George Youds

English footballer (1872–1937)

George YoudsPersonal information

Full name|  George Youds[1]
Date of birth|  1872[2]
Place of birth|  Burslem, Staffordshire, England[2]
Date of death|  1937[2]
Position(s)|  Left back
Youth career
|  Kettering Town
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1892–1897|  Burslem Port Vale|  56|  (0)
Total|  |  56|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Youds (1872–1937) was an English footballer who played at left-back. He played 53 league games in the English Football League for Burslem Port Vale.

The Burslem Port Vale team in 1894.

## Career

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Youds, a potters turner,[2] joined Burslem Port Vale from Kettering Town in November 1892.[1] He played twice in 1892–93, the club's first season in the English Football League.[1] He featured 23 times in 1893–94, helping the club to seventh in the Second Division.[1] He played 33 of Vale's 34 games in 1895–96, after which the club failed re-election and were demoted to the Midland League.[1] He played a total of 56 league games before being leaving the Athletic Ground sometime in 1897.[1] After retiring, he became an electric turner and married a woman called Betsy Fairbanks, settling at 3 Lorne Street.[2]

## Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Burslem Port Vale | 1892–93 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
1893–94 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0
1894–95 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1895–96 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0
1896–97 | Midland League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
Total  | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 0

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 319\. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. ^ a b c d e "YOUD and YOUDS of Cheshire". ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
3. ^ George Youds at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals