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Jack Young (footballer, born 1895)

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For the Australian rules footballer, see Jack Young (Australian rules footballer). For the former Kilmarnock and Bristol Rovers player, see Jack Young (Scottish footballer).

Jack Young
Personal information
Full name John Young
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Whitburn, Tyne and Wear, England
Date of death 1952 (aged 56–57)
Position(s) Defender, winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Whitburn Villa
South Shields
0000–1922 Southend United
1919–1926 West Ham United 124 (3)
1926–1929 Queens Park Rangers 89 (12)
1929–1930 Accrington Stanley 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Young (1895–1952) was an English footballer who played as a defender and left winger for Southend United, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Accrington Stanley.[1]

West Ham signed him for £600 from Southend in 1919, and he played for the club 138 times, scoring 3 goals.[2]

He was part of the West Ham team that won promotion to the First Division and also appeared in the White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final to be held at the brand new Wembley Stadium, during the 1922-23 season.[3]

He joined Queens Park Rangers in 1926 and moved to Stanley in 1929.[3]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. ^ "Jack Young". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 221. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.


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