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| Tommy Younger: Goalkeeper |
| Nickname: |
| Dead:
10/04/1930 |
| Dead:
January 1984 |
| Squad:
number: |
| With the Reds: 1956-1959 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from:
Hibernian |
| Signed for LFC:
June 1956, for 9,000 pounds |
| Debut: 18th August 1956 v
Huddersfield Town (H) D2 lost 2-3 (Aged 26) |
| Debut goal: |
| 1st team
league games: 120 |
| 1st team
league goals: |
| Total 1st team
games: 127 |
| Total 1st team
goals: |
| Contract expiry:
June 1959, transferred to Stoke City |
| International caps: 24
caps (16 as a LFC player) |
| International
goals: |
| International debut:
04.05.1955 vs. Wales |
| Characteristics: |
| Former
clubs: Hibernian, Falkirk (player-manager), assistant manager at Stoke City, Leeds United |
| Birth
Place: Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Honours: |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1956-57 |
40 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
| 1957-58 |
39 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
| 1959-59 |
41 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127 |
|
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 127 |
Started |
|
120 |
League |
| 0 |
On the bench |
|
7 |
FA Cup |
| 0 |
Substitute |
|
|
|
| 0 |
Substituted |
|
|
|
Career Milestones for Tommy Younger:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
18.08.1956 |
Huddersfield T |
2-3 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
23.09.1957 |
Stoke City |
2-1 |
Victoria Ground |
League |
| 100 |
08.11.1958 |
Leyton Orient |
3-0 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min. |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| Didn't find any goals |
20.08.2006 |
PROFILE
Scottish international goalkeeper Tommy Younger was famous for becoming the first
Liverpool goalkeeper since the war to leave the field injured then to return as a centre
forward, against Derby County in October 1957.
A dependable last line of defence, Tommy won two Scottish League Championships with
Hibernian before he joined Liverpool for a fee of ?9,000 in 1956. He became the Reds
number one replacing Doug Rudham and Dave Underwood, who had shared the goalkeeping duties
during the previous season.
Tommy played in the 1958 World Cup for Scotland but it was not a happy time for the
goalkeeper who received his fair share of criticism. However, he bounced back and was
widely regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers in Britain.
He had good command of his penalty area and was a big presence, weighing in at 15
stone. He lost his place to Bert Slater at the start of the 1959-60 season and then
returned to Scotland to become player-manager at Falkirk.
He later became assistant manager at Stoke City and Leeds United, before returning
to Hibernian as a director. A much-respected figure in the game Younger was President of
the Scottish Football League at the time of his death in January 1984.
SCOTLAND
1956 v Wales, Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia; 1957 v England, Spain, Switzerland,
West Germany, Spain, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Wales; 1958 v England, Hungary,
Poland, Yugoslavia, Paraguay (16). |
