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]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 297. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. Bob Young on Lives of the First World War
3. Bob Young at WorldFootball.net
4. Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
5. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (November 2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C. Polar Print Group Ltd. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-899538-14-0.
6. "Young Bob Sunderland 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
7. "Ten more inducted into Norwich City Hall of Fame". Pink Un – Norwich City Football Club News. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
8. "1914–15 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
9. "1919–20 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
10. "1920–21 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
11. "1921–22 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
12. "1922–23 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
13. "1923–24 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
14. "1924–25 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
15. "Norwich City FC centenary". EDP24. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
16. "1922–23: Durham Senior Cup – Final". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

External links

• Bob Young management career statistics at Soccerbase
• Bob Young on Lives of the First World War