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] Young made one appearance for the Scotland national football team, against Ireland in 1906.
[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.