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'''Harold D. Young''' was an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Hensingham A.R.L.F.C.|Hensingham]] [[Hensingham ARLFC|ARLFC]] (in [[Hensingham]], [[Whitehaven]]), [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] ([[List of Bradford Bulls players|Heritage №]]) (two spells), [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] and [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] ([[List of Castleford Tigers players|Heritage № 127]]), as a {{rlp|lf}}, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|scrum]]s.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
'''Harold D. Young''' ({{circa|1900}} – 1996) was an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (two spells), [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] and [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]], as a {{rlp|lf}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
===Club career===
Harold Young was born in [[Cumberland]], England.
Born in [[Cumberland]], Young joined [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] from amateur club [[Hensingham A.R.L.F.C.|Hensingham]], and made his debut in September 1926.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage Numbers |url=https://bullsfoundation.org/heritage-numbers-1-998/ |publisher=Bradford Bulls Foundation |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref> He was signed by [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in December 1928.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harold Young Transferred |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19281215/292/0013 |work=Leeds Mercury |date=15 December 1928 |page=13 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He transferred from Huddersfield to [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] during September 1933, but was put on the transfer list in November later that year.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Leeds Mercury |date=16 November 1933 |page=9 |title=On Transfer Again}}</ref> He returned to former club Bradford in December 1933.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sports Snaps |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19331221/091/0011 |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=21 December 1933 |page=11 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


===International honours===
===International honours===
Young won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for England while at Bradford Northern in 1928 against Wales, while at Huddersfield in 1929 against [[Other Nationalities rugby league team|Other Nationalities]], in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1931 against Wales,<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/> and while at Huddersfield he won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] playing {{rlp|LF}} for Great Britain in the 3-0 victory over Australia in the [[1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain]] at [[Athletic Grounds, Rochdale]] on 15 January 1930.<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/>
Young won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for England while at Bradford Northern in 1928 against Wales, while at Huddersfield in 1929 against [[Other Nationalities rugby league team|Other Nationalities]], in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1931 against Wales,<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/> and while at Huddersfield he won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] playing {{rlp|LF}} for Great Britain in the 3-0 victory over Australia in the [[1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain]] at [[Athletic Grounds, Rochdale]] on 15 January 1930.<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/>


===Club career===
==Personal life==
Harold Young's younger brother, Victor, was also a [[rugby league]] footballer, and played for [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] and [[Hull Kingston Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hull Kingston Effort |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003150/19360827/277/0013 |work=Bradford Observer |date=27 August 1936 |page=13 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Young was transferred from [[Hensingham A.R.L.F.C.|Hensingham]] [[Hensingham ARLFC|ARLFC]] to [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] during September 1926, he was transferred from Huddersfield to Castleford during September 1933. His new club offered him on the transfer list in November of that year.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Leeds Mercury |date=16 November 1933 |page=9 |title=On Transfer Again}}</ref>


Young died in 1996, aged 96. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving player who had toured with the British Lions.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Brief |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/895014982/ |work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=25 November 1996 |page=15 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==Note==
Harold Young and the similarly named [[Harry Young (rugby league)|Harry Young]] had overlapping playing careers at [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], and consequently some references incorrectly merge their details.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1063 Photograph "Harold Young - Cumbrian Harold Young was Bradford Northern's first Australasian Tourist in 1928. After a short spell at Huddersfield he returned to Bradford in 1933 and was still with the club when they moved to Odsal. - 01/01/1927" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1063 Photograph "Harold Young - Cumbrian Harold Young was Bradford Northern's first Australasian Tourist in 1928. After a short spell at Huddersfield he returned to Bradford in 1933 and was still with the club when they moved to Odsal. - 01/01/1927" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1065 Photograph "Bradford Northern 1927/28 - One of the more successful of Bradford Northern's sides of the 1920s, this team finished sixteenth. They then had to sell Harold Young, Jack Cox, Teddy Melling and Stanley Brogden within the next two years and finished bottom of the league for the next f… - 01/01/1928" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1065 Photograph "Bradford Northern 1927/28 - One of the more successful of Bradford Northern's sides of the 1920s, this team finished sixteenth. They then had to sell Harold Young, Jack Cox, Teddy Melling and Stanley Brogden within the next two years and finished bottom of the league for the next f… - 01/01/1928" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Harold%20Young%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Harold Young" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]


{{Great Britain squad - 1928 Australia & New Zealand Tourists}}
{{Great Britain squad - 1928 Australia & New Zealand Tourists}}


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Revision as of 20:28, 15 October 2024

Not to be confused with the England winger, Harry Young.
For other people named Harold Young, see Harold Young.
Harold Young
Personal information
Full nameHarold D. Young
Bornc. 1900
Cumberland, England
Died1996 (aged 96)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1926–28 Bradford Northern
1928–33 Huddersfield
1933 Castleford 7 1 0 0 3
1933–≥33 Bradford Northern
Total 7 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–31 England 4 1 0 0 3
1930 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Harold D. Young (c. 1900 – 1996) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Bradford Northern (two spells), Huddersfield and Castleford, as a loose forward.[1]

Playing career

Club career

Born in Cumberland, Young joined Bradford Northern from amateur club Hensingham, and made his debut in September 1926.[4] He was signed by Huddersfield in December 1928.[5] He transferred from Huddersfield to Castleford during September 1933, but was put on the transfer list in November later that year.[6] He returned to former club Bradford in December 1933.[7]

International honours

Young won caps for England while at Bradford Northern in 1928 against Wales, while at Huddersfield in 1929 against Other Nationalities, in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1931 against Wales,[2] and while at Huddersfield he won a cap playing Loose forward for Great Britain in the 3-0 victory over Australia in the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on 15 January 1930.[3]

Personal life

Harold Young's younger brother, Victor, was also a rugby league footballer, and played for Hunslet and Hull Kingston Rovers.[8]

Young died in 1996, aged 96. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving player who had toured with the British Lions.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Heritage Numbers". Bradford Bulls Foundation. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Harold Young Transferred". Leeds Mercury. 15 December 1928. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "On Transfer Again". The Leeds Mercury. 16 November 1933. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Sports Snaps". Hull Daily Mail. 21 December 1933. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Hull Kingston Effort". Bradford Observer. 27 August 1936. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "In Brief". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 November 1996. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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