George Young (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Lewis Young | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Grangemouth, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1997 (aged 74) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1957 | Rangers | 293 | (22) |
| National team | |||
| 1946–1957 | Scotland | 54 | (0) |
| 1947–1956 | Scottish League XI | 22 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959–1962 | Third Lanark | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Lewis Young (27 October 1922 – 10 January 1997) was a Scottish footballer, best remembered for his association with Rangers and for being the first player to receive more than 50 caps for the Scotland national team.
Born in Grangemouth, Young started his career with junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy before moving to Rangers in 1941. Although primarily considered a centre half, he was often played at right back during his 16 years in Govan, to accommodate Willie Woodburn in Rangers' renowned Iron Curtain defence.
The Rangers side of the immediate post-War era was one of the dominant forces in Scottish football and Young was a key component in its success. Having won the League and League Cup in 1946–47 and the Scottish Cup the following season, Rangers became the first side to win all three trophies in the same season in 1948–49. Young himself scored twice from the penalty spot in the 4–1 Scottish Cup Final victory over Clyde which wrapped up the Treble.
Young won further League titles in 1950, 1953, 1956 and 1957, also collecting Scottish Cup winners medals in 1950 and 1953, to take his senior medal haul to 12. The "lucky" Champagne cork he always carried with him – which earned him the nickname Corky – would appear to have worked! In total, Young had 428 appearances, scoring 31 goals for the Ibrox club when he departed in 1957.
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