Young added to his award from April 2008 following a sterling September, in which he scored twice and contributed a further two assists.

After setting up one goal and firing the decisive second in Villa's 2-1 away win at Tottenham Hotspur, he followed this up with another assist in the 2-1 derby victory over West Bromwich Albion.

Young completed the month by hitting the back of the net with a 20-yard free-kick that proved the catalyst for a narrow win over Sunderland at Villa Park.

elite band

Villa's three successive league victories during the month saw Martin O'Neill's men continue their surge up the Barclays Premier League table, ending September well placed in fourth.

Young joins an elite band of players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard, who have won the Barclays Player of the Month Award on more than one occasion.

The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football's governing bodies, the media and fans.

fact file

  • Young was born on 9th July 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

  • Martin O'Neill paid £9.65m in January 2007 to prise the left-sided winger from Watford, with whom he was a Championship Play-Off winner in 2006.

  • All his three full international caps have ended in England victories.

  • Young has two brothers, Lewis and Kyle, still in Watford's Academy system.

  • This is Young's second Barclays Player of the Month Award, after he also picked up the award in April 2008.

  • Young has scored 12 goals in 56 Aston Villa appearances since leaving Watford, where he totalled 20 goals in 101 matches.

  • This year Young has played every minute of Villa's Barclays Premier League campaign, scoring two goals in seven matches.