DEAN AND JACK BREAK RECORDS

By John Lyons

TEENAGE KICKS: Jack Shorrock celebrates becoming Port Vale’s youngest goalscorer
PICTURE: Alamy

THERE were records for players at either end of the age spectrum in an action-packed Boxing Day programme.
Defender Dean Lewington, 39, broke the record for most Football League appearances for one club when he played his 771st game for MK Dons against Colchester.
The day ended on a high note for the Dons as Ellis Harrison scored the only goal in the 89th-minute of the League Two clash.
Long-serving club captain Lewington overtook John Trollope, who made 770 appe...

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