John Young (footballer, born 1888)

John Young (1888 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League for Morton, Celtic, Ayr and Dundee Hibernian.

Personal life Young worked as a foundry labourer and was married with one child. During the early months of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and arrived on the Western Front, in trenches at Locon, France, on 30 June 1915.

Death Young was killed on 25 September 1915, during a frontal attack on Little Willie Trench, north of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, during the Battle of Loos. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCeltic1908–09Scottish First Division10—101909–10Scottish First Division20—201910–11Scottish First Division100010Total400040Morton (loan)1908–09Scottish First Division16310173Ayr (loan)1909–10Scottish Second Division402161Dundee Hibernian (loan)1911–12Scottish Second Division301040Career total27341314

See also List of people who disappeared

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