| Player Profile | ||
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Birthplace: | Canaan,Tobago |
| Birthday: | 3/11/1971 | |
| Height: | 175cm-5ft 9in | |
| Weight: | 79.4kg-12st 7lb | |
| Full International: | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Position: | Forward | |
| Squad Nombor: | 19 | |
| Debut: | 22/8/1998 | |
| Appearances(1995-2000): | 91(7 as subs) | |
| Goals: | 49 |
| STRIKE/FORWORD |
| Andy Cole |
| Dwight Yorke |
| Teddy Sheringham |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| MIDFIELD |
| Nicky Butt |
| Roy Keane |
| Ryan Giggs |
| Paul Scholes |
| David Beckham |
| DEFENDER |
| Jaap Stam |
| Denis Irwin |
| Gary Neville |
| Philip Neville |
| Ronny Johnsen |
| GOALKEEPER |
| Mark Bosnich |
| Massimo Taibi |
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| HISTORY |
| Newton Heath--Busby |
| McGuinness--Ferguson |
| 1998/99: The Treble |
| Records |
| Competitions Winner |
| History |
| Dwight Yorke became Manchester United's record signing in August 1998 when he was transferred from Aston Villa for a fee of �12.6 million. This represented a very handsome profit for Villa, who had signed him for just �120,000 in 1989. Former England manager Graham Taylor should take some credit for unearthing Yorke's raw talent. In his role as Villa boss, Taylor spotted him while on a pre-season tour of the West Indies. Dwight eventually made his full League debut for Villa under a different manager, Dr Jozef Venglos. Ironically the opposition were Manchester United and the match, played at Old Trafford on 29 December 1990, ended in a 1-1 draw with one goal apiece from United's Bruce and Pallister (o.g.) Big Ron Atkinson's three-year reign at Villa Park saw Dwight flitting in and out of the side, hampered by injuries and competition from Dean Saunders and Dalian Atkinson. To Dwight's disappointment, he was left out of the side for the 1994 Coca Cola Cup Final, when Villa wrecked Manchester United's treble dream with a 3-1 victory. The Trinidad and Tobago international enjoyed better times under Brian Little, scoring the third goal in the 1996 Coca Cola Cup Final win over Leeds United. In the following campaign, 1996/97, he became the first Villa player since 1981 to net 20 League goals in one season. In his last full season with Villa, 1997/98, Dwight helped them to clinch a place in the UEFA Cup. The club's top scorer with sixteen in all competitions, he found the net in the final fixture, a crucial 1-0 win over champions Arsenal. In his first season with United, Yorke played an instrumental part in the club's Treble success. He was their top goalscorer for the season with 29, and he set up many others for Andy Cole, his new strike partner and close friend. Yorke's best performances were arguably in the FA Cup and Champions League quarter-finals, in which he scored twice against Chelsea and Inter Milan respectively. At the end of the season, he was named as the Carling Player of the Year. A Carling spokesman said of Yorke at the time, "The value of his signing, in the light of today's expensive market, has been proved beyond doubt." Did You Know? Dwight is a good friend of legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara. On the day Dwight signed for United, Lara was in typical form, scoring 158 runs for Warwickshire. Former United boss Tommy Docherty slated Dwight after witnessing his debut in 1990. The Doc, now a radio pundit, said, "If that lad makes a First Division footballer, my name is Mao Tse-Tung." |
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