Bob Young (footballer, born 1894)

Robert Thornton Young MM (18 February 1894 – 8 September 1960) was an English professional footballer and manager. After a Football League career as a left back with Sunderland that was interrupted by the First World War,^[1][5] he managed Norwich City in two spells and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.^[6][7]

Bob Young

Personal information
Full name	Robert Thornton Young[1]
Date of birth	(1894-02-18)18 February 1894[2]
Place of birth	Brandon, England
Date of death	8 October 1960(1960-10-08) (aged 66)[3]
Place of death	Norwich, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1910–1911	New Brancepeth Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–1912	New Brancepeth Villa
1912–1914	Esh Winning Rangers
1914–1925	Sunderland	50	(0)
1926–1927	Norwich City	0	(0)
Managerial career
1937–1938	Norwich City
1939–1945	Norwich City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Young was married with two children.^[2] He served as a sergeant in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal in December 1916.^[2] After retiring from football management, he became a publican.^[2]

Career statistics

Player

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1914–15[8]	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20[9]	First Division	24	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
	1920–21[10]	First Division	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	1921–22[11]	First Division	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	1922–23[12]	First Division	2	0	0	0	1[a]	0	3	0
	1923–24[13]	First Division	4	0	0	0	1[a]	0	5	0
	1924–25[14]	First Division	1	0	1	0	1[a]	0	3	0
Career total			50	0	6	0	3	0	59	0

1. Appearance in Durham Challenge Cup

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Norwich City	22 February 1937	21 January 1938	78	26	14	38	033.3	[15]
Total			78	26	14	38	033.3	―

Honours

Sunderland

• Durham Challenge Cup: 1922–23^[16]

Individual

• Norwich City Hall of Fame^[7]