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Defender Ian Young came to Parkhead in June 1961 from Neilston Waverley.and made his debut at Hampden in the final of the Glasgow Cup on May 5th 1962 when the Celts drew 1-1 with Third Lanarak.

Originally a centre-half Young switched to full-back and by the autumn of 1963 he had succeeded Dunky MacKay as the Hoops right-back. He retained his place right up to the early days of the now legendary 1966-67 season when Willie O’Neill and then Jim Craig took over the right-back berth.

An athletic and tough tackling player Young was a fine full-back and won a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1965 and a league championship medal for season 1965-66. After 164 appearances and three goals he left Celtic in May 1968 and went on to play for St Mirren.