Albert Young (footballer)

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Albert Young
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Young [1]
Date of birth(1917-09-11)11 September 1917
Place of birth Caerleon, Newport, Wales
Date of death January 2013 (2013-02) (aged 95)
Place of death Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1937–1938 Margate
1938–1946 Arsenal 0 (0)
1946–1950 Swindon Town 123 (1)
Chelmsford City ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Young (11 September 1917 – January 2013) was a Welsh footballer who played as a full-back in the English Football League for Swindon Town. [1]

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Career

Having spent the 1937–38 season at nursery club Margate, Young signed as a professional for Arsenal in 1938. [2] In May 1939, he travelled with Arsenal on a tour of Belgium, Sweden and Denmark, but he failed to make any competitive appearances for the North London club due to the outbreak of the Second World War.

During the war, Young was stationed with the British Army in Northern Ireland, where he played for Glentoran and represented the Irish League in 1941. He also guested for Crystal Palace, Watford, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. [2]

Young signed for Swindon Town in the summer of 1946. However, he had made his debut for the Robins three months before his actual transfer from Arsenal, in the Southern Section Cup against Aldershot. [3] His league debut for Swindon Town came on 31 August 1946 against Northampton Town in a 4–1 defeat at the County Ground, Northampton. His last appearance for the Robins came in the 1949–50 season on New Year's Eve 1949 away at Aldershot, in a 0–0 draw at the Recreation Ground. [4] At the end of the season he then moved on to non-league Essex club Chelmsford City.

Club

ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup Other [a] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 1945–46 00001010
1946–47 3601000370
1947–48 3006000360
1948–49 3411000351
1949–50 2302000250
Career totals1231100101341
  1. Appearance in the Southern Section Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Albert Young". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Albert's 94 years young". Swindon Advertiser. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Player Profile: Albert Young". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. "Swindon Players". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 12 April 2011.