| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 1922 (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[1] | ||
| – | 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)[1] 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.[1][2] His career was ended by a knee injury suffered in 1916.[1]
Young made one appearance for the Scotland national football team, against Ireland in 1906.[1] He also represented the Scottish League XI six times.[3]
He died in a motorcycle accident in his native Ayrshire, aged 40.[1]
In October 2013, a biography "Sunny Jim Young - Celtic Legend" written by David W. Potter was published.