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Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton hails record-breaking teen as "best I've seen"

Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton has hailed history-making teen Christopher Atherton as the best player he has ever seen at 13 years of age.

Atherton became the youngest player to feature in a first-class match in the United Kingdom after coming on as a substitute in the League Cup on Tuesday night.

At just 13 years and 329 days old, he eclipsed the previous record set by Eamon Collins who was 14 years and 323 days old when he debuted for Blackpool back in September 1980.

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