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George Youds

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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]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Kettering Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1897 Burslem Port Vale 56 (0)
Total 56 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career

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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]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

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

References

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