Alex Young (footballer, born 1937)

For other people named Alex Young, see Alex Young (disambiguation).

Alex Young
Personal information
Full name Alexander Young[1]
Date of birth (1937-02-03)3 February 1937
Place of birth Loanhead, Scotland
Date of death 27 February 2017(2017-02-27) (aged 80)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newtongrange Star
1955–1960 Heart of Midlothian 155 (71)
1960–1968 Everton 228 (77)
1968 Glentoran 6 (1)
1968–1969 Stockport County 23 (5)
Total 412 (154)
International career
1956–1959[2] Scotland U23 6 (3)
1958[3] SFL trial v SFA 1 (1)
1958–1960[4] Scottish League 2 (2)
1960[5] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
1960–1966 Scotland 8 (5)
Managerial career
1968 Glentoran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Young (3 February 1937 – 27 February 2017) was a Scottish international footballer. He played as a creative forward for Heart of Midlothian and Everton. He won league championship and cup titles with both clubs where he was also a regular goal scorer. Young later played for Glentoran and Stockport County. Internationally he played for the Scottish League and the Scotland national football team. In football folklore he has become known as 'The Golden Vision'.

  1. ^ "Alex Young". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ Scotland U23 player Young, Alex, FitbaStats
  3. ^ Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
  4. ^ SFL player Alexander Young, London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]