[citation needed] Young joined Aston Villa in July 1978 as a 22-year-old from Scottish junior side Arthurlie.
[1] His signing set the junior football record at the time with his debut coming when he started on 14 October against Manchester United.
[citation needed] After three games in that first season, Young did not appear again in the Villa league side, and in October 1981 moved to Torquay United for a fee of £10,000.
[1] He played 38 times in the league for Torquay before leaving professional football due to injury.
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