Archie Young
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] He also played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic.[2]
| 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 (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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
| 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[4] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |
| 1933–34[4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1934–35[4] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 15 | 0 | |||
| Gillingham | 1937–38[5] | Third Division South | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 1938–39[6] | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 67 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||
- Appearance in Third Division South Cup
References
- 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.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 135–136. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Archie Young | Leicester City career stats – FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Gillingham FC Career Details – Archie Young". gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
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