Aged 19 years 60 days, Aaron took the previous record off Jimmy Greaves who played against Hungary at Rancagua, Chile on 31st May 1962, aged 22 years 100 days.
Welsh legend Cliff Jones had held the record prior to that, at 23 years 121 days, also against Hungary, at Sandviken, Sweden on 8th June 1958.
Paul Gascoigne now sits third in our all time list of youngest World Cup Finals players, aged 23 years 15 days when he played against the Republic of Ireland at Italia 90.
Two other players featured prior to reaching their 24th birthday; Mel Hopkins in the same fixture as Cliff aged 23 years 213 days; and Sol Campbell 23 years 270 days when facing Tunisia at France 98.
Aaron can also claim the mantle as our youngest ever England player at Full international level as his appearance against Jamaica on 3rd June 2006 ranks him as the 16th youngest ever England player since 1872.
The record as England's youngest Spur has been held for the many, many years by Jimmy Dimmock who was 20 years 125 days when he made his England debut on 9th April 1921 against Scotland.
He held the club record until 3rd October 1964 when Pat Jennings won his first Full cap as a Spurs player, for Northern Ireland against England.
Other teenage international Spurs are ...
18 years 140 days – Jonathon Blondel
for Belgium v Poland 21st August 2002.
19 years 48 days – Aaron Lennon for England v Jamaica 3rd June
2006.
19 years 69 days – Reto Ziegler for Switzerland v France
26th March 2005.
19 years 113 days – Pat Jennings for Northern Ireland v
England 3rd October 1964.
19 years 172 days – Chris McGrath for Northern Ireland v
Scotland 11th May 1974.
19 years 290 days – Jimmy Robertson for Scotland v Wales 3rd
October 1964.