About Harry Young
Harry Young was a British rugby league player.
Harry Young was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Widnes, Halifax and Bradford Northern, as a . He was sold back to Widnes two years later for a fee of £25, but was transfer listed a couple of months later without making an appearance for the club. He was signed by Bradford Northern in December 1927.
International honours Harry Young won a cap for England while at Widnes, he played on the , and scored a try in the 27–22 victory over Wales at Workington on Saturday 7 February 1925.
Post-playing During the mid-1930s, Young was a coach at the short-lived rugby league clubs Acton and Willesden and Newcastle, and was later appointed as an assistant at St Helens.
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English rugby league footballer
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Harry Young (rugby league)
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