Alex Young (footballer, born 1880)

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

Sandy Young

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Simpson Young
Date of birth	(1880-06-23)23 June 1880
Place of birth	Slamannan, Scotland
Date of death
Height
Position(s)	Inside Right
Youth career
1898-1899	Slamannan Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1899–1900	St Mirren	?	(?)
1900–1901	Falkirk	?	(?)
1901–1911	Everton	275	(109)
1911	Tottenham Hotspur	5	(3)
1911–1912	Manchester City	13	(2)
?-?	South Liverpool	?	(?)
International career
1905–1907	Scotland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Simpson "Sandy" Young (23 June 1880 – 17 September 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, South Liverpool and represented Scotland at international level.

Football career

He is the all-time fourth highest scorer for English club Everton and scored the only goal to win the 1906 FA Cup Final. Some attribute to him a total of 113 league goals for Everton, which would put him in second spot behind Dixie Dean. He was also the Football League's top scorer in 1906–07. In 1911 he joined Tottenham Hotspur where he scored three goals in five appearances. After leaving White Hart Lane, Young went on to play for Manchester City before ending his playing career at South Liverpool.

Post-playing life

Young was convicted of the manslaughter of his brother in Australia in June 1916 and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. At times it was rumoured that he was hanged for sheep-rustling in Australia. Young, who was considered mentally unstable, died in an Edinburgh asylum. He is buried in an unmarked grave, and Everton FC, which supported him throughout his life with occasional cash assistance, intends to create a memorial by September 2014.

Honours

Everton

• 1906 FA Cup Final Winner

Sources

• Alex "Sandy" Young at Stats section of Everton F.C. website
• FA Cup hero and man of mystery from the Liverpool Echo.
• Young's trial and conviction from the Melbourne Argus
• Everton FC minute-book text of telegram sent to Everton FC that reports Young's conviction.
• David Prentice: Sandy Young goes ahead of Graeme Sharp in the Everton FC all-time League goalscoring table – 100 years on, Liverpool Echo, 2013-01-23.
• Simon Burnton: The forgotten story of … Alex 'Sandy' Young, The Guardian, 2013-10-08.