Alex Young (soccer player, 1937)

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Alex Young
Personnel
Surname Alexander Young
birthday February 3, 1937
place of birth Loanhead ,  Scotland
date of death February 27, 2017
Place of death Edinburgh , Scotland
position Storm
Juniors
Years station
Musselburgh Union
0000-1955 Newtongrange Star
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1955-1960 Heart of Midlothian 155 (71)
1960-1968 Everton FC 228 (77)
1968 Glentoran FC 6 0(1)
1968-1969 Stockport County 23 0(5)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1958-1960 Scottish League XI 2 0(2)
1960-1966 Scotland 8 0(5)
1 Only league games are given.

Alexander "Alex" Young (born February 3, 1937 in Loanhead , Midlothian , † February 27, 2017 in Edinburgh ) was a Scottish football player .

life and career

Young began his career at Newtongrange Star and moved to Heart of Midlothian . He made his Hearts debut at the age of 18. In 1958 and 1960 he won the Scottish Championship. He then went to Everton FC . There he won the English championship in 1963 and the English Cup in 1966. During his time in England he was nicknamed "The Golden Vision". Two years later he moved to FC Glentoran in Northern Ireland . After a year on the Irish island, he played briefly at Stockport County and ended his career after a serious knee injury .

After his career, he worked in the family business before retiring. In August 2001, a farewell game in his honor was played at Goodison Park , which was attended by 20,000 spectators.

successes

  • English championship 1963
  • Scottish Championship 1958, 1960
  • English Cup 1966

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Claire Bloomfield: Everton hero Alex Young passes away in Edinburgh hospital . The Sun , February 27, 2017, accessed March 1, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Young, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Young, Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Loanhead , Midlothian
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2017
Place of death Edinburgh