[4] His house was half a mile from Manchester City's Maine Road ground, which was visible from the bedroom window.

[11] Young's first full season was not a successful one for Manchester City; the team struggled to find form throughout.

A four match unbeaten run in April, in which Young scored a winning goal against Bolton Wanderers,[12] gave hope, but on the final day of the season Manchester City were relegated to the Second Division.

Manager George Poyser departed in April 1965, and in July 1965 his replacement, Joe Mercer, joined the club, along with coach Malcolm Allison.

[16] He also played inside-forward in an FA Cup tie against Leicester City, and scored the winning goal against a team from the division above.

The club only lost one match in the remainder of the season, and won the Second Division Championship by a five-point margin.

[19] Operating mainly on the wing, Young scored less frequently than in the previous season, with 7 goals in 45 appearances.

Following the arrival of striker Francis Lee and a long unbeaten run, Manchester City entered the New Year as potential title contenders.

[23] The lead changed hands several times in the following six weeks, but as the teams entered the final round of fixtures, Manchester City travelled to Newcastle knowing a win would guarantee the championship.

Midway through the first half, Mike Summerbee crossed the ball from the right, and Young hit a left foot shot past Peter Shilton into the roof of the net.

City faced Polish club Górnik Zabrze in the final, held at Prater Stadium in Vienna.

[28] City won the match 2–1 to become the first English team to win a European and domestic trophy within the same season.

[30] In the following season, he featured only rarely, and made his last appearance for the club on 16 October 1971, as a substitute against Leeds United.

After retiring from football Young had many different jobs, including removals,[35] managing a sports shop,[37] delivering milk,[37] working in a supermarket,[37] and selling insurance.

Following a supporter campaign, Manchester City dedicated their FA Cup tie at Leicester on 9 January 2011 to Young.