Dwight Yorke

Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a retired Trinidadian football player. He has played for Trinidad and Tobago national team. He won the 1998–99 Premier League Golden Boot, along side Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Michael Owen. This made him the joint first foreign Golden Boot winner.

Dwight Yorke
Yorke in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dwight Eversley Yorke[1]
Date of birth (1971-11-03) 3 November 1971[1]
Place of birth Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1989 Signal Hill Comprehensive School
1989–1990 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Aston Villa 231 (73)
1998–2002 Manchester United 96 (48)
2002–2004 Blackburn Rovers 60 (12)
2004–2005 Birmingham City 13 (2)
2005–2006 Sydney FC 22 (7)
2006–2009 Sunderland 59 (6)
Total 481 (148)
National team
1989–2009 Trinidad and Tobago 72 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Source:[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 1989–90 First Division 2000——0020
1990–91 First Division 182201000—212
1991–92 First Division 32115520—1[lower-alpha 1]14017
1992–93 Premier League 2764140——357
1993–94 Premier League 122210000—143
1994–95 Premier League 376214100—438
1995–96 Premier League 35175286——4825
1996–97 Premier League 371722212[lower-alpha 2]0—4320
1997–98 Premier League 301222107[lower-alpha 2]2—4016
1998–99 Premier League 10————10
Total 231732414228921128798
Manchester United 1998–99 Premier League 3218830011[lower-alpha 3]8—5129
1999–2000 Premier League 3220—0011[lower-alpha 3]24[lower-alpha 4]14723
2000–01 Premier League 229202211[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 5]03812
2001–02 Premier League 10110103[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 5]0161
Total 96481133236116115265
Blackburn Rovers 2002–03 Premier League 33833423[lower-alpha 2]0—4313
2003–04 Premier League 23410122[lower-alpha 2]0—276
2004–05 Premier League 40————40
Total 6012435450—7419
Birmingham City 2004–05 Premier League 1321020——162
Sydney FC 2005–06 A-League 217———2[lower-alpha 6]1238
2006–07 A-League 10————10
Total 227———21248
Sunderland 2006–07 Championship 32510———335
2007–08 Premier League 2010010——211
2008–09 Premier League 701000——80
Total 5962010——626
Career total 48114842203314501393615198
  1. Appearance in Full Members' Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. One appearance in Charity Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. Appearance in Charity Shield
  6. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Trinidad and Tobago 1989102
199250
199311
199410
199651
199910
200098
200171
200410
2005130
200693
200862
200941
Total7219

International goals
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.[3]
NumDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 July 1989Bridgetown, Barbados Grenada2–1Win1989 Caribbean Championship
2
321 May 1993Montego Bay, Jamaica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–1Win1993 Caribbean Cup
423 June 1996Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic8–0Win1998 World Cup Qualifier
515 February 2000Los Angeles, United States Guatemala4–2Win2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
67 May 2000Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti3–1Win2002 World Cup Qualification
719 May 2000Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti1–1Draw2002 World Cup Qualification
88 July 2000Port of Spain Jamaica2–4LossFriendly
9
1016 July 2000Edmonton, Canada Canada2–0Win2002 World Cup Qualification
1116 August 2000Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Panama6–0Win2002 World Cup Qualification
12
1323 June 2001Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda5–0WinFriendly
1428 February 2006London, England Iceland2–0WinFriendly
15
167 October 2006Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5–0WinFriendly
1715 October 2008Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago United States2–1Win2010 World Cup Qualification
1819 November 2008Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Cuba3–0Win2010 World Cup Qualification
1911 February 2009San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador2–2Draw2010 World Cup Qualification


Honours

Aston Villa

Manchester United

Sydney FC

Sunderland

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Caribbean Cup: 1989

Individual

  • Premier League Player of the Month: February 1996, January 1999, March 2000[5]
  • PFA Team of the Year: 1998–99 Premier League[10]
  • Premier League Player of the Season: 1998–99[5]
  • Premier League Golden Boot: 1998–99[5]
  • Joe Marston Medal: 2005–06
  • Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015[11]

References
  1. "Dwight Yorke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. Dwight Yorke at Soccerbase
  3. Mamrud, Roberto (7 January 2009). "Dwight Yorke – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. "Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic". The Independent. London. 25 March 1996. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  5. "Dwight Yorke: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. "Man Utd 2–0 Newcastle". The Guardian. London. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. "United crowned kings of Europe". BBC News. 26 May 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. "Man Utd crowned world champions". BBC News. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 46, 370–371. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
  10. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
  11. "Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame". The World Game. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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