For the 1927 player see Charles Young
DOB: 7 December 1877
Died: 22 February 1914
Debut: Round 1, 1897 against South Melbourne at Lake Oval
Last Game: Round 17, 1904 against Collingwood at MCG
From: Brighton Park/Brighton
Honours
Leading Goalkicker - 1898
Premiership Player - 1900
Victorian state player - 1903, 1904
150 Heroes selection
Life Member - 2005
Games: 129
Goals: 46
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 57 | 2 | 70 | 44.18 |
"Nipper" Young was a fine centreman who good pace and ball handling ability, Young was in the middle when the Fuschias shocked the football world by winning the 1900 Grand Final against Fitzroy. That year he also played for a VFL combined side against Ballarat.
Young was the first man to play 100 games for Melbourne. His VFL career came to an end after the 1904 season when he moved to Adelaide.
| Year | Games | Goals | |
| 1897 | 16 | 14 | |
| 1898 | 15 | 21 | |
| 1899 | 16 | 5 | |
| 1900 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1901 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1902 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1903 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1904 | 17 | 3 | |
Lists
Pre-VFL Players
Notes
May have been the Charles Young who played VFA in 1893
Date of death previously incorrectly shown as 31/03/1949
Media
Sportsman - 08/06/1897
Argus - 12/04/1905
Brighton Southern Cross - 15/04/1905