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Chris Young (footballer, born 1886)

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Chris Young
Young in a Port Vale team photo
Personal information
Full name Christopher Young[1]
Date of birth (1886-05-25)25 May 1886[1]
Place of birth Cleethorpes, England[1]
Date of death 22 October 1956(1956-10-22) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death Cleethorpes, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Grimsby Rovers
Cleethorpes Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1907 Grimsby Town 5 (2)
1911 Gainsborough Trinity 27 (14)
1912 Tottenham Hotspur 4 (0)
1913–1915 Port Vale 54 (45)
1915–1916 Grimsby Town
1916 Port Vale 2 (0)
1919 Port Vale 0 (0)
Total 91+ (61+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Young (26 May 1886 – 22 October 1956) was an English professional footballer who played for Grimsby Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Tottenham Hotspur and Port Vale. A prolific forward, he twice finished as Port Vale's top-scorer and once scored a club record seven goals in one game.

Career

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Starting his career with Grimsby Rovers, Cleethorpes Town (in two spells), Grimsby Town (Football League Second Division), Gainsborough Trinity and Tottenham Hotspur (Football League First Division),[2] Young joined Port Vale in the summer of 1913.[1][3]

Young finished as the club's top-scorer in 1913–14 and 1914–15 with 37 and 40 goals respectively.[1] He scored a club record seven goals in one game when he put seven past Burton Rangers in the Birmingham Senior Cup First Round on 21 September 1914.[1] He also put five past the Blackpool Reserves in a Central League match on 2 January 1915.[1] He helped Vale to the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup title in 1915 before moving back to Grimsby Town as Vale went into abeyance due to the war.[1] As Vale returned, so did Young, albeit for only one appearance.[1] He re-signed in February 1919, but before making a return, he picked up an injury which seems to have ended his career.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 1905–06 Second Division 3 2 0 0 3 2
1906–07 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 5 2 0 0 5 2
Gainsborough Trinity 1911–12 Second Division 27 14 0 0 27 14
Tottenham Hotspur 1912–13 First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Port Vale 1913–14 Central League 26 22 7 6 33 28
1914–15 Central League 28 23 3 3 31 26
Total 54 45 10 9 64 54

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 319. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Retrieved 27 November 2012
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. soccerdata. p. 290. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  4. ^ Chris Young at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)