The Oldest Goal Scorers in Premier League History at Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man United and Spurs

7 September 2026 · 5 min read · PL era only · ranked by age at time of scoring

Scoring a Premier League goal in your mid-thirties is a feat in itself. Doing it past 36 puts you in a very small group of players whose bodies lasted longer than almost any of their peers. Here are the oldest scorers at each of the Big Six clubs since the Premier League began in 1992.

Arsenal

Dennis Bergkamp leads at 36 years and 332 days — remarkable for a player who retired from international football years earlier due to his fear of flying. Lee Dixon, a full-back finding the net at 36, sits second. Thierry Henry's goal at 34 came during his brief loan return from New York Red Bulls in 2012, the only player in this list to score as a returning loanee.

#	Player	Age
1	Dennis Bergkamp	36y 332d
2	Lee Dixon	36y 288d
3	Thierry Henry	34y 178d
4	Tomáš Rosický	34y 148d
5	Andy Linighan	34y 82d
6	Tony Adams	34y 78d
7	Ian Wright	34y 34d
8	David Luiz	33y 313d
9	Nigel Winterburn	33y 285d
10	Martin Keown	33y 267d

Chelsea

Thiago Silva's goal at 39 years and 198 days is one of the most extraordinary in this list — a centre-back scoring in the Premier League at an age when most players have been retired for years. Didier Drogba at 37 had already left and returned to Chelsea before scoring again. Gianfranco Zola's goal at 36 was quintessentially Zola: elegant and seemingly effortless.

#	Player	Age
1	Thiago Silva	39y 198d
2	Didier Drogba	37y 49d
3	Gianfranco Zola	36y 290d
4	Mal Donaghy	36y 167d
5	John Terry	36y 159d
6	Glenn Hoddle	36y 150d
7	Frank Lampard	35y 290d
8	Gianluca Vialli	34y 311d
9	Marcel Desailly	34y 246d
10	Steve Clarke	34y 240d

Liverpool

Gary McAllister's goal at 36 came during Liverpool's extraordinary cup treble season of 2000/01 — including a famous long-range free kick against Everton in the dying minutes at Goodison. Sami Hyypiä at 35 reflects Liverpool's tradition of getting the very best out of experienced Scandinavian defenders. Mohamed Salah reaching 10th on this list at just 33 suggests he may climb it further.

#	Player	Age
1	Gary McAllister	36y 127d
2	Sami Hyypiä	35y 83d
3	Steven Gerrard	34y 359d
4	Kolo Touré	34y 332d
5	Virgil van Dijk	34y 219d
6	Ian Rush	34y 198d
7	James Milner	33y 356d
8	Karl-Heinz Riedle	33y 242d
9	John Barnes	33y 164d
10	Mohamed Salah	33y 139d

Manchester City

Fernandinho leads City's list at 36 years and 362 days — a figure that reflects how long he remained a trusted part of Pep Guardiola's squad. Frank Lampard's loan spell at City in 2014/15 produced goals that famously helped knock Chelsea out of the title race. Yaya Touré at 34 and David Silva also in the thirties show just how long City's greatest era retained its core.

#	Player	Age
1	Fernandinho	36y 362d
2	Frank Lampard	36y 335d
3	Sylvinho	35y 244d
4	Yaya Touré	34y 361d
5	Martín Demichelis	34y 343d
6	İlkay Gündoğan	34y 214d
7	David Silva	34y 189d
8	Kevin De Bruyne	33y 278d
9	Pablo Zabaleta	32y 115d
10	Riyad Mahrez	32y 91d

Manchester United

Ryan Giggs leads United's list at 39 years and 86 days — scoring Premier League goals into his fortieth year is a feat matched by almost nobody in the competition's history. Paul Scholes at 37, Cristiano Ronaldo at 37 on his return spell, and Bryan Robson at 36 complete a list that reads like a roll call of United legends.

#	Player	Age
1	Ryan Giggs	39y 86d
2	Paul Scholes	37y 304d
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	37y 246d
4	Bryan Robson	36y 282d
5	Laurent Blanc	36y 55d
6	Michael Carrick	35y 198d
7	Zlatan Ibrahimović	35y 188d
8	Teddy Sheringham	35y 33d
9	Edinson Cavani	34y 94d
10	Casemiro	34y 0d

Tottenham

Teddy Sheringham leads Spurs at 37 years — having also appeared in the Manchester United list above after his years at Old Trafford. Gustavo Poyet at 36 and Les Ferdinand at 35 round out a list that features some of Spurs' most technically accomplished players from the early Premier League era.

#	Player	Age
1	Teddy Sheringham	37y 19d
2	Gustavo Poyet	36y 84d
3	Les Ferdinand	35y 257d
4	William Gallas	35y 65d
5	Clive Wilson	34y 314d
6	Noureddine Naybet	34y 277d
7	Ivan Perišić	34y 44d
8	Fernando Llorente	33y 338d
9	Micky Hazard	33y 327d
10	Jürgen Klinsmann	33y 284d