| John Young | |
| Birth Date: | 1889[1] |
| Birth Place: | Burnbank, Scotland |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Burnbank Athletic |
| Years1: | 1910–1911 |
| Clubs1: | Bradford City |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 1911–1912 |
| Clubs2: | Sunderland |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1912–1913 |
| Clubs3: | Port Vale |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 1913–1914 |
| Clubs4: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 45 |
| Totalgoals: | 22 |
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.
Young 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]
Source:
| 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 | Division One | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 22 | |||