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Post by neilwatn on Jul 29, 2010 11:10:01 GMT
I am for my misfortune writing a Where Are They Now book on former Chelsea players and am missing a couple of players Colin Court and Allan Young who both played for Torquay.
The press office at the club pointed me in the direction of here and assured me somebody here is likely to be able to tell me what Colin and Allan have been doing since they finished playing.
Many thanks for your help!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2010 11:25:19 GMT
Allan Young's death was reported in the Herald Express in December 2009: "THE 'FLASHBACK' photographs which we've been carrying each week have proved to be a hit with readers, but there was a sad coincidence to last Thursday's edition, recalling United's 1971-72 squad.
Defender Allan Young, who was in that team, died last week at the age of 68.
A cultured centre-half, Young had graduated through Chelsea's youth scheme and was on the fringes of the Stamford Bridge first team when Allan Brown, who had just taken over from Frank O'Farrell, signed him in January 1969.
He went on to play 67 games over the next three years, but he had moved on to Wimbledon before United were relegated at the end of the 1971-72 campaign.
When a knee injury ended his playing career, Young went into the catering business, working at both West Ham and Arsenal.
He later ran a pub in Enfield before, sadly, suffering from motor neurone disease."www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/sport/WAY-WAY-WAY/article-1619740-detail/article.html |
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Post by Jon on Jul 29, 2010 22:01:08 GMT
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Post by neilwatn on Jul 30, 2010 11:51:29 GMT
Thanks for the help on Allan Young.
Colin Court still lives in the Torquay area I have got an address but he is ex-directory, will let you know if I find anything.
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