Neil Young (footballer born 1944)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Neil James Young | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Fallowfield, Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 2011 (aged 66) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position |
Inside-forward Winger |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1972 | Manchester City | 334 | (86) |
| 1972–1974 | Preston North End | 68 | (18) |
| 1974–1975 | Rochdale | 13 | (4) |
| Total | 415 | (108) | |
| National team | |||
| England Youth | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Neil James Young (17 February 1944 – 3 February 2011) was an English footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker for Manchester City, Preston North End and Rochdale.
In total, Young scored 86 goals from 334 League games for Manchester City, scored the only goal in the 1969 FA Cup Final, and scored as City won the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. Transferred to Preston North End for £48,000 during the 1971–72 season, he made 68 League appearances and scored 18 goals for the Deepdale club before finishing his senior career with Rochdale, where he spent the 1974–75 season.
Young was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, where he lived with his parents and older brother Chris. His house was half a mile from Manchester City's Maine Road ground, which was visible from the bedroom window. As a schoolboy he played for Manchester Boys, facing opponents who were two years older. After catching the eye of scout Harry Godwin, Young signed for Manchester City as an apprentice in 1959, turning down the opportunity to join Manchester United. Around this time he was capped by England at youth level. He turned professional in July 1960, and made his first team debut in November 1961, in a 2–1 defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park. After breaking into the team for the first time, Young played every match in the remainder of the 1961–62 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 December 1961, in a 3–0 home win against Ipswich Town. He finished his first season with 11 goals in 26 appearances.
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