William Preston Young (4 August 1892 – 5 June 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford. He was the first player to make 100 Football League appearances for Brentford.[1]
 Young while with Brentford in 1920. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Preston Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 1965 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | South Shields, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919– | Whitburn | ||
| –1920 | South Shields | ||
| 1920–1925 | Brentford | 169 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA goalkeeper, Young began his career with spells at Whitburn and South Shields.[2][3] Young transferred to Brentford in 1920 and played in the club's first ever Football League match on 28 August 1920,[1] which ended in a 3–0 defeat to fellow Third Division newcomers Exeter City.[4] Young battled for the goalkeeper's jersey with cricketer Jack Durston, but eventually made the position his own and made 94 consecutive appearances between September 1922 and October 1924.[1] He left the club at the end of the 1924–25 season, after making 180 appearances for Brentford.[1] Young was the club's record Football League appearance-maker until his total was overtaken by Jack Lane.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1920–21[4] | Third Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1921–22[4] | Third Division South | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[4] | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24[4] | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25[4] | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 180 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 172. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 139. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ "Young William Brentford 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0951526200.
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