Luke Paul Young (born 19 July 1979 in Harlow, Essex) is an English footballer who currently plays for Charlton Athletic. is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ...

Family

Young has an older brother, Neil Young, who is also a professional footballer, playing for A.F.C. Bournemouth. During Neil's testimonial match, Neil captained the Bournemouth team and brother Luke captained the Charlton team, who were the opponents. The final score was a 5-2 win for Charlton Athletic. Luke also has a younger brother who is currently at West Ham United's Youth Academy.^{[citation needed]} Neil Young (born 31 August 1973 in Harlow) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bournemouth. ... AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... A testimonial match, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football (soccer) and especially in England, where a club puts on a match in honor of a player for service to the club. ... West Ham United Football Club are an English football team based in West Ham, in the London Borough of Newham, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

Career

Young started his career playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 1997, making over 50 appearances, mainly at full-back. He was transferred to Charlton in 2001, for a fee of £4 million. He has made over 180 league appearances for Charlton, once playing alongside Mark Fish, Jorge Costa and Jonathan Fortune in a defence whose last names combined to 'Young Fish Costa Fortune'. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club, which plays in the Premier League. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... “GBP” redirects here. ... Mark Fish (born 14 March 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African footballer currently playing for Jomo Cosmos. ... Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida, born 14 October 1971 in Oporto, Portugal is a professional footballer. ... Came through the Charlton Athletic youth ranks. ...

In the spring of 2005 he was voted player of the year by the Charlton fans, and this was soon followed by a call-up to the English national team. His first game for England was on 28 May 2005, when he came on as substitute against the USA with 14 minutes to play. His first full appearance in an England shirt came on 3 September 2005, when he played the full 90 minutes in the World Cup qualifying game against Wales, which England won 1-0. As of 12 July 2007 he has played for his country seven times. On the 21st March 2007 Steve McClaren drafted Young into the England team for the qualifiers against Israel and Andorra because of injuries to squad members. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Steven Aaron McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York) is an English former professional footballer and the current manager of the England national football team, having succeeded Sven-Göran Eriksson on 1 August 2006. ...

On 20th July 2007 it was confirmed on Charlton's official website that they had agreed a fee of £2.5m with Premiership club Middlesbrough F.C. for the transfer of Young to the Teessiders. The deal is subject to Young agreeing personal terms and passing a medical before the transfer is completed. Middlesbrough Football Club are an English football club, commonly known as Boro, that play in the Premier League. ...

Miscellaneous

Before Alan Curbishley left Charlton Athletic, Young had handed in a transfer request, since he and Curbishley had not got on.^{[citation needed]} After Curbishley left Young withdrew his transfer request, but after Iain Dowie was appointed Charlton manager he once again put in a transfer request, citing the club not offering him a new contract, even though he still had a year left on his existing contract. The following day Young was offered a new three year deal at The Valley,^[1] but seemed intent on traveling to West Ham United. Many speculated this was because he wanted to be at a bigger club, and to play in the UEFA Cup. West Ham had offered Charlton £3.8 million for Young, but the Charlton Chairman Richard Murray wanted to keep him at The Valley.^{[citation needed]} Llewellyn Charles Curbishley (born 8 November 1957 in Forest Gate, East London), more commonly known as Alan Curbishley, is a former professional footballer and the current manager of West Ham United. ... The Valley is a 27,111-capacity football stadium in Charlton, London. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Richard Murray is the Charlton Athletic Football Club Chairman. ...

On 4 July 2006 West Ham decided to move on after it was believed Charlton boss Iain Dowie persuaded Young to remain at Charlton. However, there was continued speculation in the press that Young decided to stay with Charlton only because he failed a medical conducted by West Ham^{[citation needed]}. On 19 July 2006, Luke Young signed a new four year contract at Charlton Athletic. ^[2] is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Notes

External links

• TheFA.com profile
• Luke Young career stats at Soccerbase