec 28, 19961996-97League Tier 1Leicester CityA2-2
2,407Wed Mar 05, 19971996-97League Tier 1Sheffield WednesdayH0-3
2,403Sat Apr 05, 19971996-97League Tier 1SouthamptonH1-3
2,392Mon Mar 24, 19971996-97League Tier 1MiddlesbroughA1-1


The lineups for the top 4 games with just the Starting XI are:
Jan 19, 1997Jan 29, 1997Mar 08, 1997Jan 11, 1997
Tottenham Hotspur2,599Coventry City2,566Arsenal2,542Chelsea2,515
GKMark Crossley344GKMark Crossley346GKMark Crossley351GKMark Crossley343
DDes Lyttle160DDes Lyttle162DDes Lyttle168DDes Lyttle159
DStuart Pearce510DStuart Pearce512DStuart Pearce516DStuart Pearce509
DColin Cooper162DColin Cooper164DColin Cooper170DColin Cooper161
DSteve Chettle411DSteve Chettle413DSteve Chettle419DSteve Chettle410
MDavid Phillips143MDavid Phillips145MNicola Jerkan13MDavid Phillips142
MAlfe-Inge Haaland74MAlfe-Inge Haaland76MAlfe-Inge Haaland82MAlfe-Inge Haaland73
FChris Bart-Williams65FChris Bart-Williams67MScot Gemmill233FChris Bart-Williams64
FBryan Roy100FNigel Clough406FDean Saunders31FDean Saunders26
FNigel Clough405FKevin Campbell48FNigel Clough410FNigel Clough404
FIan Woan225FIan Woan227MDavid Phillips149FIan Woan224
Subs:
 Subs:
 Subs:
 Subs:
MScot Gemmill228FSteve Guinan3FSteve Guinan4MChris Allen21
FJason Lee90FJason Lee92FBryan Roy105FBryan Roy99