Alf Young
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 November 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Date of death | 27 August 1977 | (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]- ^ "Alf Young". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ [1], The Football Association.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1977 deaths
- Footballers from Sunderland
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Durham City A.F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Køge Boldklub managers
- SK Brann managers
- Esbjerg fB managers
- Denmark national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Denmark
- English Football League representative players
- English football managers
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1900s birth stubs