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A 13-year-old has turn out to be the youngest senior footballer within the UK, breaking a document which had stood for 42 years within the course of.

Christopher Atherton, aged 13 years and 329 days outdated, got here on for Northern Irish facet Glenavon within the second-half of their 6-0 League Cup win towards Dollingstown on Tuesday.

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That meant he beat the document beforehand held by Eamon Collins, who was 14 years and 323 days outdated when he made his Blackpool debut in Sept. 1980.

Tonight, Glenavon Academy participant Christopher Atherton made his first group debut towards Dollingstown within the League Cup. At 1⃣3⃣ yrs and three⃣2⃣9⃣ days outdated, he turned the youngest participant within the UK to play in a first-class match.

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— Glenavon FC (@Glenavon_FC) September 13, 2022

It didn’t take lengthy for Atherton to impress — {the teenager} offered an help for Glenavon’s sixth objective together with his first contact of the sport.

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