Youngest player in all four football divisions (UK)

The youngest footballer to play in all four divisions of the English Football League is Jack Hobbs (b. 18 August 1988, UK) when he made his debut for Leicester City in a match against MK Dons on 9 August 2008, aged 19 years 357 days.

Hobbs came on in place of Aleksandar Tunchev (Bulgaria) as an 88th minute substitute in his sides 2-0 victory over MK Dons at the Walkers Stadium. Hobbs had previously played for Lincoln City in League Two, Liverpool in the Premier League and Scunthorpe in the Championship before representing Leicester City in League One. He left Leicester City to join Hull City, initially on loan and then permanently, in 2011 before moving to Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan from Hull City for the 2013/2014 season.


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