John Young (footballer, born 1889)

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.

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

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, but 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 1910–11 First Division 980098
1911–12 First Division 100010
Total 10800108
Sunderland 1911–12 First Division 13220152
Port Vale 1912–13 Central League 1811001811
Hamilton Academical 1913–14 Division One 41––41
Career total 4522204722

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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)
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