Post 1960 Notts debuts aged 16 or younger

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16 on 03-Apr-1961 Tony Bircumshaw
16 on 04-Apr-1964 Bob Woolley
16 on 19-Mar-1966 Bobby Vincent
16 on 30-Apr-1966 David Needham
16 on 17-Sep-1985 Mark Harbottle
16 on 03-May-1997 Wayne Diuk
15 on 22-Dec-1998 Jermaine Pennant
16 on 06-Jan-2004 Chris Rhodes
16 on 24-Jan-2004 David McGoldrick
16 on 17-Apr-2006 Stef Frost
16 on 01-Dec-2009 Nathan Fox
16 on 03-Nov-2018 Kion Etete
15 on 24-Sep-2024 Kameron Muir

A mixed bag of fortunes. A few became Notts regulars, some went on to better things elsewhere and others quickly faded into obscurity.

Apparently, around the time of his debut, Mark Harbottle dived off Trent Bridge to save somebody from drowning.
Bob Woolley died very young, aged 24 in 1971. I don't know what happened to him but he'd been playing for a Boots works team a few months prior, so presumably an accident.

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Tony Bircumshaw is the youngest ever league match player, 16 years and 54 days.
Pennant the youngest in the FA Cup, 13 days before his 16th birthday.

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Bob Woolley died very young, aged 24 in 1971. I don't know what happened to him but he'd been playing for a Boots works team a few months prior, so presumably an accident.

Took his own life

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Tony Bircumshaw is the youngest ever league match player, 16 years and 54 days.
Pennant the youngest in the FA Cup, 13 days before his 16th birthday.

Tony played with his brother Peter in the same team

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Took his own life

Damn, that's tragic

RIP Bob Wooley


Date of birth:
Monday 29th December 1947
Date of death:
1971 aged 24

Debut: Saturday 4th April 1964 aged 16 away to Millwall
Last game: Thursday 7th October 1965 aged 17 home to Colchester United

Scored two goals in his 9 league appearances
1. 09/Apr/1964 tier 3 BRISTOL ROV L 3-4 Goal
2. 11/Apr/1964 tier 3 COLCHESTER U. W 3-1 Goal

[WarsopPie]

16 on 03-Apr-1961 Tony Bircumshaw
16 on 04-Apr-1964 Bob Woolley
16 on 19-Mar-1966 Bobby Vincent
16 on 30-Apr-1966 David Needham
16 on 17-Sep-1985 Mark Harbottle
16 on 03-May-1997 Wayne Diuk
15 on 22-Dec-1998 Jermaine Pennant
16 on 06-Jan-2004 Chris Rhodes
16 on 24-Jan-2004 David McGoldrick
16 on 17-Apr-2006 Stef Frost
16 on 01-Dec-2009 Nathan Fox
16 on 03-Nov-2018 Kion Etete
15 on 24-Sep-2024 Kameron Muir

A mixed bag of fortunes. A few became Notts regulars, some went on to better things elsewhere and others quickly faded into obscurity.

Apparently, around the time of his debut, Mark Harbottle dived off Trent Bridge to save somebody from drowning.
Bob Woolley died very young, aged 24 in 1971. I don't know what happened to him but he'd been playing for a Boots works team a few months prior, so presumably an accident.

Proud too say I’ve played with 2 of them on that list.
Duiky was in same side as me for Sunday premier league side Jolly Farmers and Pennant when he played a year up for Notts school of excellence back in the days before they were called academies

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Proud too say I’ve played with 2 of them on that list.
Duiky was in same side as me for Sunday premier league side Jolly Farmers and Pennant when he played a year up for Notts school of excellence back in the days before they were called academies

I think I played against Pennant when I was about 11 in the Young Elizabethan League, but my memory isn't very clear. My old man always mentions that I did, but then again his memory isn't very clear either! Did he play for a team called Bluebell Rangers? Something like that.

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Proud too say I’ve played with 2 of them on that list.
Duiky was in same side as me for Sunday premier league side Jolly Farmers and Pennant when he played a year up for Notts school of excellence back in the days before they were called academies

Brilliant Warsop and impressive. How do you think you would have got on last night? MY bit was getting up at 4.30am!

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I think I played against Pennant when I was about 11 in the Young Elizabethan League, but my memory isn't very clear. My old man always mentions that I did, but then again his memory isn't very clear either! Did he play for a team called Bluebell Rangers? Something like that.

Not sure tbh about the bluebell bit I only ever known him to play for the school of excellence, City boys and also a Nottingham based team called Forest Park Rangers that played at Gresham but was in the rowsley youth league.
Pennant on notts home games would play for Notts on the Sunday morning then play for Forest park Rangers u15s under a false name on the Sunday afternoon if there home game fell at home too at Gresham.We all did it 😂