Alf Young

This article is about the footballer best known for playing for Huddersfield Town. For the footballer who played for Hartlepool United, Gillingham and Workington, see Alf Young (footballer, born 1900).

For other people named Alfred Young, see Alfred Young (disambiguation).

Alf Young

Personal information
Date of birth	(1905-11-04)4 November 1905
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Date of death	27 August 1977(1977-08-27) (aged 71)
Place of death	Huddersfield, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1939	Huddersfield Town	283	(6)
	Durham City
	York City
International career
1932–1938	England	9	(0)
Managerial career
1946–1947	Køge BK
1948	SK Brann
1956	Denmark
1957	Køge BK
1957–19XX	Esbjerg fB
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Young (4 November 1905 in Sunderland – 30 August 1977) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town between 1927 and 1945. He also played for Durham City and York City.

He played for England nine times between 1932 and 1938, including the infamous 6–3 win against Germany in Berlin in 1938.^[2]

He was also one of Denmark's caretaker managers during the 1950s. He also coached Esbjerg fB.^[3]

References

1. "Alf Young". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. [1], The Football Association.
3. "Billederne i denne serie er et tillæg til Familie Journal udkommet i foråret 1959. Serien omfatter samtlige de klubber som stiller op til den turnering i 1. og 2. division i 1959". www.fodboldhistorik.dk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2021.