alphabet_king
Vital 1st Team Regular
Have seen a few comments on here and on the FB group about the average age and I was interested to find out if it was right. I did my own analysis as i'm bored between contracts ATM:
The squad this year, as of today has an average age of 23.91
The squad last year, as of today had an average of 24.92
A few caveats:
1) i've taken out Roman Campbell as wikipedia suggests he was on loan for almost all of the first half and then released in Jan. Also taken out anyone we sold in the August/Sept transfer window 2019.
2) It's hard to do an absolute direct comparison, because some players we had for just half a season - do you weight them for 0.5, or just take their age the same as the other's? For simplicity, I've not bothered weighting anything.
3) I made sure to be careful in my calculations/copying from wikipedia that the players would have been a year younger last year.
I was a bit surprised that the average age hasn't actually gone down as much as I thought it might.
My guess is that while the squad is just a little bit younger, the first team starting XI will be much younger, if I cared to do that analysis.
See workings below, in case anyone wants to peer review (pick holes):
This year's squad
Jack Bonham - 27
Ryan Jackson - 30
Connor Ogilvie - 24
Stuart O'Keefe (vice-captain) - 29
Jack Tucker - 20
Zech Medley (on loan from Arsenal) - 20
Matty Willock - 24
Kyle Dempsey (captain) - 25
Dominic Samuel - 26
Jordan Graham - 25
Trae Coyle (on loan from Arsenal) - 19
Joe Walsh - 18
Robbie McKenzie - 22
John Akinde - 31
Alex MacDonald - 30
Josh Eccles (on loan from Coventry City) - 20
Jacob Mellis - 29
Vadaine Oliver - 28
Scott Robertson (on loan from Celtic) - 19
Henry Woods - 21
Christian Maghoma - 22
Declan Drysdale (on loan from Coventry City)- 20
Thomas O'Connor (on loan from Southampton)- 21
Average Age - 23.91304
Last year's squad
1 JACK BONHAM (GK) - 26
2 LEE HODSON - 27
3 BRADLEY GARMSTON - 25
4 STUART O’KEEFE - 28
5 MAX EHMER (c) - 27
6 CONNOR OGILVIE - 23
7 BRANDON HANLAN - 22
8 MATTHEW WILLOCK - 23
9 MIKAEL MANDRON - 24
10 MIKAEL NDJOLI - 21
11 REGAN CHARLES COOK - 22
12 BARRY FULLER - 35
14 ALFIE JONES - 21
16 OUSSEYNOU CISSE - 28
18 MARK BYRNE - 30
19 MARK MARSHALL - 32
21 JOE WALSH (GK) - 17
23 ALEXANDER JAKUBIAK - 23
26 HENRY WOODS - 20
27 JACK TUCKER - 19
Ben Pringle - 31
John Akinde - 30
Thomas Oconnor - 20
Jordan Roberts - 25
Jordan Graham - 24
Average Age - 24.92
The squad this year, as of today has an average age of 23.91
The squad last year, as of today had an average of 24.92
A few caveats:
1) i've taken out Roman Campbell as wikipedia suggests he was on loan for almost all of the first half and then released in Jan. Also taken out anyone we sold in the August/Sept transfer window 2019.
2) It's hard to do an absolute direct comparison, because some players we had for just half a season - do you weight them for 0.5, or just take their age the same as the other's? For simplicity, I've not bothered weighting anything.
3) I made sure to be careful in my calculations/copying from wikipedia that the players would have been a year younger last year.
I was a bit surprised that the average age hasn't actually gone down as much as I thought it might.
My guess is that while the squad is just a little bit younger, the first team starting XI will be much younger, if I cared to do that analysis.
See workings below, in case anyone wants to peer review (pick holes):
This year's squad
Jack Bonham - 27
Ryan Jackson - 30
Connor Ogilvie - 24
Stuart O'Keefe (vice-captain) - 29
Jack Tucker - 20
Zech Medley (on loan from Arsenal) - 20
Matty Willock - 24
Kyle Dempsey (captain) - 25
Dominic Samuel - 26
Jordan Graham - 25
Trae Coyle (on loan from Arsenal) - 19
Joe Walsh - 18
Robbie McKenzie - 22
John Akinde - 31
Alex MacDonald - 30
Josh Eccles (on loan from Coventry City) - 20
Jacob Mellis - 29
Vadaine Oliver - 28
Scott Robertson (on loan from Celtic) - 19
Henry Woods - 21
Christian Maghoma - 22
Declan Drysdale (on loan from Coventry City)- 20
Thomas O'Connor (on loan from Southampton)- 21
Average Age - 23.91304
Last year's squad
1 JACK BONHAM (GK) - 26
2 LEE HODSON - 27
3 BRADLEY GARMSTON - 25
4 STUART O’KEEFE - 28
5 MAX EHMER (c) - 27
6 CONNOR OGILVIE - 23
7 BRANDON HANLAN - 22
8 MATTHEW WILLOCK - 23
9 MIKAEL MANDRON - 24
10 MIKAEL NDJOLI - 21
11 REGAN CHARLES COOK - 22
12 BARRY FULLER - 35
14 ALFIE JONES - 21
16 OUSSEYNOU CISSE - 28
18 MARK BYRNE - 30
19 MARK MARSHALL - 32
21 JOE WALSH (GK) - 17
23 ALEXANDER JAKUBIAK - 23
26 HENRY WOODS - 20
27 JACK TUCKER - 19
Ben Pringle - 31
John Akinde - 30
Thomas Oconnor - 20
Jordan Roberts - 25
Jordan Graham - 24
Average Age - 24.92