James Young (footballer, born 1882)

James Young

Personal information
Date of birth	10 January 1882
Place of birth	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death	4 September 1922(1922-09-04) (aged 40)
Place of death	Hurlford, Scotland
Position(s)	Right half
Youth career
	Dean Park
	Kilmarnock Rugby XI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Stewarton
–	Kilmarnock Shawbank
1901–1902	Barrow
1902–1903	Bristol Rovers
1903–1917	Celtic	392	(15)
International career
1904–1911	Scottish League XI	6	(0)
1906	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Young (10 January 1882 – 4 September 1922) was a Scottish football player, best known for playing as a right half for the highly successful Celtic side of the early 1900s. Young helped Celtic to win fifteen major trophies in total, comprising nine league championships and six Scottish Cups. His career was ended by a knee injury suffered in 1916.

Young made one appearance for the Scotland national football team, against Ireland in 1906. He also represented the Scottish League XI six times.

He died in a motorcycle accident in his native Ayrshire, aged 40.

In October 2013, a biography "Sunny Jim Young - Celtic Legend" written by David W. Potter was published.

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish League: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16
• Scottish Cup: 1903–04, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14
• Glasgow Cup: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1915–16