Premier League blog, soccer news and football shirts from EPL Talk » Michael Pollitt http://www.epltalk.com EPL Talk is your source for daily news, interviews and analysis of the English Premier League, the world's number one soccer league. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 Top 10 Surprising Premier League Statistics http://www.epltalk.com/top-10-surprising-premier-league-statistics-3533 http://www.epltalk.com/top-10-surprising-premier-league-statistics-3533#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:30:03 +0000 The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/top-10-surprising-premier-league-statistics/3533

danny shittu1 Top 10 Surprising Premier League Statistics

Which Premier League club has the highest percentage of foreigners? Who has the youngest squad? And who has the oldest squad? Read the following top 10 statistics to find the answers to those questions and many more.

  1. Oldest squad: Hull City, average age 27.48 years
  2. Player to have spent the most number of seasons at a Premier League club: Ryan Giggs – 19 seasons
  3. Player to have played for most number of clubs in Premier League: Michael Pollitt (Wigan), 14 clubs
  4. Youngest squad in the Premier League: Arsenal, average age 22.06 years
  5. Most common foreign nationality in Premier League: France, 33 players
  6. Premier League club with most number of foreign players: Liverpool, 83.78%
  7. Premier League club with most home-based players: Aston Villa, 64%
  8. Shortest player in Premier League: Aaron Lennon, 5ft 4in
  9. Tallest player in Premier League: Peter Crouch, 6ft 6in
  10. Fattest player in Premier League: Danny Shittu (pictured above), 222 lbs

Source: IMScouting.

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