Bert Young (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Everton | |||
| Aberdare Athletic | |||
| 1925–1926 | Brentford | 33 | (2) |
| Bangor City | |||
| Newport County | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| 1930–1932 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | (11) |
| 1932–1933 | Swindon Town | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 268 | (27) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bert Young was an English professional football outside left who made over 260 appearances in the Football League.[1]
Playing career
Brentford
Young joined Division Three South strugglers Brentford in February 1925.[1] He made 11 appearances in what remained of the 1924/25 season, before adding another 23 appearances and two goals the following year as the Bees stumbled to an 18th-place finish.[2] He departed in 1926.
Bristol Rovers
Young signed for Division Three South side Bristol Rovers in 1930. In two years with the club, he made 75 appearances and scored 11 goals.
Swindon Town
Young rounded out his career with a spell at Division Three South side Swindon Town. In a turgid 1932/33 season, in which the Robins finished bottom of the Football League, he made 14 appearances and scored two goals.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 172. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Bert YOUNG - Player Profile". Retrieved 28 November 2014.