Lewis Young

Lewis Jack Young (born 27 September 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Crawley Town. He can play either as a striker, as a right winger or as, most recently, a right back.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Lewis Young (Australian footballer).

Lewis Young
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jack Young[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989[2]
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2008 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Watford 1 (0)
2010 → Hereford United (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 Burton Albion 19 (0)
2011 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012 Northampton Town 30 (0)
2012–2013 Yeovil Town 15 (0)
2013–2014 Aldershot Town 15 (0)
2014 Bury 4 (0)
2014– Crawley Town 213 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:55, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Club career

For the 2008–09 season, Young was given the number 32 shirt for Watford and for the 2009–10 season, number 21. He made his debut as a substitute in Watford's 1–0 victory over Bristol Rovers in the League Cup on 12 August 2008.[3] On Boxing Day of 2008, Young made his league debut for Watford in a 4–2 home defeat against Bristol City, replacing Mat Sadler at half-time.[4] In 2010, towards the end of Young's Watford career, he joined Hereford United on a one-month loan deal.[5] On 20 March 2010, Young made his Hereford United debut in a 2–0 victory over Bradford City, playing the full 90 minutes.[6]

Young joined League Two side Burton Albion on 22 July 2010, following an extended trial period.[7] He made his debut for the Brewers in a League Two match against Oxford United on 7 August 2010.[8] In March 2011, Young joined Forest Green Rovers on a short-term loan deal.[9][10] He played just once for Forest Green before being recalled by Burton because of an injury crisis.[11] Young was released from the Brewers in May 2011.[12]

On 7 July 2011, Young joined Northampton Town on a one-year deal, after a successful trial.[13] On 6 August 2011, Young made his Northampton debut in their 0–0 draw with Accrington Stanley, replacing Paul Turnbull in the 70th minute.[14] Young went onto appear in thirty league games for the Cobblers before leaving in June 2012 on the expiry of his contract.[15]

On 2 July 2012, Young signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a one-year contract, linking up with former manager Gary Johnson.[16] A season hampered by injury saw Young make 17 appearances although only two of them starts and was an unused substitute as Yeovil won the 2013 League One play-off Final and secured promotion to the Football League Championship. On 31 August 2013, Young was released by Yeovil after the expiry of his short-term contract, in total he made 17 appearances in his twelve months with the Glovers.[17]

On 20 September 2013, Young joined Football Conference side Aldershot Town on a six-month contract.[18] A day later, Young made his Aldershot debut in their 2–0 victory over Wrexham, featuring for 67 minutes before being replaced by Jordan Roberts.[19] On 3 December 2013, Young scored twice in Aldershot's 5–2 away victory over Weston-super-Mare in the first round of the FA Trophy.[20]

On 28 February 2014, Young joined Bury until the end of the 2013–14 season after a successful trial period.[21]

Young joined Crawley Town on 14 July 2014 on a one-year deal, becoming Crawley Town's 11th summer signing.[22] On 9 August 2014, Young made his Crawley debut in a 1–0 victory against Barnsley, featuring for 56 minutes before being replaced by Charles Banya.[23] On 3 February 2018, he scored his first ever professional goal during Crawley's 2–1 away victory over Chesterfield, claiming the winner in the 93rd minute.[24] In July 2018, he signed a new two-year contract.[25] He signed a two-year contract extension in the summer of 2020.[26]

Personal life

Lewis is the younger brother of Inter Milan footballer Ashley Young, and is of Jamaican descent through his father.[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2008–09[28] Championship 100030—40
2009–10[29] Championship 000000—00
Total 100030—40
Hereford United (loan) 2009–10[29] League Two 60———60
Burton Albion 2010–11[30] League Two 19010101[lower-alpha 1]0220
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2010–11[30] Conference Premier 10———10
Northampton Town 2011–12[31] League Two 30010201[lower-alpha 1]0340
Yeovil Town 2012–13[32] League One 150002000170
2013–14[33] Championship 000000—00
Total 150002000170
Aldershot Town 2013–14[33][34] Conference Premier 15020—4[lower-alpha 2]2212
Bury 2013–14[33] League Two 40———40
Crawley Town 2014–15[35] League One 38010203[lower-alpha 1]0440
2015–16[36] League Two 38010101[lower-alpha 1]0410
2016–17[37] League Two 43020103[lower-alpha 3]0490
2017–18[38] League Two 41310001[lower-alpha 3]0433
2018–19[39] League Two 38120101[lower-alpha 3]0421
2019–20[40] League Two 15120103[lower-alpha 3]0211
Total 213590601202405
Career total 30451301401823497
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours
Yeovil Town

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 75. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "Lewis Young". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "Watford 1–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  4. "Watford 2–4 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. "Young joins Bulls on loan". Sky Sports. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. "Hereford United vs. Bradford City". Soccerway. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. "First Team: Lewis Young". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  8. "Burton Albion vs. Oxford United". Soccerway. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. "Young joins Forest Green on loan". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  10. "Rovers clinch Young services". Blue Square Bet Football. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  11. "Lewis Young leaves Forest Green Rovers". forestgreenroversfc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  12. "Young released". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  13. "Northampton Town sign Young, McCoy and Hall". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  14. "Northampton Town vs. Accrington Stanley". Soccerway. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  15. "Northampton release two more players". Eurosport. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. "Yeovil Town sign Lewis Young and Nathan Ralph". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  17. "Young Departs Glovers". Yeovil Town F.C. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  18. "Lewis Young: Aldershot Town sign ex-Yeovil winger". BBC Sport. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  19. "Aldershot Town vs. Wrexham". Soccerway. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  20. "Weston-super-Mare vs. Aldershot Town". Soccerway. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  21. "Shakers sign pacey winger until the end of the season". Bury FC. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  22. "Lewis Young: Crawley Town sign ex-Bury winger". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  23. "Barnsley 0–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  24. "Chesterfield 1–2 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  25. "Lewis Young signs contract extension at Crawley Town". www.crawleyobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  26. "Lewis Young: Crawley Town full-back signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  27. Taylor, Daniel (16 October 2009). "Ashley Young: 'I knew I had to fight to prove them wrong'". Retrieved 29 October 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  28. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  29. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  30. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  31. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  32. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  33. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  34. "L. Young: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  35. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  36. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  37. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  38. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  39. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  40. "Games played by Lewis Young in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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