John Young (footballer, born 1891)
John M. Young MC (1891–1947) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Partick Thistle as an outside right.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John M. Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Auchterarder, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1947 (aged 56)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1913 | Queen's Park | 0 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Motherwell | 8 | (0) |
| 1914–1916 | Partick Thistle | 7 | (0) |
| King's Park | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Young was the younger brother of footballer Bob Young.[2] Young studied medicine at the University of Glasgow Medical School and qualified as a doctor in 1914.[2] After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, he enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps and became medical officer for the 15th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry.[2] In 1917, Young was awarded the Military Cross for "saving many lives by establishing a first aid post well forward in the support line and tending to the wounded while under fire" during the Battle of the Somme on 3 July 1916.[2] Young was seriously wounded in February 1917 and had a leg amputated.[2] After the war, he became chief school medical officer for Glasgow.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 1913–14[1] | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Partick Thistle | 1914–15[1] | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | ― | 6 | 0 | |
| 1915–16[1] | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | ― | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
References
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Update On Some Of The 236 Queen's Park Men Now Known To Have Served As At January 2020" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "John Young". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Scottish Amateur Cup Winners". Scottish Amateur Football News. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.