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Harold Young (rugby league)

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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
Source: [1][2][3]

Harold D. Young was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Widnes, Halfax, Bradford Northern (two spells), Huddersfield, and Castleford, as a wing, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Young was transferred from Huddersfield to Castleford in September 1933. His new club offered him on the transfer list in November of that year.[4]

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. ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "On Transfer Again". The Leeds Mercury. 16 November 1933. p. 9.