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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil James Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Fallowfield, Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 2011 (aged 66) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside-forward Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1972 | Manchester City | 334 | (86) |
| 1972–1974 | Preston North End | 68 | (18) |
| 1974–1975 | Rochdale | 13 | (4) |
| Total | 415 | (108) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil James Young (17 February 1944 – 3 February 2011) was an English footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker for Manchester City, Preston North End and Rochdale.[3]
In total, Young scored 86 goals from 334 League games for Manchester City, scored the only goal in the 1969 FA Cup Final, and scored as City won the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. Transferred to Preston North End for £48,000 during the 1971–72 season, he made 68 League appearances and scored 18 goals for the Deepdale club before finishing his senior career with Rochdale, where he spent the 1974–75 season.
- ^ "Player statistics". Mcfcstats. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Neil Young". Mcivta. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Young, Catch a Falling Star, p. 214.