George Youds

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 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.

† Appearances (goals)

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

The Burslem Port Vale team in 1894.

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 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 62 games (53 in the Football League) 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]


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 319. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "YOUD and YOUDS of Cheshire". ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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