Reuben Noble-Lazarus

On 30 September 2008, he became the youngest player to debut in the English Football League, at 15 years and 45 days old, breaking the record previously established by Albert Geldard in 1929.

Coming on in the 84th minute of the match to replace Martin Devaney, Noble-Lazarus surpassed the record of the youngest player in the Football League set by Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard in September 1929, and equalled by Welshman Ken Roberts for Wrexham in 1951, by 113 days.

[2] He was too young to be paid for his appearance – Barnsley manager Simon Davey joked he would be given pizza and a ham sandwich for his efforts[5] – and was due to return to Newsome High School[6] in Huddersfield the following day.

[7] Davey had wanted to play Noble-Lazarus in the League Cup earlier in the season but was prevented from doing so by the competition's rules, which prohibit the selection of players under the age of 15.

[8] Noble-Lazarus was included in Barnsley's squad to face Doncaster Rovers the weekend after his debut, making another substitute appearance when he came on for Iain Hume in the 87th minute.

[10] As a result, Noble-Lazarus attracted interests from clubs in the Premier League, such as, Aston Villa and Manchester United, which he went on to have trial at.

[21] After returning from an injury, he made his first appearance of the season, where he played for 22 minutes as a substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Huddersfield Town on 11 November 2012.

[23] Despite suffering from injuries,[24][25] Noble-Lazarus signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2015[26] and finished the season, making 15 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

[33] Because he suffered a groin injury, the club decided against cancelling Noble-Lazarus's loan spell at Scunthorpe United.

[40] Three days later on 18 November 2014, he scored his first Rochdale goal, in the first round replay of FA Cup, in a 2–1 win over Northampton Town.

[59] Noble-Lazarus, who is of Grenadian descent, expressed his desire to play for Grenada and wished to be part of the team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Puerto Rico in June 2015.