Bob Young (footballer, born 1894)

English footballer and manager

Bob Young
Personal information
Full name	Robert Thornton Young
Date of birth	(1894-02-18)18 February 1894
Place of birth	Brandon, England
Date of death	8 October 1960(1960-10-08) (aged 66)
Place of death	Norwich, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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, he managed Norwich City in two spells and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Young was married with two children. He served as a sergeant in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal in December 1916. After retiring from football management, he became a publican.

Career statistics

Player

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1914–15	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20	First Division	24	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
	1920–21	First Division	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	1921–22	First Division	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	1922–23	First Division	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	1923–24	First Division	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	1924–25	First Division	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
Career total			50	0	6	0	3	0	59	0

^ Appearance in Durham Challenge Cup

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record					Ref
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Ref
Norwich City	22 February 1937	21 January 1938	78	26	14	38	033.3
Total			78	26	14	38	033.3	―

Honours

Sunderland

Durham Challenge Cup: 1922–23

Individual

Norwich City Hall of Fame

References

^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 297. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ Bob Young on Lives of the First World War
Bob Young at WorldFootball.net
Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
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.
"Young Bob Sunderland 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ "Ten more inducted into Norwich City Hall of Fame". Pink Un – Norwich City Football Club News. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1914–15 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1919–20 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1920–21 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1921–22 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1922–23 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1923–24 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1924–25 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"Norwich City FC centenary". EDP24. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"1922–23: Durham Senior Cup – Final". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

External links

v t e Norwich City F.C. – managers
Bowman (1905–07) McEwen (1907–08) Turner (1909–10) Stansfield (1910–15) Buckley (1919–20) O'Hagan (1920–21) Gosnell (1921–26) Stansfield (1926) Potter (1926–29) Kerr (1929–33) Parker (1933–37) Young (1937–38) Jewell (1939) Young (1939–45) Lochhead (1945–46) Spiers (1946–47) Lochhead (1947–50) Low (1950–55) Parker (1955–57) Macaulay (1957–61) Reid (1961–62) Swindin (1962) Ashman (1962–1966) Morgan (1966–69) Saunders (1969–73) Bond (1973–80) Brown (1980–87) Stringer (1987–92) Williams (1992) Walker (1992–94) Deehan (1994–95) Megson (1995) O'Neill (1995) Franklin (1995) Megson (1995–96) Walker (1996–98) Faulkner (1998) Rioch (1998–2000) Hamilton (2000) Worthington (2000–06) Hunter (2006) Grant (2006–07) Duffy (2007) Roeder (2007–09) Gunn (2009) Butterworth (2009) Lambert (2009–12) Hughton (2012–14) Adams (2014–15) Neil (2015–17) Irvine (2017) Farke (2017–21) Smith (2021–22) Wagner (2023–24) Thorup (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

Norwich City F.C. – managers

Bowman (1905–07)
McEwen (1907–08)
Turner (1909–10)
Stansfield (1910–15)
Buckley (1919–20)
O'Hagan (1920–21)
Gosnell (1921–26)
Stansfield (1926)
Potter (1926–29)
Kerr (1929–33)
Parker (1933–37)
Young (1937–38)
Jewell (1939)
Young (1939–45)
Lochhead (1945–46)
Spiers (1946–47)
Lochhead (1947–50)
Low (1950–55)
Parker (1955–57)
Macaulay (1957–61)
Reid (1961–62)
Swindin (1962)
Ashman (1962–1966)
Morgan (1966–69)
Saunders (1969–73)
Bond (1973–80)
Brown (1980–87)
Stringer (1987–92)
Williams (1992)
Walker (1992–94)
Deehan (1994–95)
Megson (1995)
O'Neill (1995)
Franklin (1995)
Megson (1995–96)
Walker (1996–98)
Faulkner (1998)
Rioch (1998–2000)
Hamilton (2000)
Worthington (2000–06)
Hunter (2006)
Grant (2006–07)
Duffy (2007)
Roeder (2007–09)
Gunn (2009)
Butterworth (2009)
Lambert (2009–12)
Hughton (2012–14)
Adams (2014–15)
Neil (2015–17)
Irvine (2017)
Farke (2017–21)
Smith (2021–22)
Wagner (2023–24)
Thorup (2024–)

v t e Norwich City F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
2002	Allcock Ashman Brennan Butler Davies Deehan Forbes Gavin Gunn Hannah Keelan Lochhead Macaulay Nethercott Nutchey Peters Ramsay Roberts Robinson Ross Saunders South Stringer Varco Vinall Watling
2003	Adams Bellamy Bennett Bly Bond Bone Bowen Boyer Brown Bruce Bryceland Channon Chase Crook Cross Crossan Crowe Culverhouse Curran Drinkell Eadie Eyre Fashanu Fleck Fleming Foggo Foulkes Fox Furness Gordon Goss Hartford Hill Hollis Ga. Holt Hunt Kennon Kenton Kinsey Lewis Livermore Low MacDougall Mackay Marshall Mendham McCrohan McVeigh Megson Morgan Neighbour Newman Newsome Norman O'Neill Paddon Pickwick Polston Powell Punton Reeves Sheppard Smith Suggett Sutch Sutton Thurlow Townsend Walker Watson Williams Woods Worthington Wynn-Jones
2006	Briggs Burton Butterworth Green Halliday Howes Huckerby Machin Parker Phelan
2009	Allison Barham Collinson Dublin Johnston Munby Phillips Silvester Turner Young
2012	Ashton Drury Ekoku Foulger Hoolahan Gr. Holt Kirchen Lambert

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