England's first sub and a prisoner of war: The 16-year-olds to play for Wolves | OneFootball

Teenager Jerome Abbey made Wolves history on Sunday, debuting off the bench in the 1-1 draw against Burnley and replacing Adam Armstrong. The 16-year-old became the club’s youngest Premier League player and second youngest overall.

ExpressAndStar.com reports that Jimmy Mullen remains their youngest, debuting in 1939 a month after turning 16 and starting a 4-1 win over Leeds. He won three league titles and the 1949 FA Cup, earned 12 England caps and became the nation’s first substitute in 1950.

Alan Steen, 16 years eight months 20 days, scored on debut in a 3-0 win over Manchester United in 1939, set up by Mullen. It was his only senior Wolves game. He later served with Bomber Command, spent two years as a prisoner of war, then returned to league football.

Chem Campbell, 16 years ten months, debuted in 2019 in the EFL Cup at Villa, then in the Premier League in 2022. After loans he joined Stevenage in 2025 for an undisclosed fee, scoring four in 32 in his first season.

Peter Broadbent, 16 years ten months two days, debuted in 1951 in a 3-2 defeat to Portsmouth. He scored 127 in 452 games, won three league titles and an FA Cup, and played at the 1958 World Cup. He later turned out for Shrewsbury, Aston Villa, Stockport and Bromsgrove.

Martin Patching, 16 years eleven months nine days, debuted in a 5-1 win over Sheffield United in 1975. He helped Wolves win the old Second Division and reach the 1979 FA Cup semi-final, then joined Watford in their 1983 title push. He is the father of EFL striker Cauley Woodrow, who spent last season on loan at Wycombe.

Morgan Gibbs-White, 16 years eleven months 11 days, first appeared in 2017, replacing Joe Mason in a 2-0 win at Stoke. After 88 Wolves games he joined Nottingham Forest, helped them reach the Europa League semi-finals, scored 15 Premier League goals this season, and was left out of last week’s England World Cup squad despite being the league’s second highest-scoring Englishman.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com