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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,055 | Wed Jan 29, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Coventry City | H | 0-1 |
| 3,039 | Tue Mar 11, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-1 |
| 3,038 | Sun Jan 19, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-1 |
| 3,012 | Sat Feb 01, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Everton | A | 0-2 |
| 2,961 | Wed Jan 01, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | West Ham United | A | 1-0 |
| 2,945 | Sat Dec 28, 1996 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Leicester City | A | 2-2 |
| 2,917 | Sat Dec 21, 1996 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Arsenal | H | 2-1 |
| 2,888 | Sat Mar 15, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Liverpool | H | 1-1 |
| 2,844 | Sat Mar 08, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Arsenal | A | 0-2 |
| 2,790 | Sat Jan 11, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Chelsea | H | 2-0 |
The lineups for the top 4 games are:
JUST STARTING LINEUP ONLY
| Experience | Date | Season | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,692 | Sun Jan 19, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-1 |
| 2,654 | Wed Jan 29, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Coventry City | H | 0-1 |
| 2,644 | Sat Mar 08, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Arsenal | A | 0-2 |
| 2,602 | Sat Jan 11, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Chelsea | H | 2-0 |
| 2,514 | Tue Jan 06, 1981 | 1980-81 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1-0 |
| 2,504 | Wed Mar 05, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0-3 |
| 2,500 | Sat Apr 05, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Southampton | H | 1-3 |
| 2,490 | Sat Dec 28, 1996 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Leicester City | A | 2-2 |
| 2,489 | Mon Mar 24, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Middlesbrough | A | 1-1 |
| 2,478 | Sat Mar 22, 1997 | 1996-97 | League Tier 1 | Sunderland | A | 1-1 |
The lineups for the top 4 games with just the Starting XI are:
| Jan 19, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | Mar 08, 1997 | Jan 11, 1997 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2,692 | Coventry City | 2,654 | Arsenal | 2,644 | Chelsea | 2,602 | |||||||
| GK | Mark Crossley | 356 | GK | Mark Crossley | 358 | GK | Mark Crossley | 363 | GK | Mark Crossley | 355 | |||
| D | Des Lyttle | 166 | D | Des Lyttle | 168 | D | Des Lyttle | 174 | D | Des Lyttle | 165 | |||
| D | Stuart Pearce | 509 | D | Stuart Pearce | 511 | D | Stuart Pearce | 515 | D | Stuart Pearce | 508 | |||
| D | Colin Cooper | 161 | D | Colin Cooper | 163 | D | Colin Cooper | 169 | D | Colin Cooper | 160 | |||
| D | Steve Chettle | 443 | D | Steve Chettle | 445 | D | Steve Chettle | 451 | D | Steve Chettle | 442 | |||
| M | David Phillips | 155 | M | David Phillips | 157 | M | Nicola Jerkan | 16 | M | David Phillips | 154 | |||
| M | Alfe-Inge Haaland | 93 | M | Alfe-Inge Haaland | 95 | M | Alfe-Inge Haaland | 101 | M | Alfe-Inge Haaland | 92 | |||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams | 66 | F | Chris Bart-Williams | 68 | M | Scot Gemmill | 249 | F | Chris Bart-Williams | 65 | |||
| F | Bryan Roy | 105 | F | Nigel Clough | 410 | F | Dean Saunders | 30 | F | Dean Saunders | 25 | |||
| F | Nigel Clough | 409 | F | Kevin Campbell | 48 | F | Nigel Clough | 415 | F | Nigel Clough | 408 | |||
| F | Ian Woan | 229 | F | Ian Woan | 231 | M | David Phillips | 161 | F | Ian Woan | 228 | |||
| Subs: | Subs: | Subs: | Subs: | |||||||||||
| M | Scot Gemmill | 241 | F | Steve Guinan | 3 | F | Steve Guinan | 5 | M | Chris Allen | 26 | |||
| F | Jason Lee | 105 | F | Jason Lee | 107 | F | Bryan Roy | 111 | F | Bryan Roy | 104 | |||