Bob Young (footballer, born 1894)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Thornton Young[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 February 1894||
Place of birth | Brandon, England | ||
Date of death | 8 October 1960[3] | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Norwich, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1910–1911 | New Brancepeth Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911–1912 | New Brancepeth Villa | ||
1912–1914 | Esh Winning Rangers | ||
1914–1925 | Sunderland | 50 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1937–1938 | Norwich City | ||
1939–1945 | Norwich City | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert Thornton Young MM (18 February 1894 – 8 September 1960) was an English professional footballer and manager. After a Football League career as a left back with Sunderland that was interrupted by the First World War,[1][5] he managed Norwich City in two spells and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.[6][7]
Personal life[]
Young was married with two children.[2] He served as a sergeant in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal in December 1916.[2] After retiring from football management, he became a publican.[2]
Career statistics[]
Player[]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 1914–15[8] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1919–20[9] | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
1920–21[10] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
1921–22[11] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
1922–23[12] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1923–24[13] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
1924–25[14] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
- ^ a b c Appearance in Durham Challenge Cup
Manager[]
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Norwich City | 22 February 1937 | 21 January 1938 | 78 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 33.3 | [15] |
Total | 78 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 33.3 | ― |
Honours[]
Sunderland
- Durham Challenge Cup: 1922–23[16]
Individual
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 297. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d Bob Young on Lives of the First World War
- ^ Bob Young at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (November 2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C. Polar Print Group Ltd. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-899538-14-0.
- ^ "Young Bob Image 1 Sunderland 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Ten more inducted into Norwich City Hall of Fame". Pink Un – Norwich City Football Club News. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary". Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links[]
- Bob Young management career statistics at Soccerbase
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1960 deaths
- Footballers from County Durham
- English footballers
- English football managers
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. managers
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Association football fullbacks
- English Football League players
- English Football League managers
- Durham Light Infantry soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British publicans
- People from Brandon, County Durham
- 20th-century British businesspeople
- English football manager stubs