Bert Young
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Young[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Date of death | 1976 (aged 76–77)[2] | ||
Place of death | Liverpool, England[3] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922–1923 | 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 |
Herbert Young (4 September 1899 – 1976) was an English professional football outside left who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Brentford, Newport County, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.
Playing career
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.[2] 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][4] before returning to London to join Third Division South club Queens Park Rangers in June 1929.[2][5] He finished his career with spells at Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.[2]
Career statistics
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Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Brentford | 1924–25[6] | Third Division South | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
1925–26[6] | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1929–30[5] | Third Division South | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Swindon Town | 1932–33[7] | Third Division South | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Career Total | 61 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 5 |
References
- ^ 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 c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 322. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers Memorabilia – Football League Players Index". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "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 "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1929–30". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Bert YOUNG – Player Profile". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
Categories:
- 1899 births
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Association football outside forwards
- Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- 1976 deaths
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs