Alex Young (footballer)
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| Alex Young | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Alexander Young | |
| Date of birth | February 3, 1937 | |
| Place of birth | Loanhead, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? | Newtongrange Star | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1955–1960 1960–1968 1968 1968–1969 |
Hearts Everton Glentoran Stockport County |
? (?) 227 (77) ? (?) 23 (5) |
| National team | ||
| 1960–1966 | Scotland | 8 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alex Young (Born February 3, 1937, in Loanhead, Midlothian) is a former Scottish footballer. He was a prolific goal-scorer in Everton's 1962-63 championship season.
[edit] Biography
Alex Young first played for Newtongrange Star in Midlothian but soon joined Hearts making his debut at the age of 18. He helped Hearts win the Scottish First Division championship in 1958 with 20 goals. Two seasons later he scored 23 goals when Hearts won the title again.
He was signed to Everton for £42,000 by Harry Catterick from Hearts in November 1960 but was not an immediate success. However his partnership with Roy Vernon soon blossomed. Young scored 22 league goals in the 42 league games in the 1962-63 season and made many other goals. His elegant touch earned him the nickname of 'The Golden Vision', a title coined by Danny Blanchflower - "...the view every Saturday that we have of a more perfect world, a world that has got a pattern and is finite. And that's Alex – the Golden Vision."
In addition to the championship, Young won an FA Cup winners medal in Everton's epic win in 1966. Young also won two caps for Scotland. Young scored 87 goals in 273 appearances in all competitions for Everton before leaving for Glentoran in 1968. Young later played briefly for Stockport County for 23 games before a knee injury forced his retirement.
After football Young ran his family's upholstery business in Edinburgh before retiring. His son, Jason, became a professional footballer in the 1990s but could not match his famous father's prowess, and spent his career mostly in the Scottish lower divisions.
Belatedly, in August 2001, Everton gave Alex Young a testimonial at Goodison Park, with over 20,000 turning out to salute him.
[edit] External links
- Alex Young page at www.evertonfc.com
- Hall of Fame: Young, Alex ("Golden Vision") from wwww.toffeeweb.com
