Ian Young (footballer)

Ian Young (21 May 1943 – 11 December 2019)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and St Mirren. He signed for Celtic from Neilston Waverly in June 1961.

Ian Young
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-05-21)21 May 1943
Date of death 11 December 2019(2019-12-11) (aged 76)
Place of death Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Playing position(s) Centre half/ Right back
Youth career
Neilston Waverley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1968 Celtic 101 (2)
1968–1970 St Mirren 24 (0)
Total 108 (2)
National team
1965 Scotland U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Young played 164 games for Celtic in major competitions, scoring 3 times,[2] and won the Scottish Cup in 1965 and the Scottish League Championship in 1965/66.[3] Among these 164 appearances were 19 in European competition including both legs of the European Cup Winners Cup semi-final against MTK Budapest in 1964 and both legs of the European Cup Winners Cup semi-final against Liverpool in 1966.

Young signed for St Mirren in the summer of 1968, where he played for a further two years.[3]

Young was capped once at Under 23 level for Scotland, playing at Aberdeen's Pittodrie in a 0-0 draw against England in February 1965.[4][5]

Honours
Celtic

References
  1. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/ian-young-dead-dies-age-76-celtic-defender-a9242576.html
  2. http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=512
  3. ScottishLeague.net
  4. http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=113
  5. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html%5B%5D

Further reading
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