Allan Young 4635062 197323116 2008-03-10T21:00:34Z Thingg 5924818 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/86.152.200.231|86.152.200.231]] ([[User talk:86.152.200.231|talk]]) to last version by RussBot {{for|the actor|Alan Young}} '''Allan Robert Young''' (born [[January 20]], [[1941]] in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[London]]) is a former professional [[football (soccer)|football]]er, playing mainly as a [[centre half|central defender]]. He began his career as a junior with [[Arsenal F.C.| Arsenal]], turning professional in April 1959. His league debut came on [[December 26]] [[1960]], a 1-1 draw at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] against [[Sheffield Wednesday]], with Allan taking the place of the regular number five, [[John Snedden]]. Between [[21 January]] and [[11 February]] [[1961]], Allan played a further three league games consecutively; a 4-2 defeat at [[White Hart Lane]] against bitter rivals (and eventual [[the double|Double]] winners) [[Tottenham Hotspur]], a 3-3 draw at [[St James' Park]] against [[Newcastle United]] and a 3-2 defeat at Highbury against [[Cardiff City]]. After being in a team that conceded ten goals in three games, Allan never played for Arsenal again, and joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in November 1961 for a fee of £6,000. He remained at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] for over 7 years, but played in only 20 league games, never scoring, though he did play in their [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] final win over [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in [[Football League Cup Final 1965|1965]]. In January 1969, he finally left the Bridge, joining [[Torquay United]] for a fee of £8,000. After 60 league games (one goal) for Torquay he left the professional game. [[Category:1941 births|Young, Allan]] [[Category:Living people|Young, Allan]] [[Category:English footballers|Young, Allan]] [[Category:Football (soccer) central defenders|Young, Allan]] [[Category:Arsenal F.C. players|Young, Allan]] [[Category:Chelsea F.C. players|Young, Allan]] [[Category:Torquay United F.C. players|Young, Allan]]