John Young (footballer, born 1889)

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John Young
Personal information
Date of birth 1889 [1]
Place of birth Burnbank, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
Burnbank Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1910–1911 Bradford City 10 (8)
1911–1912 Sunderland 13 (2)
1912–1913 Port Vale 18 (11)
1913–1914 Hamilton Academical 4 (1)
Total45(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Young (born 1889; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Bradford City, Sunderland, Port Vale and Hamilton Academical in the 1910s.

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Career

Young won junior honours for Scotland whilst leading the forward line at Burnbank Athletic. [2] He was hailed as the next Jimmy Quinn by the Athletic News upon joining Bradford City in April 1910, and scored eight goals in ten First Division appearances for the "Bantams". [2] His performances at Valley Parade attracted interest from Sunderland, and he joined the "Black Cats" in November 1911. [2] He scored on his debut for the "Wearsiders" against West Bromwich Albion at Roker Park on 9 December. Still, he left the club at the end of the 1911–12 season after scoring only one further goal in his next 14 appearances. [2]

He joined Port Vale in the summer of 1912. His debut came in a 5–0 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic in a Central League match on 3 September 1912; the awful result was compounded by the twisted knee he gained during the match which caused him to be stretchered off and sidelined him for much of the autumn. [3] After being declared fit again in November 1913 he scored eleven goals in his next nineteen games, but was released at the end of the season. [3] He returned to Scotland and scored one goal in four Division One games for Hamilton Academical in the 1913–14 season. [2]

Career statistics

Source: [4]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 1910–11 First Division 980098
1911–12 First Division100010
Total10800108
Sunderland 1911–12 First Division13220152
Port Vale 1912–13Central League1811001811
Hamilton Academical 1913–14 Division One 41––41
Career total4522204722

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. p. 470. ISBN   9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  4. ↑ John Young at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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