William John Young (born 24 February 1956) was a Scottish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a winger in

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for Aston Villa and

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

. He was educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley.

Career

Young joined Aston Villa in July 1978 as a 22-year-old from Scottish junior side Arthurlie. His signing set the junior football record at the time with his debut coming when he started on 14 October against Manchester United. After three games in that first season, Young did not appear again in the Villa league side, and in October 1981 moved to

for a fee of £10,000. He played 38 times in the league for Torquay before leaving professional football due to injury.

References

1956 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Aston Villa F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players English Football League players Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire People educated at St Mirin's Academy {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub