Bob Young (footballer, born 1894)

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Bob Young
Personal information
Full name Robert Thornton Young[1]
Date of birth (1894-02-18)18 February 1894[2]
Place of birth Brandon, England
Date of death 8 October 1960(1960-10-08) (aged 66)[3]
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)
Managerial career
1937–1938 Norwich City
1939–1945 Norwich City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Thornton Young

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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
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]
 First Division 24 0 4 0 0 0 28 0
1920–21[10]
 First Division 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
1921–22[11]
 First Division 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1922–23[12]
 First Division 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
1923–24[13]
 First Division 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
1924–25[14]
 First Division 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3 0
Career total 50 0 6 0 3 0 59 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Durham Challenge Cup

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Norwich City 22 February 1937 21 January 1938 78 26 14 38 033.3 [15]
Total 78 26 14 38 033.3 ―

Honours

Sunderland

Individual

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1905891610
    .
  2. ^
    Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ Bob Young at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
  5. ISBN 978-1-899538-14-0
    .
  6. ^ "Young Bob Sunderland 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Ten more inducted into Norwich City Hall of Fame". Pink Un – Norwich City Football Club News. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "1914–15 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ "1919–20 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ^ "1920–21 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "1921–22 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ^ "1922–23 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  13. ^ "1923–24 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  14. ^ "1924–25 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Norwich City FC centenary". EDP24. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  16. ^ "1922–23: Durham Senior Cup – Final". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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