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'''Harold D. Young''' was an [[English people|English]] professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]], [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halfax]], [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (twice), [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]], and [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]], as a {{rlp|wg}}, or {{rlp|lf-lk}}, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 13, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrums]].
'''Harold D. Young''' was an [[English people|English]] professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]], [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halfax]], [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (twice), [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]], and [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]], as a {{rlp|wg}}, or {{rlp|lf-lk}}, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 13, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrums]].

Young was transferred from Huddersfield to Castleford in September 1933. His new club offered him on the transfer list in November of that year.<ref>{{cite newspaper |work=The Leeds Mercury |date=16 November 1933 |page=9 |title=On Transfer Again}}</ref>


==International honours==
==International honours==
Harold Young won caps for [[England national rugby league team|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">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Young&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> and while at Huddersfield he won a cap playing {{rlp|LF-LK}} for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] in the 3-0 victory over Australia in the [[1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain]] at [[Athletic Grounds, Rochdale]] on Wednesday 15 January 1930.<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Young&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
Young won caps 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">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Young&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> and while at Huddersfield he won a cap playing {{rlp|LF-LK}} 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">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Young&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:03, 21 August 2017

Harold Young
Personal information
Full nameHarold D. Young
BornCumberland
Playing information
PositionWing, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1925–Dec 27 Widnes
Oct 1925–≥25 →Halfax (loan)
Dec 1927–≥27 Bradford Northern
≤1929–≥31 Huddersfield
≤1933–≥33 Bradford Northern
1933–34 Castleford 7 1 0 0 3
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

Harold D. Young was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Widnes, Halfax, Bradford Northern (twice), Huddersfield, and Castleford, as a wing, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Young was transferred from Huddersfield to Castleford in September 1933. His new club offered him on the transfer list in November of that year.[1]

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/Lock 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]

References

  1. ^ "On Transfer Again". The Leeds Mercury. 16 November 1933. p. 9.
  2. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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