Career
He began his career as a junior with Arsenal, turning professional in April 1959. His first league match was on 26 December 1960, a 1-1 draw at Highbury against Sheffield Wednesday, with Young taking the place of the regular number five, John Snedden. After being in a team that conceded ten goals in three games, Young never played for Arsenal again, and joined Chelsea in November 1961 for a fee of £6,000.
In January 1969, he finally left Chelsea, joining Torquay United for a fee of £8,000.
After 60 league games (one goal) for Torquay he retired from professional football. In 2009, he was diagnosed with dementia and had been put into a care home.
On 2 December 2009, he died. The clubs that he played for had been informed.