John Young (footballer, born 1889)

For other people named John Young, see John Young (disambiguation).

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 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]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
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. ^ a b "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b 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)