| James Young | |
| Position: | Right half |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Hurlford, Scotland |
| Youthclubs1: | Dean Park |
| Youthclubs2: | Kilmarnock Rugby XI |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Stewarton |
| Years2: | – |
| Clubs2: | Kilmarnock Shawbank |
| Years3: | 1901–1902 |
| Clubs3: | Barrow |
| Years4: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs4: | Bristol Rovers |
| Years5: | 1903–1917 |
| Clubs5: | Celtic |
| Caps5: | 392 |
| Goals5: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1904–1911 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1906 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
James Young (10 January 1882 – 4 September 1922) was a Scottish football player, best known for playing as a right half for the highly successful Celtic side of the early 1900s. Young helped Celtic to win fifteen major trophies in total, comprising nine league championships and six Scottish Cups.[1] His career was ended by a knee injury suffered in 1916.
Young made one appearance for the Scotland national football team, against Ireland in 1906. He also represented the Scottish League XI six times.[2]
He died in a motorcycle accident in his native Ayrshire, aged 40.
In October 2013, a biography "Sunny Jim Young - Celtic Legend" written by David W. Potter was published.
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