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Tommy Younger
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Younger
Date of birth	10 April 1930
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	13 January 1984 (aged 53)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1956	Hibernian
1956–1959	Liverpool
1959–1960	Falkirk
1960	Stoke City
1960–1961	Rhyl
1961	Toronto City
1961–1963	Leeds United
Total
International career
1955–1958	Scotland
1955	Scottish League XI
Managerial career
1959–1960	Falkirk
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Thomas "Tommy" Younger (10 April 1930 – 13 January 1984) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Hibernian, Liverpool, Falkirk, Leeds United, Stoke City and the Scotland national team.^[1]

Hibernian

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Younger signed for his hometown club Hibernian in 1948. He was part of the successful side of the early 50s, winning two titles in 1950–51 and 1951–52.

Liverpool

Liverpool manager Phil Taylor signed Younger in June 1956 for £9000. He made his debut at Anfield on 18 August 1956 in a league match against Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield spoilt Younger's day by taking both points from a 3–2 win. He kept his first clean-sheet two games later at Gigg Lane as the Reds beat Bury 2–0. Younger immediately took over the No.1 jersey at Anfield and played in 43 of Liverpool's 45 matches in his first season.

Younger spent three years at Liverpool, only missing six matches during this time making a total of 127 appearances. In 1959, he was allowed to leave to take on a player/manager role in Scotland.

Falkirk

Younger joined Falkirk as player manager in 1959. A back injury led to him ending his playing career.

Stoke City

After finding out that the injury was not as bad as first diagnosed, he signed for Stoke City in 1960.^[1] Younger played ten league games for Stoke towards the end of the 1959–60 season.^[1] He endured an difficult time playing in a struggling side at the Victoria Ground. In his ten matches Stoke lost nine of them with Younger conceding 22 goals. He was released at the end of the season.^[1]

Rhyl and Leeds United

He played three matches for Welsh league side Rhyl before Leeds United manager Don Revie, who was bringing experienced players to cope with declining fortunes at the club, signed Younger in 1961. He made 42 appearances for Leeds in 13 months before retiring for a second (and final) time in October 1962.

International career

Younger was capped by Scotland 24 times, in an unbroken sequence spanning three years.^[4] He made his debut on 4 May 1955 in a friendly international against Portugal at Hampden Park, Glasgow.^[4] The Scots were too strong for their Iberian counterparts, winning the game 3–0 and thus gaining Younger his first clean-sheet at national level. Younger also had the honour of keeping goal for the Scottish side during the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. His appearance at the finals against Paraguay was also his last appearance for the national side.^[4]

Retirement

After his retirement he stayed on at Leeds as a scout before he got his first coaching role, it was in Canada at Toronto City.^[5] After his stint in Toronto he headed back to the club that set him on his way, Hibs. As well as being a talented goalkeeper he also had an astute business brain which he used in his role as, at first, a director at the Easter Road club and then chairman. Younger later became president of the Scottish Football Association, a position he held at his death on 13 January 1984, aged 53.^[4] He was survived by his wife, Dorothy, three daughters and a son.^[4]

Career statistics

Sourced from Tommy Younger at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	1956–57	Second Division	40	0	1	0	0	0	41	0
	1957–58		39	0	5	0	0	0	44	0
	1958–59		41	0	1	0	0	0	42	0
	Total		120	0	7	0	0	0	127	0
Stoke City	1959–60	Second Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Stoke City	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Leeds United	1961–62	Second Division	31	0	2	0	3	0	36	0
	1962–63	Second Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	3	0	42	0
Career Total			167	0	9	0	3	0	179	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ "Tommy Younger". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ Falkirk FC Managers
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Reynolds, Jim (14 January 1984). "Tommy Younger, a man who lived for football". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ "Scottish, Irish Leagues Will Send Players Here". The Montreal Gazette. 2 May 1962. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

Mourant, Andrew (1992). Leeds United: Player by Player. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 19. ISBN 0-85112-568-9.

External links

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] "Tommy Younger". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[3] Falkirk FC Managers

[death-4] Reynolds, Jim (14 January 1984). "Tommy Younger, a man who lived for football". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[5] "Scottish, Irish Leagues Will Send Players Here". The Montreal Gazette. 2 May 1962. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

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 '''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Younger''' (10 April 1930 – 13 January 1984) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]],  [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref>
-==Club career==
+==Hibernian==
 Born in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, Younger signed for his hometown club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in 1948. He was part of the successful side of the early 50s, winning two titles in [[1950-51 in Scottish football|1950–51]] and [[1951-52 in Scottish football|1951–52]].
+==Liverpool==
-[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] manager [[Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917)|Phil Taylor]] signed Younger in June 1956 for £9000. He made his debut at [[Anfield]] on 18 August 1956 in a league match against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. Huddersfield spoilt Younger's day by taking both points from a 3–2 win. He kept his first clean-sheet two games later at [[Gigg Lane]] as the Reds beat [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] 2–0. Younger immediately took over the No.1 jersey at [[Anfield]] and played in 43 of Liverpool's 45 matches in his first season. Younger spent three years at Liverpool, only missing six matches during this time making a total of 127 appearances.
+[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] manager [[Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917)|Phil Taylor]] signed Younger in June 1956 for £9000. He made his debut at [[Anfield]] on 18 August 1956 in a league match against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. Huddersfield spoilt Younger's day by taking both points from a 3–2 win. He kept his first clean-sheet two games later at [[Gigg Lane]] as the Reds beat [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] 2–0. Younger immediately took over the No.1 jersey at [[Anfield]] and played in 43 of Liverpool's 45 matches in his first season.
-In 1959, he was allowed to leave to take on a player/manager role at [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]. A back injury led to him ending his playing career, but after finding out that the injury was not as bad as first diagnosed, he signed for [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in 1960.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Younger played ten league games for Stoke towards the end of the [[1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season|1959–60 season]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He endured an awful short time at the [[Victoria Ground]] in his ten matches Stoke lost nine of them with Younger conceding 22 goals, he was released at the end of the season.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
+Younger spent three years at Liverpool, only missing six matches during this time making a total of 127 appearances. In 1959, he was allowed to leave to take on a player/manager role in Scotland.
+==Falkirk==
+Younger joined [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] as player manager in 1959. A back injury led to him ending his playing career.
+==Stoke City==
+After finding out that the injury was not as bad as first diagnosed, he signed for [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in 1960.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Younger played ten league games for Stoke towards the end of the [[1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season|1959–60 season]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He endured an difficult time playing in a struggling side at the [[Victoria Ground]]. In his ten matches Stoke lost nine of them with Younger conceding 22 goals. He was released at the end of the season.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
+==Rhyl and Leeds United==
 He played three matches for Welsh league side [[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]] before [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] manager [[Don Revie]], who was bringing experienced players to cope with declining fortunes at the club, signed Younger in 1961. He made 42 appearances for Leeds in 13 months before retiring for a second (and final) time in October 1962.