The 1995/96 season marked the first-team breakthrough for a teenage Frank Lampard at West Ham United, beginning the professional journey of one of English football’s future legends.
At just 17 years old, Lampard made his Premier League debut for the Hammers on January 31, 1996, against Coventry City, coming on as a substitute. Though he made only 1 league appearance that season, his talent, technical ability, and footballing intelligence were already being noticed by manager Harry Redknapp — his uncle.