George Youds | |
Fullname: | George Youds |
Birth Date: | 1872 |
Birth Place: | Burslem, Staffordshire, England |
Death Date: | 1937 |
Position: | Left back |
Youthclubs1: | Kettering Town |
Years1: | 1892–1897 |
Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
Caps1: | 56 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 56 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
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.
Youds, a potters turner,[1] joined Burslem Port Vale from Kettering Town in November 1892.[2] He played twice in 1892–93, the club's first season in the English Football League.[2] He featured 23 times in 1893–94, helping the club to seventh in the Second Division.[2] 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.[2] He played a total of 56 league games before being leaving the Athletic Ground sometime in 1897.[2] After retiring, he became an electric turner and married a woman called Betsy Fairbanks, settling at 3 Lorne Street.[1]
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1892–93 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1893–94 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
1894–95 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1895–96 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
1896–97 | Midland League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 0 |