Greg Young

Who is Greg Young?

Gregory James "Greg" Young is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Buxton as a defender.

Young started his career with the Sheffield Wednesday youth system and after being released in 2002 he joined Grimsby Town of the First Division. He made his first team debut on the last day of the 2002–03 season with the team having already been relegated and he suffered a second relegation the following season, during which he made 19 appearances. During the 2004–05 season he spent two periods on loan at Conference National team Northwich Victoria before joining Halifax Town in 2005.

He made 35 appearances for Halifax during the 2005–06 season and started in the 2006 Conference National play-off Final at the Walkers Stadium, which was lost to Hereford United. Following loans with former club Northwich and Conference North team Alfreton Town he joined Altrincham in early 2008. He played for Altrincham as a semi-professional and after making over 100 appearances in two and a half seasons he joined York City in 2010. After a season at the club he returned to Alfreton.