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Alf Young |
Huddersfield
Town AFC
9
appearances, 0 goals
P 9 W 5 D
1 L 3 F 30: A 16
61% successful
1932-38
captain: none
minutes played: 810 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Corporal Alfred Young |
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Born |
4 November 1905 in Pallion, Sunderland, County Durham
[registered in Sunderland, December 1905].
Attended Diamond
Hall Primary School in Pallion. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911
census, Alfred is the third of six children (seven children in total,
another had tragically died before 1911) to Alfred and Margaret. The eight
of them live at 4 Garnet Street in the Pallion area of Sunderland. His
father is a shipyard (hand) driller. |
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According to the 1939 register, Alfred is a general
labourer, and 'was a professional footballer' married to Eva. They are living at 52
Dalton Fold Road in Huddersfield. |
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Married |
to Eva
Taylor
[b.29 October
1907]
[registered in Huddersfield, June 1930]. |
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Died |
30 August 1977, aged
71 years 299 days
[registered in Huddersfield, September 1977]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11½", 12st.
2lbs [1927]. 12st. 0lbs
[1928 & 1929]. 6' 0" [1937]. 5'
11½", 12st.
11lbs [1938]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Started
his career playing with Sunderland West End FCdeamateur for Durham City
AFC in 1926. Huddersfield Town AFC signed Young, alongside Robert Cowan,
as professionals, on 24 January 1927. Tottenham Hotspur FC were constantly
linked with the signing of the Huddersfield captain. In March 1936,
negotiatiosn broke down when it seemed certain a move would happen. Then,
in December 1938, forcing the then Spurs' manager, Peter McWilliam, to
strenuously deny the move. He remained at Leeds Road, scoring six
goals in 283 league outings. Guested for Tranmere Rovers FC in
early 1941 and then he represented the RAF later in the year and 1942. He
was a guest for Rochdale AFC in 1944. He was transferred to York City FC
on 24 November 1945. After captaining the side, he retired a year later.
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Club honours |
Football League Division
One runners-up 1926-27, 1927-28, 1933-34; FA Cup runners-up 1927-28, 1929-30, 1937-38; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
One of the
first footballers to be turned into a wax dummy, when Madam Tussauds
museum made a bust of him for an exhibition in 1938. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
Turned his
hand to coaching in Denmark between 1946 and 1948, Køge Bk and Sk Brann.
Appointed as a coach back at Huddersfield Town AFC in July 1948 until his
resignation on 28 May 1952. Young applied for the Barnsley FC manager's
vacancy, but it proved unsuccessful. After taking time out of the game, he
returned to Denmark, as caretaker manager, and then with Køge Bk and
Esbjerg fB. He was then appointed manager at Bradford FC on 30 December
1957. He again returned to Huddersfield Town AFC as their coach in
December 1960. Then a Chief Scout 1964 until his retirement in July 1965. |
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Club honours |
None |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three
who became the 574th
players (575) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No. 183,
16 November 1932,
Wales
0
England 0,
a British Championship match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
27 years 12 days. |
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Last match |
No. 219, 22 October 1938, Wales 4
England 2, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff,
aged 32 years 352 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-39; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Was in charge of the Denmark national team for
one match, against Republic of Ireland on 3 October 1956, a World Cup
qualification match, which they lost 2-1. |
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Beyond England |
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Formerly a pitworker, he was a
physical instructor in the RAF during the war. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.280. |
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Alf Young - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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12 |
9 |
3 |
810 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Alf Young
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
14 |
+10 |
1 |
3 |
3.00 |
1.75 |
56.3 |
+1 |
| All |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
16 |
+14 |
1 |
3 |
3.333 |
1.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
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Alf Young
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
| Friendly |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
9 |
+18 |
0 |
2 |
4.50 |
1.50 |
83.3 |
+4 |
| All |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
16 |
+14 |
1 |
3 |
3.333 |
1.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
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Alf Young
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1932-33 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1936-37 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1938-39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
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All |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
Alf Young
- Match History
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Club: Huddersfield
Town A.F.C. - nine full appearances (810 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - nine full appearances (810 min)x
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Age 31 |
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2 |
207 |
2 December 1936 -
England 6
Hungary 2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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3 |
208 |
17 April 1937 - Scotland 3 England 1,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
Start |
ch |
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4 |
209 |
14 May 1937 - Norway 0 England 6,
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
tour |
AW |
Start |
9 |
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5 |
210 |
17 May 1937 - Sweden 0 England 4,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna |
AW |
Start |
9 |
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211 |
20 May 1937 - Finland
0 England 8,
Töölön pallokenttä, Helsinki |
AW |
reserve |
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212 |
23 October 1937
- Ireland 1 England 5,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
withdrawn captain |
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Age 32 |
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6 |
216 |
14 May 1938 - Germany 3 England 6,
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
tour |
AW |
Start |
ch |
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7 |
217 |
21 May 1938 - Switzerland 2 England 1,
Hardturm Stadion, Zürich |
AL |
Start |
ch |
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8 |
218 |
26 May 1938 - France 2 England 4,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
Start |
ch |
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9 |
219 |
22 October 1938 - Wales 4 England 2,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AL |
Start |
5 |
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220 |
26 October 1938 - England 3 Rest of Europe 0, Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
second reserve |
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Notes
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CG
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