Willie Young (footballer born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William David Young | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1975 | Aberdeen | 133 | (10) |
| 1975–1977 | Tottenham Hotspur | 54 | (3) |
| 1977–1981 | Arsenal | 170 | (11) |
| 1981–1983 | Nottingham Forest | 59 | (5) |
| 1983 | Norwich City | 6 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | (0) |
| 1984 | Darlington | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 430 | (29) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1975 | Scotland U23 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William David "Willie" Young (born 25 November 1951) is a former Scottish footballer. Young, who played as a defender, featured for the clubs Aberdeen, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Darlington throughout his career.
A large, physically intimidating centre back from Heriot, Edinburgh, he attended Ross High School of Tranent. Nicknamed "Big Willie" Young first played for Aberdeen, all in all making 187 appearances for the Dons between 1970 and 1975. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in September 1975, and while playing under Terry Neill made 64 appearances for Spurs in two seasons. In March of 1977, Young once again signed for manager Neill so as to link up at Highbury with Spurs' arch-rivals Arsenal F.C..
Young immediately became a regular in the Arsenal first team, and played in all of the Gunners' trio of FA Cup finals;. After losing to Ipswich Town in 1978, Young was on the winning side the following year, with a 3–2 defeat of Manchester United. Young was a runner up in the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
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