Chris Young

Young in a Port Vale team photo
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Young [1]
Date of birth	(1886-05-25)25 May 1886 [1]
Place of birth	Cleethorpes, England [1]
Date of death	22 October 1956(1956-10-22) (aged 70) [1]
Place of death	Cleethorpes, England [1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Grimsby Rovers
	Cleethorpes Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1905–1907	Grimsby Town	5	(2)
1911	Gainsborough Trinity	27	(14)
1912	Tottenham Hotspur	4	(0)
1913–1915	Port Vale	54	(45)
1915–1916	Grimsby Town
1916	Port Vale	2	(0)
1919	Port Vale	0	(0)
Total		91+	(61+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Young (26 May 1886 – 22 October 1956) was an English professional footballer who played for Grimsby Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Tottenham Hotspur and Port Vale. A prolific forward, he twice finished as Port Vale's top-scorer and once scored a club record seven goals in one game.

Career

Starting his career with Grimsby Rovers, Cleethorpes Town (in two spells), Grimsby Town ( Football League Second Division), Gainsborough Trinity and Tottenham Hotspur ( Football League First Division), ^[2] Young joined Port Vale in the summer of 1913. ^{[1] [3]}

Young finished as the club's top-scorer in 1913–14 and 1914–15 with 37 and 40 goals respectively. ^[1] He scored a club record seven goals in one game when he put seven past Burton Rangers in the Birmingham Senior Cup First Round on 21 September 1914. ^[1] He also put five past the Blackpool Reserves in a Central League match on 2 January 1915. ^[1] He helped Vale to the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup title in 1915 before moving back to Grimsby Town as Vale went into abeyance due to the war. ^[1] As Vale returned, so did Young, albeit for only one appearance. ^[1] He re-signed in February 1919, but before making a return, he picked up an injury which seems to have ended his career. ^[1]

Career statistics

Source: ^[4]

References