Ronald Young (born 31 August 1945) is an English former

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who played as a winger. He made more than 200 appearances in the

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playing for Hull City and

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. He also played

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for

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and

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Life and career

Young was born in 1945 in Dunston-on-Tyne, in what was then

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. He signed for Hull City in 1963, and made his first-team debut on 7 October 1964 in a 7–0 win at home to

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in the

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. He played in seven more league matches in October, scored his first goal in a 3–1 win at home to Luton Town, and was only on the losing side in the last of the eight. Hull City were promoted to the

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for 1965–66, and Young made a further 18 appearances and scored five goals at that level over the next two seasons. He signed for Third Division club

in September 1968, and marked his debut with a headed goal that helped his new team achieve their first win of the season, by two goals to one at home to

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on 16 September. He finished the season with six goals from 39 league matches, as his team were relegated to the

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. Hartlepool's performances were so poor that they had to apply for re-election to the League in both of the next two seasons. In 1971–72, Young scored 18 league goals, which made him the club's top scorer and helped Hartlepool finish in 18th place, above the re-election positions. He spent one more season with the club, taking his totals to 46 goals from 199 appearances in all competitions. Young helped

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club

reach the semi-final of the

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, and went on to play for Northern League club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Ron 1945 births Living people Footballers from Gateshead Men's association football wingers English footballers Hull City A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Gateshead United F.C. players Bishop Auckland F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Northern Football League players