Alec Young
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| Alec Young | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Young | |
| Date of birth | October 20, 1925 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1950–1958 1958–1964 |
Aberdeen Ross County |
168 (1) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alec Young (born October 20, 1925 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer and coach. He played at centre half for the league-winning Aberdeen team of 1954-55, and was inducted into the Aberdeen FC "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003.
[edit] Playing Career
Young began his playing career in junior football in the West of Scotland, playing for Kilsyth Rangers and Blantyre Victoria - with whom he won a Scottish Junior Cup in 1950 - before signing for Aberdeen at the relatively late age of 24. He was a mainstay of the successful Aberdeen side of the 1950s, playing in every game of the league championship season in 1954-55, and appearing in two Scottish Cup finals, in 1953 and 1954.[1] In the second of these finals, Young scored an own goal to open the scoring for Celtic, who went on to win 2–1.[2]
Young never played for the Scottish national team, despite being a highly-regarded defender, and having captained the junior international side.[1] Archie Glen, one of Young's team-mates in the league-winning side, considered him to be one of that side's more under-rated players:
| “ | People still speak about his famous sliding tackle, but he could do more than that. The fans were not in a position to know that Alec was an extremely thoughtful person, always concerned for the people around him.[3] | ” |
Young left Aberdeen in 1958, moving to Ross County, then in the Highland League, where he served as player-coach until retiring on medical advice in 1964.[1]
He went on to run a grocery shop in Fortrose.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Smith, Paul (2007). The Legends of Aberdeen. Breedon Books, 207. ISBN 978 1 85983 575 3.
- ^ Webster, Jack (2003). The First 100 Years of The Dons: the official history of Aberdeen Football Club 1903 - 2003. Hodder and Stoughton, 191. ISBN 0 340 82344 5.
- ^ Webster, Jack (2003). The First 100 Years of The Dons: the official history of Aberdeen Football Club 1903 - 2003. Hodder and Stoughton, 194. ISBN 0 340 82344 5.
- ^ Caught in Time: Aberdeen’s first championship side, April 1955, The Sunday Times, July 17, 2005
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