From England's first sub to a prisoner of war, the 16-year-olds to play for Wolves | OneFootball

Jerome Abbey made Wolves history on the final day of the Premier League season, coming on in the 1-1 draw at Burnley to become the club’s youngest Premier League player. The 16-year-old replaced Adam Armstrong late on.

According to ExpressAndStar.com, Abbey also moved to second on Wolves’ all-time youngest list, behind Jimmy Mullen. Mullen debuted in 1939 a month after turning 16, won three league titles and the 1949 FA Cup, and became England’s first substitute in 1950.

Alan Steen struck on debut against Manchester United in 1939, set up by Mullen in a 3-0 win, but never played for Wolves’ first team again. Shot down while serving with Bomber Command, he spent two years as a prisoner of war before later spells with Luton, Rochdale, Aldershot and Carlisle.

Peter Broadbent arrived from Brentford for £10,000 and, after a 1951 debut, scored 127 in 452 games, lifting three league titles and an FA Cup. Birmingham-born Chem Campbell debuted in 2019, had a Premier League bow in 2022 and joined Stevenage in 2025, scoring four in 32 in his first season.

Martin Patching debuted at 16 in 1975, helped win the old Second Division and reach the 1979 FA Cup semi-final, then moved to Watford. Morgan Gibbs-White debuted in 2017, played 88 times before joining Nottingham Forest, helped them reach the Europa League semi-finals, scored 15 Premier League goals this season and missed the England World Cup squad.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com