Jump to content

Alf Young

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alf Young
Personal information
Date of birth (1905-11-04)4 November 1905
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 27 August 1977(1977-08-27) (aged 71)
Place of death Huddersfield, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1939 Huddersfield Town 283 (6)
Durham City
York City
International career
1932–1938 England 9 (0)
Managerial career
1946–1947 Køge BK
1948 SK Brann
1956 Denmark
1957 Køge BK
1957–19XX Esbjerg fB
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Young (4 November 1905 in Sunderland – 30 August 1977) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town between 1927 and 1945. He also played for Durham City and York City.

He played for England nine times between 1932 and 1938, including the infamous 6–3 win against Germany in Berlin in 1938.[2]

He was also one of Denmark's caretaker managers during the 1950s. He also coached Esbjerg fB.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Alf Young". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ [1], The Football Association.
  3. ^ "Billederne i denne serie er et tillæg til Familie Journal udkommet i foråret 1959. Serien omfatter samtlige de klubber som stiller op til den turnering i 1. og 2. division i 1959". www.fodboldhistorik.dk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2021.