Charlie Young (footballer)

Charlie Young
Personal information
Full name	Charlie Young
Date of birth	7 December 1877
Date of death	31 March 1949 (aged 71)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1904	Melbourne	129 (46)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1904 season.
Career highlights
Melbourne premiership player 1900 Melbourne leading goalkicker 1898

Charlie Young (7 December 1877 – 31 March 1949) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (known then as the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Young made his debut against South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1897 VFL season, at the Lake Oval, and topped the club's goalkicker tally in 1898. He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 20, based on the order of his debut for the club.^[1] Young was named in 2008, on the club's 150th avnniversary as a legend of the game, in the 150 heroes list.

References

1. "Heritage Numbers - 0 - 500". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

External links

• Charlie Young's statistics from AFL Tables