Type a search term to find related articles by LIMS subject matter experts gathered from the most trusted and dynamic collaboration tools in the laboratory informatics industry.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Robert Thornton Young[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 February 1894||
Place of birth | Brandon, England | ||
Date of death | 8 October 1960[3] | (aged 66)||
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 |
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]
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]
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 |
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Norwich City | 22 February 1937 | 21 January 1938 | 78 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 33.3 | [15] |
Total | 78 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 33.3 | ― |
Sunderland
Individual