George Youds

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.

George Youds

Personal 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			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

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