Ernie Young (footballer, born 1892)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Albert Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | q3 1892[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | q4 1962 (aged 70)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland,[3] England | ||
| Playing position | Inside left, centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 191?–1920 | South Shields | 10 | (4) |
| 1920–1923 | Durham City | 47 | (18) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ernest Albert "Ernie" Young (q3 1892 – q4 1962) was an English footballer who played at inside left or centre forward in the Football League for South Shields and Durham City.[1]
Life and career
Young was born and raised in Sunderland,[1] one of eleven children of Robert Young, a blacksmith, and his wife Elizabeth.[4][5] The 1911 Census records the 18-year-old Young working as a clerk.[5]
Young was top scorer for South Shields' reserve team in the North-Eastern League in the 1919–20 season,[6] and scored four goals from ten appearances for the first team,[1] newly elected to the Second Division for the first post-war Football League season. Despite reported attention from clubs including First Division Derby County, he dropped down a level to sign for North-Eastern League Durham City.[6] An injury near the start of the season "seriously handicapped" his club,[7] but he soon returned to goalscoring form once restored to fitness.[8] Durham City were elected to the newly formed Third Division North in 1921. Young scored 18 goals from 47 matches over their first two Football League seasons, during the second of which he captained the team.[1][9]
He died in Sunderland in 1962 at the age of 70.[lower-alpha 1]
Notes
- ↑ Young's death was registered in the fourth quarter of 1962 in the Sunderland registration district.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ "England & Wales births 1837–2006 Transcription". Ernest Albert Young. Birth year: 1892. Birth quarter: 3. District: Sunderland. County: Durham. Volume: 10A. Page: 611. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 3 "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Ernest A Young. Age: 70. Death quarter: 4. Death year: 1962. District: Sunderland. County: Durham. Volume: 1A. Page: 1036. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. 10, Queensbury Street, Sunderland, Durham, England". and "Image". Ernest A Young. Birth town: Sunderland. Birth county: Durham. Age: 8 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. 10 Queensbury St Sunderland, Sunderland, Durham, England". and "Image". Earnest Albert Young. Age: 18. Birthplace: Durham Sunderland. Occupation: Clerk. Census reference RG14PN30174 RG78PN1740 RD555 SD1 ED31 SN49 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 "Durham City's captures". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 2 September 1920. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Football". Morpeth Herald. 1 October 1920. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 1 November 1920. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
Young equalised. The latter player and Thompson quickly put on further goals for Durham City, who led at the interval by 3 goals to 1. Crossing over, Young increased the Durham lead.
"North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 8 November 1920. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).In a few minutes Young reduced the lead
- ↑ "Durham City draw with Southport Central". Yorkshire Post. 28 August 1922. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).