| William Young | |
| Fullname: | William Preston Young |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Whitburn, England |
| Death Place: | South Shields, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1919– |
| Clubs1: | Whitburn |
| Years2: | –1920 |
| Years3: | 1920–1925 |
| Clubs3: | Brentford |
| Caps3: | 169 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
William Preston Young (4 August 1892 – 5 June 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford. He was the first player to make 100 Football League appearances for Brentford.
A goalkeeper, Young began his career with spells at Whitburn and South Shields.[1] [2] Young transferred to Brentford in 1920 and played in the club's first ever Football League match on 28 August 1920, which ended in a 3–0 defeat to fellow Third Division newcomers Exeter City.[3] Young battled for the goalkeeper's jersey with cricketer Jack Durston, but eventually made the position his own and made 94 consecutive appearances between September 1922 and October 1924.[4] He left the club at the end of the 1924–25 season, after making 180 appearances for Brentford. Young was the club's record Football League appearance-maker until his total was overtaken by Jack Lane.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1920–21 | Third Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | Third Division South | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 1923–24 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 1924–25 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 169 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 180 | 0 | |||