Personal information | |||
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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 |
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]
A 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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |
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 |
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]
A 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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |