Archie Young

Archie Young
Personal information
Full name Archibald Wishart Young[1]
Date of birth 10 December 1906
Place of birth Twechar, Scotland
Date of death 5 July 1980(1980-07-05) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Exmouth, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Left half, inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilsyth Rangers
–1931 Dunipace Juniors
1931–1932 Dunfermline Athletic
1932–1935 Leicester City 14 (0)
1935–1936 Bristol Rovers 24 (0)
1936–1937 Exeter City 19 (0)
1937–1938 Gillingham 21 (0)
1938–1939 Rochdale 1 (0)
Sligo Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Wishart Young (10 December 1906 – 5 July 1980) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City, Gillingham and Rochdale as a left half.[1][3][4] He also played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 1931–32[2] Scottish Second Division 31 5 3 0 ― 34 5
Leicester City 1932–33[5] First Division 5 0 0 0 ― 5 0
1933–34[5] First Division 4 0 0 0 ― 4 0
1934–35[5] First Division 5 0 1 0 ― 6 0
Total 14 0 1 0 ― 15 0
Bristol Rovers 1935–36[6] Third Division South 24 0 ― ― 24 0
Gillingham 1937–38[7] Third Division South 21 0 1 0 1[a] 0 23 0
Rochdale 1938–39[8] Third Division North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 91 5 5 0 1 0 97 5
  1. ^ Appearance in Third Division South Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 135–136. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "V, W, X, Y and Z". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Archie Young | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Archie Young". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.


Flag of ScotlandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1900s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.