Tommy Younger

Date of birth10 April 1930
Place of birthEdinburgh
NationalityScottish
PositionGoalkeeper

Scottish international Tommy Younger was a powerfully built fifteen-stone keeper.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 01 Jun 1956 01 Mar 1960
Stoke City 01 Mar 1960 01 Sep 1961

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1956-57 Liverpool FA Cup 1 1
1956-57 Liverpool League Division Two 40 30 5
1957-58 Liverpool FA Cup 5 5
1957-58 Liverpool League Division Two 39 34 4
1958-59 Liverpool FA Cup 1 1
1958-59 Liverpool League Division Two 41 31 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
18 Aug 1956 Liverpool v Huddersfield Town L 2-3 League Division Two
23 Aug 1956 Notts County v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Aug 1956 Bury v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
29 Aug 1956 Liverpool v Notts County D 3-3 League Division Two
01 Sep 1956 Liverpool v Grimsby Town W 3-2 League Division Two
03 Sep 1956 West Ham United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
08 Sep 1956 Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
15 Sep 1956 Liverpool v Stoke City L 0-2 League Division Two
22 Sep 1956 Middlesbrough v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Sep 1956 Liverpool v Leicester City W 2-0 League Division Two
06 Oct 1956 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers L 2-3 League Division Two
13 Oct 1956 Bristol City v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
27 Oct 1956 Barnsley v Liverpool L 4-1 League Division Two
03 Nov 1956 Liverpool v Port Vale W 4-1 League Division Two
10 Nov 1956 Rotherham United v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
17 Nov 1956 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 4-0 League Division Two
24 Nov 1956 Swansea Town v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
01 Dec 1956 Liverpool v Sheffield United W 5-1 League Division Two
08 Dec 1956 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
15 Dec 1956 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool W 0-3 League Division Two
22 Dec 1956 Liverpool v Bury W 2-0 League Division Two
25 Dec 1956 Liverpool v Leyton Orient W 1-0 League Division Two
26 Dec 1956 Leyton Orient v Liverpool W 0-4 League Division Two
29 Dec 1956 Grimsby Town v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division Two
05 Jan 1957 Southend United v Liverpool L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 1957 Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers W 2-1 League Division Two
19 Jan 1957 Stoke City v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
02 Feb 1957 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 1-2 League Division Two
09 Feb 1957 Leicester City v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division Two
16 Feb 1957 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
02 Mar 1957 Fulham v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
09 Mar 1957 Liverpool v Barnsley W 2-1 League Division Two
16 Mar 1957 Port Vale v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
23 Mar 1957 Liverpool v Rotherham United W 4-1 League Division Two
30 Mar 1957 Lincoln City v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two
13 Apr 1957 Sheffield United v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division Two
19 Apr 1957 Liverpool v Bristol Rovers W 4-1 League Division Two
20 Apr 1957 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest W 3-1 League Division Two
22 Apr 1957 Bristol Rovers v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division Two
27 Apr 1957 Liverpool v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division Two
01 May 1957 Liverpool v Bristol City W 2-1 League Division Two
24 Aug 1957 Bristol City v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
28 Aug 1957 Liverpool v Huddersfield Town D 1-1 League Division Two
31 Aug 1957 Liverpool v Cardiff City W 3-0 League Division Two
04 Sep 1957 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
07 Sep 1957 Fulham v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
14 Sep 1957 Middlesbrough v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
19 Sep 1957 Rotherham United v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
21 Sep 1957 Liverpool v Leyton Orient W 3-0 League Division Two
23 Sep 1957 Stoke City v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
28 Sep 1957 Charlton Athletic v Liverpool L 5-1 League Division Two
12 Oct 1957 Liverpool v Swansea Town W 4-0 League Division Two
19 Oct 1957 Derby County v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
02 Nov 1957 Lincoln City v Liverpool W 0-1 League Division Two
09 Nov 1957 Liverpool v Notts County W 4-0 League Division Two
16 Nov 1957 Ipswich Town v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division Two
23 Nov 1957 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 League Division Two
27 Nov 1957 Liverpool v Rotherham United W 2-0 League Division Two
30 Nov 1957 Sheffield United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
07 Dec 1957 Liverpool v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division Two
14 Dec 1957 Barnsley v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
21 Dec 1957 Liverpool v Bristol City W 4-3 League Division Two
25 Dec 1957 Grimsby Town v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1957 Liverpool v Grimsby Town W 3-2 League Division Two
28 Dec 1957 Cardiff City v Liverpool L 6-1 League Division Two
04 Jan 1958 Liverpool v Southend United D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
08 Jan 1958 Southend United v Liverpool W 2-3 FA Cup 3rd round replay
11 Jan 1958 Liverpool v Fulham W 2-1 League Division Two
18 Jan 1958 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 0-2 League Division Two
25 Jan 1958 Liverpool v Northampton Town W 3-1 FA Cup 4th round
01 Feb 1958 Leyton Orient v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
08 Feb 1958 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic W 3-1 League Division Two
15 Feb 1958 Scunthorpe United v Liverpool W 0-1 FA Cup 5th round
19 Feb 1958 Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
22 Feb 1958 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two
01 Mar 1958 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool L 2-1 FA Cup Quarter-final
05 Mar 1958 Liverpool v Derby County W 2-0 League Division Two
08 Mar 1958 Bristol Rovers v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division Two
15 Mar 1958 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 1-0 League Division Two
22 Mar 1958 Notts County v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
29 Mar 1958 Liverpool v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Division Two
05 Apr 1958 Swansea Town v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
07 Apr 1958 Liverpool v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division Two
12 Apr 1958 Liverpool v Sheffield United W 1-0 League Division Two
26 Apr 1958 Liverpool v Barnsley D 1-1 League Division Two
23 Aug 1958 Liverpool v Grimsby Town D 3-3 League Division Two
30 Aug 1958 Sunderland v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
03 Sep 1958 Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion W 5-0 League Division Two
06 Sep 1958 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
10 Sep 1958 Liverpool v Sheffield United W 2-1 League Division Two
13 Sep 1958 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic W 3-0 League Division Two
15 Sep 1958 Sheffield United v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division Two
20 Sep 1958 Bristol City v Liverpool W 1-3 League Division Two
24 Sep 1958 Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
27 Sep 1958 Liverpool v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Division Two
04 Oct 1958 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool L 5-0 League Division Two
11 Oct 1958 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 3-2 League Division Two
25 Oct 1958 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-2 League Division Two
01 Nov 1958 Stoke City v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
08 Nov 1958 Liverpool v Leyton Orient W 3-0 League Division Two
15 Nov 1958 Derby County v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division Two
22 Nov 1958 Liverpool v Bristol Rovers W 2-1 League Division Two
29 Nov 1958 Ipswich Town v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division Two
06 Dec 1958 Liverpool v Swansea Town W 4-0 League Division Two
13 Dec 1958 Scunthorpe United v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
20 Dec 1958 Grimsby Town v Liverpool W 2-3 League Division Two
26 Dec 1958 Rotherham United v Liverpool W 0-1 League Division Two
27 Dec 1958 Liverpool v Rotherham United W 4-0 League Division Two
03 Jan 1959 Liverpool v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division Two
15 Jan 1959 Worcester City v Liverpool L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
31 Jan 1959 Charlton Athletic v Liverpool W 2-3 League Division Two
07 Feb 1959 Liverpool v Bristol City W 3-2 League Division Two
14 Feb 1959 Cardiff City v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division Two
21 Feb 1959 Liverpool v Huddersfield Town D 2-2 League Division Two
28 Feb 1959 Leyton Orient v Liverpool W 1-3 League Division Two
07 Mar 1959 Liverpool v Fulham D 0-0 League Division Two
20 Mar 1959 Liverpool v Stoke City L 3-4 League Division Two
27 Mar 1959 Liverpool v Barnsley W 3-2 League Division Two
28 Mar 1959 Lincoln City v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
30 Mar 1959 Barnsley v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
04 Apr 1959 Liverpool v Derby County W 3-0 League Division Two
08 Apr 1959 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 1-2 League Division Two
11 Apr 1959 Bristol Rovers v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division Two
14 Apr 1959 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
18 Apr 1959 Liverpool v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Division Two
22 Apr 1959 Liverpool v Scunthorpe United W 3-0 League Division Two
25 Apr 1959 Swansea Town v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1954-55 Scotland International Friendly 4 1 4
1955-56 Scotland British Home Championship 3 1 2
1955-56 Scotland British Olympic Games Appeal 1 1
1955-56 Scotland International Friendly 1 1
1956-57 Scotland British Home Championship 3 1 3
1956-57 Scotland FIFA World Cup 3 7
1956-57 Scotland International Friendly 2 1 1
1957-58 Scotland British Home Championship 3 6
1957-58 Scotland FIFA World Cup 3 6
1957-58 Scotland International Friendly 2 2


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
04 May 1955 Scotland v Portugal W 3-0 International Friendly
15 May 1955 Yugoslavia v Scotland D 2-2 International Friendly
19 May 1955 Austria v Scotland W 1-4 International Friendly
29 May 1955 Hungary v Scotland L 3-1 International Friendly
08 Oct 1955 Northern Ireland v Scotland L 2-1 British Home Championship
09 Nov 1955 Scotland v Wales W 2-0 British Home Championship
12 Mar 1956 Scotland v South Africa W 2-1 BRITISH OLYMPIC GAMES APPEAL
14 Apr 1956 Scotland v England D 1-1 British Home Championship
02 May 1956 Scotland v Austria D 1-1 International Friendly
20 Oct 1956 Wales v Scotland D 2-2 British Home Championship
07 Nov 1956 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 1-0 British Home Championship
21 Nov 1956 Scotland v Yugoslavia W 2-0 International Friendly
06 Apr 1957 England v Scotland L 2-1 British Home Championship
08 May 1957 Scotland v Spain W 4-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
19 May 1957 Switzerland v Scotland W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
22 May 1957 West Germany v Scotland W 1-3 International Friendly
26 May 1957 Spain v Scotland L 4-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
05 Oct 1957 Northern Ireland v Scotland D 1-1 British Home Championship
06 Nov 1957 Scotland v Switzerland W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
13 Nov 1957 Scotland v Wales D 1-1 British Home Championship
19 Apr 1958 Scotland v England L 0-4 British Home Championship
07 May 1958 Scotland v Hungary D 1-1 International Friendly
01 Jun 1958 Poland v Scotland W 1-2 International Friendly
08 Jun 1958 Yugoslavia v Scotland D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 2
11 Jun 1958 Paraguay v Scotland L 3-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 2


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