Cambridge United mourn loss of former player Tom Youngs
He died yesterday in St Nicholas Hospice, Bury St Edmunds
Last updated 5th May 2025
Cambridge United mourn loss of former player Tom Youngs, who has died at the age of 45.
He died yesterday in St Nicholas Hospice at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds.
Tom, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014, made 180 appearances for the club between 1997 & 2003, scoring 48 times.
He was part of manager Roy McFarland’s team that won promotion to Division Three in 1998/99, and appeared in the John Taylor side that reached the LDV Vans Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in 2002.
After his time at the Abbey Stadium, he appeared for Northampton, Leyton Orient and Bury in the Football League before dropping into non-league and then retiring in 2011.
Tom described the triumphs and tribulations of life in football in an acclaimed 2016 memoir: "What dreams are (not quite) made of: no fame, no fortune, just football… and multiple sclerosis."
Tom is survived by his wife Chelle and their two daughters.