List of Leicester Tigers records and statistics
Appearances
Most appearances All-time most appearances Current players in bold. Most appearances - 502 by David Matthews (29 April 1955 – 23 August 1974) Most league appearances - 234 by Graham Rowntree (12 January 1991 – 27 May 2006) Most cup appearances - 51 by Paul Dodge (14 November 1975 – 26 January 1991) Most European appearances - 74 by Geordan Murphy (19 November 1999 – 15 December 2012) Most appearances in a single season - 45 by Teddy Haselmere in 1922/23 Most successive appearances - 109 by David Matthews (14 January 1961 - 7 December 1963) Most appearances in cup finals - 13 by Geordan Murphy Most appearances as captain Youngest and oldest appearances Longest Spell at club - 27 years 169 days by Graham Willars (17 October 1959 – 4 April 1987) Youngest first-team player - 16 years 52 days by Martinus Swain (v Harlequins, 28 December 1895) Youngest player in competitive game - 16 years 237 days by George Ford (v Leeds in Anglo-Welsh Cup, 8 November 2009) Oldest first-team player - 47 years 135 days by Graham Willars (v Waterloo RFC, 4 April 1987) Oldest player in competitive game - 40 years 109 days by Brad Thorn (v Bath in Premiership Rugby, 23 May 2015) Oldest debutant - 39 years 243 days by Brad Thorn (v Gloucester, 4 October 2014)

List of Leicester Tigers records and statistics

Section Title: Appearances
Table Section Text: Most appearances All-time most appearances Current players in bold. Most appearances - 502 by David Matthews (29 April 1955 – 23 August 1974) Most league appearances - 234 by Graham Rowntree (12 January 1991 – 27 May 2006) Most cup appearances - 51 by Paul Dodge (14 November 1975 – 26 January 1991) Most European appearances - 74 by Geordan Murphy (19 November 1999 – 15 December 2012) Most appearances in a single season - 45 by Teddy Haselmere in 1922/23 Most successive appearances - 109 by David Matthews (14 January 1961 - 7 December 1963) Most appearances in cup finals - 13 by Geordan Murphy Most appearances as captain Youngest and oldest appearances Longest Spell at club - 27 years 169 days by Graham Willars (17 October 1959 – 4 April 1987) Youngest first-team player - 16 years 52 days by Martinus Swain (v Harlequins, 28 December 1895) Youngest player in competitive game - 16 years 237 days by George Ford (v Leeds in Anglo-Welsh Cup, 8 November 2009) Oldest first-team player - 47 years 135 days by Graham Willars (v Waterloo RFC, 4 April 1987) Oldest player in competitive game - 40 years 109 days by Brad Thorn (v Bath in Premiership Rugby, 23 May 2015) Oldest debutant - 39 years 243 days by Brad Thorn (v Gloucester, 4 October 2014)

#	Nat.	Pos.	Name	Period	Appearances

1	England	FL	David Matthews	1955–1974	502

2	England	HK	Sid Penny	1895–1910	491

3	England	SH	John Allen	1961–1975	457

4	England	HK	Doug Norman	1919–1933	453

5	England	CE	Paul Dodge	1975–1993	437

6	England	PR	Graham Rowntree	1990–2007	398

7	England	FB	Dusty Hare	1976–1989	394

8	England	SH	Pedlar Wood	1906–1923	388

9	England	N8	Garry Adey	1966–1981	381

10	England	FL	John Wells	1982–1998	367

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In a 14-year career, Allen played 457 games for Leicester, the 3rd most of all time, and his position in all games was scrum half.

final_sentence: In a 14-year career, Allen played 457 games for Leicester, the 3rd most of all time, and his position in all games was scrum half.