[2] Luke's 17-year-old half-brother, Andre Young, was found dead on 12 August 2009 whilst on holiday in Malia, Crete, after sustaining head injuries.

[1] George Graham gave him his first-team debut on 28 November 1998, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 loss at West Ham, alongside Sol Campbell in the centre of defence.

[6] Young made appearances in the 1998–99 League Cup, but was an unused substitute for the final at Wembley Stadium, which Tottenham won 1–0 against Leicester City on 21 March 1999.

[12] On 25 August 2004, Young scored the first goal of his career, assisted by Dennis Rommedahl to conclude a 3–0 home win over Aston Villa.

[citation needed] Young made his Villa debut in their opening day Premier League fixture against Manchester City, which they won 4–2.

[citation needed] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 home victory over Blackburn Rovers, finding the net from close range on the second attempt, an important equaliser on the stroke of half-time.

[citation needed] On 27 August 2011, Young joined Premier League club Queens Park Rangers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[32] Young was put on standby for Sven-Göran Eriksson's 2006 World Cup squad, but withdrew with an ankle injury and was replaced by Michael Dawson.

[33] On 21 March 2007, Steve McClaren drafted Young into the England team for the qualifiers against Israel and Andorra because of injuries to Micah Richards and Jonathan Woodgate.

[35] On 11 November 2009, it emerged that Young had, in February 2009, made his unavailability for future international duties known to The Football Association on personal grounds.

This retirement from international football was made public when Young rejected an offer to reverse his decision following the injury of Glen Johnson before a match against Brazil.