| John Young | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1888 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died |
25 September 1915 (aged 28)[1] near Hohenzollern Redoubt, France |
John Young (1888 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played in the Scottish League for Morton , Celtic, Ayr and Dundee Hibernian .[2]
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] 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.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 1908–09[2] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1909–10[5] | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1910–11[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Morton (loan) | 1908–09[2] | Scottish First Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Ayr (loan) | 1909–10[2] | 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 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Casualty" (in en). https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/737977/young,-john/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Remembering a fallen former Celt" (in en-gb). http://www.celticfc.net/news/9178.
- ↑ "John Young | Service Record | Football and the First World War" (in en-US). Football and the First World War. https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/john-young-service-record/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Celtic Player John Young Details". http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2345.
- ↑ "John Young | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)" (in en). https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=783.
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