HibeeJibee Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Darren Smith made his senior competitive debut for Berwick Rangers aged 18 in an SFL3 game at Stenhousemuir on Saturday 21st November 1998. He left at end of 2004-05. Darren came on at HT for Berwick aged 39 in an LL game v Gretna today. He scored the winner! So he's returned 21yrs after his debut and 14yrs after leaving. If he plays next month he'll have made his debut in 1990s and still been playing for us in 2020s. Any comparable examples out there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Ross Tokely made his debut in 1996 and played his last game in 2012, playing for us in all four divisions and over three decades. Grant Munro made his debut in 1998 and played his last game in 2011, he only played in the top two divisions though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Derek Lyle made his debut for QoS in 2002. He left briefly in 2004 but returned after about 5 months. He left again in 2006. returned in 2012 and left for a 3rd time in 2018. Doesn't beat Darren Smith but it is longer than both Tokely and Munro. Willie Gibson made his debut for us in May 2001 as a 16 year old. He left in 2007, returned in 2012 and left again in 2013. He is back at the club now as Reserves manager and likely to feature as a Trialist for the Reserves on Monday, more than 18 years after first playing. Edited December 8, 2019 by Skyline Drifter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nightfly Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Tommy Coyne left Clydebank in search of his fortune in 1983/4 season, before returning in 2000/01 (19 years after his debut). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Mark McLaughlin made his debut for Clyde in July 1999 and played his final game for the Bully Wee in May 2016. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) On a similar theme, Sammy Stewart scored two goals in his long East Fife career. The first in 1938 and the second in 1961... Edited December 9, 2019 by Angusfifer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 07/12/2019 at 18:53, HibeeJibee said: Darren Smith made his senior competitive debut for Berwick Rangers aged 18 in an SFL3 game at Stenhousemuir on Saturday 21st November 1998. He left at end of 2004-05. Darren came on at HT for Berwick aged 39 in an LL game v Gretna today. He scored the winner! So he's returned 21yrs after his debut and 14yrs after leaving. If he plays next month he'll have made his debut in 1990s and still been playing for us in 2020s. Any comparable examples out there? Smith started v Gala today... representing Berwick in 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Kenny Miller played yesterday to mark his fourth decade in Scottish League football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGYAR1 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Bobby Geddes was more than 30 years between his first game for Dundee and his last. His first game was on 11/9/1979 in an Anglo Scottish Cup tie against Sheffield United at Dens Park. His last game was on 21/4/2010 in a League match against Raith Rovers when he came on as a sub. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8638423.stm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Jim Leighton signed for Aberdeen in 1977 if he played before 1980 he'd have featured in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Not teams wise but Ibrahimovic has now scored in 4 decades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Jim Leighton signed for Aberdeen in 1977 if he played before 1980 he'd have featured in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s for them.Just had a look on the excellent Afc Heritage website. Evidently Jimmer made his Dons debut in a 4-1 win at Tynecastle in August 1978. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 9 hours ago, Dele said: Not teams wise but Ibrahimovic has now scored in 4 decades. As has Kenny Miller. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Kazuyoshi Miura who is still playing professionally at the age of 52 could become the first player (as far as I'm aware) to score in five different decades. Same may apply to playing in five different decades as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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