William Young (footballer, born 1892)

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 Young

Young while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name	William Preston Young[1]
Date of birth	4 August 1892
Place of birth	Whitburn, England
Date of death	5 June 1965(1965-06-05) (aged 72)
Place of death	South Shields, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–	Whitburn
0000–1920	South Shields
1920–1925	Brentford	169	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1920–21[4]	Third Division	18	0	1	0	19	0
	1921–22[4]	Third Division South	41	0	3	0	44	0
	1922–23[4]		36	0	3	0	39	0
	1923–24[4]		42	0	4	0	46	0
	1924–25[4]		32	0	0	0	32	0
Career total			169	0	11	0	180	0

References

1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 172. ISBN 978-0955294914.
2. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 139. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
3. "Young William Brentford 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0951526200.