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Scottish footballer

John Young
Personal information
Full name John Young
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 25 September 1915 (aged 28)
Place of death near Hohenzollern Redoubt, France
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1908 Strathclyde
1908–1913 Celtic 4 (0)
1908–1909 → Morton (loan) 16 (3)
1910 → Ayr (loan) 4 (0)
1911–1912 → Dundee Hibernian (loan) 3 (0)
1912–1913 → Dundee Hibernian (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Young (1888 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League for Morton, Celtic, Ayr and Dundee Hibernian.


Personal life

Young worked as a foundry labourer and was married with one child. During the early months of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and arrived on the Western Front, in trenches at Locon, France, on 30 June 1915.

Death

Young was killed on 25 September 1915, during a frontal attack on Little Willie Trench, north of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, during the Battle of Loos. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1908–09 Scottish First Division 1 0 — 1 0
1909–10 Scottish First Division 2 0 — 2 0
1910–11 Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0
Morton (loan) 1908–09 Scottish First Division 16 3 1 0 17 3
Ayr (loan) 1909–10 Scottish Second Division 4 0 2 1 6 1
Dundee Hibernian (loan) 1911–12 Scottish Second Division 3 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 27 3 4 1 31 4

See also

References

  1. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Remembering a fallen former Celt". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. "John Young | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Celtic Player John Young Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "John Young | Player Statistics | Dundee United". Arab Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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