John Young (born 1889; date of death unknown) was a Scottish

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who played as a centre-forward for

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and Hamilton Academical in the 1910s.

Career

Young won junior honours for Scotland whilst leading the forward line at Burnbank Athletic. He was hailed as the next Jimmy Quinn by the ''Athletic News'' upon joining

in April 1910, and scored eight goals in ten First Division appearances for the "Bantams". His performances at Valley Parade attracted interest from

, and he joined the "Black Cats" in November 1911. 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. He joined

in the summer of 1912. His debut came in a 5–0 defeat at

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in a Central League match on 3 September 1912; the awful result was compounded by the twisted

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he gained during the match which caused him to be stretchered off and sidelined him for much of the autumn. 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. He returned to Scotland and scored one goal in four

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games for Hamilton Academical in the 1913–14 season.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, John 1889 births Year of death missing Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Burnbank Athletic F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players