George Youds

George Youds (1872–1937) was an English footballer who played at left-back. He played 53 league games in the English Football League for Burslem Port Vale.

The Burslem Port Vale team in 1894.

George Youds
Personal information
Full name George Youds[1]
Date of birth 1872[2]
Place of birth Burslem, Staffordshire, England[2]
Date of death 1937[2]
Playing position(s) Left back
Youth career
Kettering Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1897 Burslem Port Vale 56 (0)
Total 56 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Youds, a potters turner,[2] joined Burslem Port Vale from Kettering Town in November 1892.[1] He played twice in 1892–93, the club's first season in the English Football League.[1] He featured 23 times in 1893–94, helping the club to seventh in the Second Division.[1] He played 33 of Vale's 34 games in 1895–96, after which the club failed re-election and were demoted to the Midland League.[1] He played a total of 56 league games before being leaving the Athletic Ground sometime in 1897.[1] After retiring, he became an electric turner, and married a woman called Betsy Fairbanks, settling at 3 Lorne Street.[2]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1892–93Second Division200020
1893–94Second Division22010230
1894–95Second Division000000
1895–96Second Division29020310
1896–97Midland League300030
Total 56030590

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 319. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "YOUD and YOUDS of Cheshire". ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. George Youds at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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