Jack Young (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Young | ||
| Place of birth | Hurlford, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1906 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1906–1907 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | (14) |
| 1907–? | Notts County | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John "Jack" Young was a professional association footballer who played in the Southern Football League for Bristol Rovers.
He was signed from Kilmarnock in May 1906, where he had become known as a clever and pacey forward,[1] and spent the 1906–07 season with Bristol Rovers before leaving them to join Notts County in 1907.[2]
He was Bristol Rovers' top goalscorer during his only season with them, with fourteen goals.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers' Latest Recruit". Sheffield Independent. 26 May 1906. Retrieved 11 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 493. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- ↑ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2014). Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History. Stroud: Amberley. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4456-3619-1.
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