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.
| 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
editYoung 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
editSource:[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
edit- ^ a b "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ John Young at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)