“Kazuyoshi Miura recently scored in the Emperor’s Cup at the tender age of 59 – is he the oldest goalscorer in football history?” asks Terry Winter.If we were picking an all-time Knowledge XI, ‘King Kazu’ would be in the mix for a place. He’s appeared in various age-related queries over the years, and tales of his exploits always give us hope as we wheeze through middle-age. On Saturday, Miura scored his first competitive goal ⁠in nearly four years as ⁠Fukushima ​United thrashed Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 in the Emperor’s Cup.Miura’s goal extended his record for the oldest goalscorer in professional football. These are the oldest goalscorers we could find, but drop us a line if you can beat them.59 years 149 days, Kazuyoshi Miura: Fukushima United 7-0 Iwaku Furukawa, Emperor’s Cup, 25 July 202651 years 5 days, Innocent Benza: Herentals College FC 1-2 Hwange Colliery, Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, 25 May 202349 years 208 days, Billy Meredith: Brighton 1-5 Manchester City, FA Cup, 23 February 192449 years, 14 days, Stanley Matthews: Stoke City 2-2 Swansea City, FA Cup, 15 February 1964Innocent Benza, aka IB9 and no we didn’t make that up, was on target when Herentals College FC lost 2-1 to Hwange Colliery in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League three years ago. He’s believed to be the oldest top-flight goalscorer. In fact he may have scored a more recent goal, as he was still going strong last season when he reached 200 games for Herentals College FC.Benza has got another 20 years to go if he wants to become the oldest goalscorer on record, though. In March 2020, Ezzeldin Bahader scored a penalty on his debut for 6th of October SC in the Egyptian Third Division. He was – and you’ll like this – 74 years, 125 days old. For the sake of Portugal’s future World Cup chances, Cristiano Ronaldo should not be made aware of this record.Top of the tree in women’s football appears to be Formiga, who scored for Brazil against Canada in November 2019 at the age of 41 years, 249 days. She retired soon after, having amassed 234 caps over a 26-year international career.Formiga before the 2019 World Cup. Photograph: Naomi Baker/Fifa/Getty ImagesPolitical footballWith Andy Burnham succeeding Keir Starmer as Labour leader, the UK now has an Everton-supporting prime minister. (A few years ago, he appeared on our own Daniel Harris’s podcast to discuss the 1995 FA Cup final.)We’ve made a list of PMs who have publicly spoken about being a fan of a particular team or have shown an allegiance in some other way, and, from our initial research, it looks like the balance of power is spread thinly, with no team belonging to more than one prime minister.Boris Johnson once stated he “supports all London teams” but we are counting none of the capital’s clubs as belonging to him. Before the second world war it was very rare for a prime minister to talk about football, so our list doesn’t go beyond 1945. If you can add to it, or find a team supported by more than one of the country’s leaders, please get in touch.Andy Burnham showing some retro support. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAAndy Burnham (2026-) Everton