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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910–1911	Bradford City	10	(8)
1911–1912	Sunderland	13	(2)
1912–1913	Port Vale	18	(11)
1913–1914	Hamilton Academical	4	(1)
Total		45	(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.

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 19 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bradford City	1910–11	First Division	9	8	0	0	9	8
	1911–12	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		10	8	0	0	10	8
Sunderland	1911–12	First Division	13	2	2	0	15	2
Port Vale	1912–13	Central League	18	11	0	0	18	11
Hamilton Academical	1913–14	Division One	4	1	—		4	1
Career total			45	22	2	0	47	22

References

1. "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
2. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. p. 470. ISBN   9781899538157.
3. 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)