For other people with the same name, see William Young.
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 cricketerJack 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]
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william, young, footballer, born, 1892, other, people, with, same, name, william, young, william, preston, young, august, 1892, june, 1965, english, professional, footballer, played, goalkeeper, football, league, brentford, first, player, make, football, leagu. For other people with the same name see William Young 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 William YoungYoung while with Brentford in 1920 Personal informationFull nameWilliam Preston Young 1 Date of birth4 August 1892Place of birthWhitburn EnglandDate of death5 June 1965 1965 06 05 aged 72 Place of deathSouth Shields EnglandPosition s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1919 Whitburn0000 1920South Shields1920 1925Brentford169 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsCareer editA 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 Career statistics editAppearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League FA Cup TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsBrentford 1920 21 4 Third Division 18 0 1 0 19 01921 22 4 Third Division South 41 0 3 0 44 01922 23 4 36 0 3 0 39 01923 24 4 42 0 4 0 46 01924 25 4 32 0 0 0 32 0Career total 169 0 11 0 180 0References edit a b c d e f Haynes Graham Coumbe Frank 2006 Timeless Bees Brentford F C Who s Who 1920 2006 Yore Publications p 172 ISBN 978 0955294914 Haynes Graham 1998 A Z Of Bees Brentford Encyclopaedia Yore Publications p 139 ISBN 1 874427 57 7 Young William Brentford 1921 Vintage Footballers Retrieved 24 December 2018 a b c d e f White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC pp 366 368 ISBN 0951526200 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a goalkeeper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Young footballer born 1892 amp oldid 1185910237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
