John Young (footballer, born 1888)

John Young
Personal information
Full name John Young[1]
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 25 September 1915 (aged 28)[2]
Place of death near Hohenzollern Redoubt, France
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–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.[1]


Personal life

Young worked as a foundry labourer and was married with one child.[3] 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,[4] in trenches at Locon, France, on 30 June 1915.[3]

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.[3] He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2]

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[1] Scottish First Division 1 0 — 1 0
1909–10[5] Scottish First Division 2 0 — 2 0
1910–11[5] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0
Morton (loan) 1908–09[1] Scottish First Division 16 3 1 0 17 3
Ayr (loan) 1909–10[1] Scottish Second Division 4 0 2 1 6 1
Dundee Hibernian (loan) 1911–12[6] Scottish Second Division 3 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 27 3 4 1 31 4

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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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