Herbert Young (4 September 1899 – 1 May 1976) was an English professional footballer who made over 260 appearances as an outside left in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Brentford, Newport County, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1976 (aged 76)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Simon and St Jude | |||
| Orwell Wednesday | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1923 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1923–1925 | Aberdare Athletic | 68 | (5) |
| 1925–1927 | Brentford | 33 | (2) |
| → Bangor City (loan) | |||
| 1927–1928 | Newport County | 64 | (6) |
| 1929–1930 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | (1) |
| 1930–1932 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | (11) |
| 1932–1933 | Swindon Town | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 268 | (27) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
An outside left, Young began his career at First Division club Everton, before dropping down to the Third Division South to sign for Aberdare Athletic in 1923.[4] He moved to Third Division South strugglers Brentford in February 1925 and later moved to Wales to play for Bangor City and Newport County,[1][5] before returning to London to join Third Division South club Queens Park Rangers in June 1929.[4][6] He finished his career with spells at Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.[4]
Career statistics edit
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1924–25[7] | Third Division South | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 1925–26[7] | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1929–30[6] | Third Division South | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1930–31[8] | Third Division South | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 |
| 1931–32[8] | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Total | 75 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 11 | ||
| Swindon Town | 1932–33[9] | Third Division South | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career Total | 136 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 16 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 172. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b "V, W, X, Y and Z". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Junius (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Everton". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 322. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Brentford's Bright Prospects. A Big Bid For Promotion In The Coming Season. Full List Of Players. Illness Of Marshall: Competition For Forward Positions". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 12 August 1927.
- ^ a b "Seasonal Stats – 1929–30". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Bert Young – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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