John Young (footballer, born 1889)

John Young

Personal information
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Burnbank, Scotland
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Burnbank Atletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910–1911	Bradford City	10	(8)
1911–1912	Sunderland	13	(2)
1912–1913	Port Vale	18	(11)
	Hamilton Academical
Total		41	(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Young (born 1889; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Bradford City, Sunderland, and Port Vale in the 1910s.

Playing career

Young played for Bradford City and Sunderland before joining 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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from John Young profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bradford City	1923–24	First Division	9	8	0	0	9	8
	1924–25	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		10	8	0	0	10	8
Sunderland	1925–26	First Division	13	2	2	0	15	2
Port Vale	1912–13	Central League	18	11	0	0	18	11
Career Total			41	21	2	0	43	21

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.