Robert Thornton Young MM (18 February 1894 â 8 September 1960) was an English professional footballer and manager. After a Football League career as a left back with Sunderland that was interrupted by the First World War, he managed Norwich City in two spells and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
Young was married with two children. He served as a sergeant in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal in December 1916. After retiring from football management, he became a publican.
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