Alex Young (footballer, born 1880)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Simpson Young | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Slamannan, Scotland | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Inside Right | ||
Youth career | |||
1898-1899 | Slamannan Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1899–1900 | St Mirren | ? | (?) |
1900–1901 | Falkirk | ? | (?) |
1901–1911 | Everton | 275 | (109) |
1911 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | (3) |
1911–1912 | Manchester City | 13 | (2) |
?-? | South Liverpool | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
1905–1907 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Simpson "Sandy" Young (23 June 1880 – 17 September 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, South Liverpool [1] and represented Scotland at international level.[2]
Football career
He is the all-time fourth highest scorer for English club Everton and scored the only goal to win the 1906 FA Cup Final. Some attribute to him a total of 113 league goals for Everton, which would put him in second spot behind Dixie Dean. He was also the Football League's top scorer in 1906–07.[3] In 1911 he joined Tottenham Hotspur where he scored three goals in five appearances.[4] After leaving White Hart Lane, Young went on to play for Manchester City before ending his playing career at South Liverpool.
Post-playing life
Young was convicted of the manslaughter of his brother in Australia in June 1916 and sentenced to three years' imprisonment.[5] At times it was rumoured that he was hanged for sheep-rustling in Australia. Young, who was considered mentally unstable, died in an Edinburgh asylum.[3] He is buried in an unmarked grave, and Everton FC, which supported him throughout his life with occasional cash assistance, intends to create a memorial by September 2014.
Honours
Everton
- 1906 FA Cup Final Winner
Sources
- Alex "Sandy" Young at Stats section of Everton F.C. website
- FA Cup hero and man of mystery from the Liverpool Echo.
- Young's trial and conviction from the Melbourne Argus
- Everton FC minute-book text of telegram sent to Everton FC that reports Young's conviction.
- David Prentice: Sandy Young goes ahead of Graeme Sharp in the Everton FC all-time League goalscoring table – 100 years on, Liverpool Echo, 2013-01-23.
- Simon Burnton: The forgotten story of … Alex 'Sandy' Young, The Guardian, 2013-10-08.
References
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- ↑ Young's international stats Retrieved 27 August 2009
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- ↑ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 1 December 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
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- 1880 births
- 1959 deaths
- Sportspeople from Falkirk (council area)
- Association football inside forwards
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Everton F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- First Division/Premier League top scorers
- British expatriates in Australia
- British people convicted of manslaughter
- Scottish criminals
- South Liverpool F.C. players