Willie Young

Date of birth25 November 1951
Place of birthEdinburgh
NationalityScottish
PositionDefender/Centre back

A flame-haired Scottish stopper, the flamboyant centre-back followed manager Terry Neill from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal in March 1977. FA Cup winner 1979 and runner-up 1978, 1980 and ECW Cup runner-up 1980. Hard man Willie Young was banned from playing for Scotland, along with Billy Bremner and others, after breaking a 1 am curfew, celebrating Scotland's win against Denmark in a World Cup qualifier.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Tottenham Hotspur 01 Sep 1975 01 Mar 1977
Arsenal 01 Mar 1977 01 Dec 1981
Nottingham Forest 01 Dec 1981 01 Aug 1983
Norwich City 01 Aug 1983 01 Sep 1984

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1975-76 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 2
1975-76 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 6
1
1975-76 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 35
2
1976-77 Arsenal League Division One 14
1
1976-77 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 2
1976-77 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 19
1
1977-78 Arsenal FA Cup 6
1
1977-78 Arsenal League Cup 7
1977-78 Arsenal League Division One 35
3
1978-79 Arsenal FA Cup 10
2
1978-79 Arsenal League Cup 1
1978-79 Arsenal League Division One 33
1978-79 Arsenal UEFA Cup 6
1
1979-80 Arsenal FA Charity Shield
1
1979-80 Arsenal FA Cup 11
1979-80 Arsenal League Cup 6
1979-80 Arsenal League Division One 38
3
1979-80 Arsenal UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 9
3
1980-81 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1980-81 Arsenal League Cup 4
1980-81 Arsenal League Division One 40
4
1981-82 Arsenal League Cup 2
1
1981-82 Arsenal League Division One 10
1981-82 Arsenal UEFA Cup 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
05 Mar 1977 Arsenal v Ipswich Town L 1-4 League Division One
08 Mar 1977 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 League Division One
12 Mar 1977 Queens Park Rangers v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
23 Mar 1977 Stoke City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1977 Arsenal v Leicester City W 3-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1977 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
11 Apr 1977 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1977 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
23 Apr 1977 Arsenal v Coventry City W 2-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1977 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 3-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1977 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
03 May 1977 Arsenal v Derby County D 0-0 League Division One
07 May 1977 Arsenal v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
14 May 1977 Manchester United v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
20 Aug 1977 Ipswich Town v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1977 Arsenal v Everton W 1-0 League Division One
27 Aug 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1977 Arsenal v Manchester United W 3-2 League Cup 2nd round
03 Sep 1977 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1977 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1977 Arsenal v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1977 Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1977 Bristol City v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1977 Arsenal v Southampton W 2-0 League Cup 3rd round
05 Nov 1977 Manchester United v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
12 Nov 1977 Arsenal v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1977 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
26 Nov 1977 Arsenal v Derby County L 1-3 League Division One
29 Nov 1977 Arsenal v Hull City W 5-1 League Cup 4th round
03 Dec 1977 Middlesbrough v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1977 Arsenal v Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1977 Coventry City v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1977 Arsenal v Chelsea W 3-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1977 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
31 Dec 1977 Everton v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1978 Arsenal v Ipswich Town W 1-0 League Division One
07 Jan 1978 Sheffield United v Arsenal W 0-5 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1978 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
18 Jan 1978 Manchester City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Cup Quarter-final
21 Jan 1978 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
24 Jan 1978 Arsenal v Manchester City W 1-0 League Cup Quarter-final replay
28 Jan 1978 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1978 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 0-1 League Division One
07 Feb 1978 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
11 Feb 1978 Leicester City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
14 Feb 1978 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0
Agg: 1-2
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
18 Feb 1978 Arsenal v Walsall W 4-1 FA Cup 5th round
25 Feb 1978 West Ham United v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
28 Feb 1978 Arsenal v Norwich City D 0-0 League Division One
04 Mar 1978 Arsenal v Manchester City W 3-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1978 Wrexham v Arsenal W 2-3 FA Cup Quarter-final
18 Mar 1978 Arsenal v Bristol City W 4-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1978 Birmingham City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1978 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion W 4-0 League Division One
27 Mar 1978 Chelsea v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
01 Apr 1978 Arsenal v Manchester United W 3-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1978 Arsenal v Orient W 3-0 FA Cup Semi-final
11 Apr 1978 Queens Park Rangers v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1978 Leeds United v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
25 Apr 1978 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1978 Arsenal v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
06 May 1978 Arsenal v Ipswich Town L 0-1 FA Cup Final
19 Aug 1978 Arsenal v Leeds United D 2-2 League Division One
22 Aug 1978 Manchester City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1978 Everton v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1978 Rotherham United v Arsenal L 3-1 League Cup 2nd round
02 Sep 1978 Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers W 5-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1978 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1978 Arsenal v Lokomotiv Leipzig W 3-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
16 Sep 1978 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
23 Sep 1978 Arsenal v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
27 Sep 1978 Lokomotiv Leipzig v Arsenal W 1-4
Agg: 1-7
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30 Sep 1978 Middlesbrough v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
07 Oct 1978 Arsenal v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
14 Oct 1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
19 Oct 1978 Hajduk Split v Arsenal L 2-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
21 Oct 1978 Arsenal v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
28 Oct 1978 Bristol City v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
01 Nov 1978 Arsenal v Hajduk Split W 1-0
Agg: 2-2
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
04 Nov 1978 Arsenal v Ipswich Town W 4-1 League Division One
11 Nov 1978 Leeds United v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
18 Nov 1978 Arsenal v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
22 Nov 1978 Crvena Zvezda v Arsenal L 1-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
25 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1978 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1978 Arsenal v Crvena Zvezda D 1-1
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
09 Dec 1978 Norwich City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
16 Dec 1978 Arsenal v Derby County W 2-0 League Division One
23 Dec 1978 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 0-5 League Division One
26 Dec 1978 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 League Division One
30 Dec 1978 Arsenal v Birmingham City W 3-1 League Division One
06 Jan 1979 Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
09 Jan 1979 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
13 Jan 1979 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Division One
15 Jan 1979 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
17 Jan 1979 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday D 3-3 FA Cup 3rd round 3rd replay
22 Jan 1979 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round 4th replay
27 Jan 1979 Arsenal v Notts County W 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1979 Manchester United v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
10 Feb 1979 Arsenal v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1979 Queens Park Rangers v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
19 Mar 1979 Southampton v Arsenal D 1-1 FA Cup Quarter-final
21 Mar 1979 Arsenal v Southampton W 2-0 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
24 Mar 1979 Arsenal v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
31 Mar 1979 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 FA Cup Semi-final
03 Apr 1979 Arsenal v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1979 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1979 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1979 Derby County v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
05 May 1979 Birmingham City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
12 May 1979 Arsenal v Manchester United W 3-2 FA Cup Final
14 May 1979 Chelsea v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
11 Aug 1979 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-1 FA Charity Shield
18 Aug 1979 Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal W 0-4 League Division One
21 Aug 1979 Arsenal v Ipswich Town L 0-2 League Division One
25 Aug 1979 Arsenal v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1979 Leeds United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Sep 1979 Leeds United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1979 Arsenal v Leeds United W 7-0
Agg: 8-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
08 Sep 1979 Derby County v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1979 Arsenal v Middlesbrough W 2-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1979 Arsenal v Fenerbahçe W 2-0 ECW Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 1979 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
25 Sep 1979 Arsenal v Southampton W 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
29 Sep 1979 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-3 League Division One
03 Oct 1979 Fenerbahçe v Arsenal D 0-0
Agg: 0-2
ECW Cup 1st round 2nd leg
06 Oct 1979 Arsenal v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
09 Oct 1979 Ipswich Town v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
13 Oct 1979 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
20 Oct 1979 Arsenal v Stoke City D 0-0 League Division One
24 Oct 1979 Arsenal v Magdeburg W 2-1 ECW Cup 2nd round 1st leg
27 Oct 1979 Bristol City v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
30 Oct 1979 Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal D 0-0 League Cup 4th round
03 Nov 1979 Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion W 3-0 League Division One
07 Nov 1979 Magdeburg v Arsenal D 2-2
Agg: 3-4
ECW Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
10 Nov 1979 Crystal Palace v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
13 Nov 1979 Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion W 4-0 League Cup 4th round replay
17 Nov 1979 Arsenal v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
24 Nov 1979 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
11 Dec 1979 Swindon Town v Arsenal L 4-3 League Cup Quarter-final replay
26 Dec 1979 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
29 Dec 1979 Manchester United v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1980 Southampton v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
05 Jan 1980 Cardiff City v Arsenal D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
08 Jan 1980 Arsenal v Cardiff City W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
12 Jan 1980 Arsenal v Leeds United L 0-1 League Division One
19 Jan 1980 Arsenal v Derby County W 2-0 League Division One
26 Jan 1980 Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
09 Feb 1980 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 3-1 League Division One
16 Feb 1980 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal D 1-1 FA Cup 5th round
19 Feb 1980 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 FA Cup 5th round replay
23 Feb 1980 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
01 Mar 1980 Stoke City v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
05 Mar 1980 Arsenal v IFK Göteborg W 5-1 ECW Cup 3rd round 1st leg
08 Mar 1980 Watford v Arsenal W 1-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
11 Mar 1980 Arsenal v Bristol City D 0-0 League Division One
15 Mar 1980 Manchester City v Arsenal W 0-3 League Division One
19 Mar 1980 IFK Göteborg v Arsenal D 0-0
Agg: 1-5
ECW Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
22 Mar 1980 Arsenal v Crystal Palace D 1-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1980 Everton v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1980 Norwich City v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Southampton D 1-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Juventus D 1-1 ECW Cup Semi-final 1st leg
12 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 FA Cup Semi-final
16 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 FA Cup Semi-final replay
19 Apr 1980 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1980 Juventus v Arsenal W 0-1
Agg: 1-2
ECW Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
26 Apr 1980 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
28 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 FA Cup Semi-final 2nd replay
01 May 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 FA Cup Semi-final 3rd replay
03 May 1980 Coventry City v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
05 May 1980 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division One
10 May 1980 Arsenal v West Ham United L 0-1 FA Cup Final
14 May 1980 Valencia v Arsenal L 0-0 (4-5) UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Final
16 May 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
19 May 1980 Middlesbrough v Arsenal L 5-0 League Division One
16 Aug 1980 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1980 Arsenal v Southampton D 1-1 League Division One
23 Aug 1980 Coventry City v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1980 Swansea City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
30 Aug 1980 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1980 Arsenal v Swansea City W 3-1
Agg: 4-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Sep 1980 Manchester City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1980 Arsenal v Stoke City W 2-0 League Division One
20 Sep 1980 Middlesbrough v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1980 Stockport County v Arsenal W 1-3 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 1980 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1980 Arsenal v Leicester City W 1-0 League Division One
07 Oct 1980 Birmingham City v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
11 Oct 1980 Manchester United v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
18 Oct 1980 Arsenal v Sunderland D 2-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1980 Arsenal v Norwich City W 3-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1980 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
01 Nov 1980 Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-0 League Division One
04 Nov 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal L 1-0 League Cup 4th round
08 Nov 1980 Leeds United v Arsenal W 0-5 League Division One
11 Nov 1980 Southampton v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
15 Nov 1980 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 League Division One
29 Nov 1980 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
06 Dec 1980 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1980 Sunderland v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
20 Dec 1980 Arsenal v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1980 Crystal Palace v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
27 Dec 1980 Arsenal v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division One
03 Jan 1981 Everton v Arsenal L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 1981 Everton v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
17 Jan 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
31 Jan 1981 Arsenal v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
07 Feb 1981 Stoke City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
21 Feb 1981 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
24 Feb 1981 Arsenal v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1981 Leicester City v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1981 Norwich City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1981 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1981 Arsenal v Birmingham City W 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1981 Arsenal v Leeds United D 0-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1981 Ipswich Town v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
20 Apr 1981 Arsenal v Crystal Palace W 3-2 League Division One
25 Apr 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
02 May 1981 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 2-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1981 Arsenal v Stoke City L 0-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1981 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1981 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
12 Sep 1981 Arsenal v Sunderland D 1-1 League Division One
16 Sep 1981 Panathinaikos v Arsenal W 0-2 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
19 Sep 1981 Leeds United v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1981 Arsenal v Birmingham City W 1-0 League Division One
26 Sep 1981 Arsenal v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
30 Sep 1981 Arsenal v Panathinaikos W 1-0
Agg: 3-0
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
03 Oct 1981 Notts County v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1981 Sheffield United v Arsenal L 1-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
10 Oct 1981 Swansea City v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
20 Oct 1981 Winterslag v Arsenal L 1-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
24 Oct 1981 Ipswich Town v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1981 Arsenal v Sheffield United W 2-0
Agg: 2-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.