Neil Young (footballer, born 1973)

For the former Manchester City F.C., Preston North End F.C. and Rochdale F.C. player, see Neil Young (footballer, born 1944).

Neil Young

Personal information
Full name	Neil Anthony Young [1]
Date of birth	(1973-08-31) 31 August 1973 (age 51) [1]
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
000?–1991	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
1994–2008	AFC Bournemouth	430	(3)
2007	→ Weymouth (loan)	3	(0)
2009–2011	Cumberland United	48	(0)
Total		481	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Anthony Young (born 31 August 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is an older brother of footballer Luke Young.

Career

Young was born in Harlow. He played over 400 league games for AFC Bournemouth, some as captain, after joining in 1994 from Tottenham Hotspur. He played primarily at right-back although played at centre-back in the latter part of his Bournemouth career. Young was considered an attacking full back who would often support the right winger. He received a testimonial in 2005 against his brother's Charlton Athletic side.

On 2 November 2007, he signed a one-month loan deal at Weymouth, linking up with former Bournemouth teammate Jason Tindall. ^[2] He had his loan extended to a second month, although he was recalled by Bournemouth soon after. ^[3]

At the end of the 2007–08 season he left England and moved to Australia ^[4] after over 14 years' service for the club. In 2009, he signed with South Australian Premier League club Cumberland United.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Bournemouth	1994–95	Second Division	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	1995–96	Second Division	41	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	47	0
	1996–97	Second Division	44	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	47	0
	1997–98	Second Division	44	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	49	2
	1998–99	Second Division	44	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	53	1
	1999–2000	Second Division	37	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	45	0
	2000–01	Second Division	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
	2001–02	Second Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2002–03	Third Division	34	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
	2003–04	Second Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2004–05	League One	30	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	36	0
	2005–06	League One	42	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	45	0
	2006–07	League One	34	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
	2007–08	League One	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		431	3	27	0	25	0	0	0	483	3
Weymouth (loan)	2007–08	Conference National	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			434	3	29	0	25	0	0	0	488	3

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

• Football League Third Division play-offs: 2003 ^[5]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 467. ISBN   1-85291-651-6.
2. "Weymouth sign Young from Cherries" BBC Sport Retrieved on 2 November 2007
3. "Bournemouth recall defender Young". BBC Sport. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
4. "Young set for Dean Court farewell" BBC Sport Retrieved on 16 May 2008
5. "Bournemouth win seals promotion". BBC Sport. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

External links

• Neil Young at Soccerbase