Alf Young

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.

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
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1939 Huddersfield Town 283 (6)
– Durham City
– York City
National team
1932–1938 England 9 (0)
Teams managed
1946–1947 Køge BK
1948 SK Brann
1956 Denmark
1957 Køge BK
1957–19XX Esbjerg fB
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for England nine times between 1932 and 1938, including the infamous 6–3 win against Germany in Berlin in 1938.[1]

He was also one of Denmark's caretaker managers during the 1950s. He also coached Esbjerg fB.[2]

References
  1. , The Football Association.
  2. "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.


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