EVERTON CAUGHT AT WINNING POST
May 1, 1916. The Liverpool Echo
Everton Caught at Winning Post
Bee's Notes
Manchester City are the dual winners of the League of the War Session. That is surprising news, for we had taken it for granted that Everton were certain to win the subsidiary competition after the way they had started the little and interesting tournament. But Everton in the last three weeks slipped right back and Saturday's crowning slip –a defeat at home from Oldham by two clear goals –led to another City stealing up on the winning post and winning by a particle of a goal. Thus has the season proper ended in a glorious manner, even if Everton once again have failed to score honours when looked upon as most likely so to do. Manchester City are without doubt the team of the season –there is a balance about the side that is not to be found anywhere else in the English teams in every department they are strong players of unselfish characters and instead of trail forwards relying on a great defence City now have forwards who can shoot hard and often. No wonder they have completed the double event.

Two Shocks.
They were electric shocks, and Oldham's forwards were responsible for them. In twenty minutes Oldham had scored twice on either occasion the goal was not what one would call “a straight” goal, but nevertheless they counted. Everton, who were naturally very keen on winding up the season with a victory strove manfully to make at least a draw, and liecar fighting without any fortune attending the men I do not remember since the3 days when Everton kept Barnsley at a 1-0 score for 65 minutes. It was the famous Old Trafford semi-final, and Everton with Jack Taylor and Williams Scott damaged, fought against tremendous odds till their strength gave out, and then Barnsley added two goals –later on. On Saturday's Everton best work was seen at the commencement of the second half. Chedgzoy by swinging centres and swerving shots, testing Oldham most severely. Harrison tried to put in a goal, Clennell went heavily into the charge, and one of his screw shots found the net all right, but was adjudged an offside point. In any case, it was a most remarkable and deceptive shot. Kirsopp and Williamson helped in milder fashion and Fleetwood and Wareing escaped to draw the Oldham blood without effect. Oldham's defence was strong, and a trifle fortunate and this a seeming victory for Everton became a bitter blow. It is not the first time that Oldham have dealt Everton blows at Goodison Park. Liverpool people would be able to tell by Saturday's exhibition why Matthews kept Taylor from the Oldham goal. Moffatt and Wilson were clever full backs –both are half-backs by profession you know –and the forwards Cashmore and Donnachie were best, the former with his earnestness and the latter by reason of his calmness and surety in centring. Fern was not at his best in goal; the backs were good, save that MaConnachie played a top-too-calm game at times. Fleetwood and Chedgzoy were the stars.

EVERTON’S UNFORTUNATE WIND UP.
May 1, 1916. The Evening Express.
Remarkable Goalkeeping at Goodison
By the Judge.
By two goals only Everton have just failed to secure the Championship of their section in the supplementary competition of the Lancashire league. A draw against Oldham on Saturday would have seen them safely in the position which at one time seemed assured, and now right on the post Manchester City by a slight but sufficient superiority in the matter of goal average just take pride of place. Including the Southport “friendly” of a week ago Everton have now lost four games in succession. One wonders what will happen on Saturday next when they wind up their campaign in the Roll of Honour match at Anfield.
Matthews in Merry Mood.
The Oldham goalkeeper at Goodison Park, on Saturday treated the spectators of Everton’s final League match to a wonderful display of goalkeeping in the second portion of the game particularly he bore a positively charmed life, and such a faultless display has not been seen in Liverpool this season. There in lies the story of Everton’s defeat, for try as they would, they could not pierce that impenetrable Oldham defence. Chedgzoy and Clennell were the most conspicuous figures in the home front rank, which at times barely did themselves justice, but they were, even at their best moments, overshadowed by a restless defence.

DEATH OF FOULKES THE BIG GOALKEEPER.
May 2, 1916, The Liverpool Echo
Bee’s Notes
Death has taken from the sports world a personality. William Foulkes, otherwise “Baby” Fouke, filled the goal in both senses of the word. He was a man of enormous and a goalkeeper of much merit. In his young days he was tall but not size round the girth. He grew enormanly, however, and finally became a giant. He was with Sheffield United for practically the whole of his career and if he was allowed to get down to low shots he was especially active in grabbing hot shots from any height. After his football career closed he took up various works in Sheffield and at one time he made a sensation by “signing” for a Blackpool booth-monger, who saw the money there was to be gained out of playing Foulke in goal in a booth on the sands. The last time I saw Fouklee was at the last Cup final “that ever was” –at Old Trafford’s ground season ago. He had enormous hands and was able to pick up a man with one hand and the football with the other. Locally he will be remembered in connection with the Laurie Bell tussle, Foulkes fell on Laurie and nearly killed him.

BURNLEY PLAYERS FOR MILITARY MATCH.
Burnley News - Wednesday 03 May 1916
Permission has been granted by The Football Association for the playing of a military match at Goodison Park on May 13th, the proceeds of which will handed over to the Lord Mayor's Roll Honour Fund. Messrs. J. M'Kenna, the President of the League, and W. R. Clayton, the Chairman of the Everton Club, have interested themselves in this connection, and prior to the match at Goodison Park last Saturday, announced that the following teams had been chosen, as representing England and Scotland, to take part in the game : England XL—Robinson (Blackburn Rovers); Weller,(Evertoo), Boocock (Bradford City); Abrams (Chelsea), Bovle (captain, Burnlev J, Brennan (Manchester City); Walden (Tottenham Hotspur), Buchan (Chelsea), Hampton (Aston Villa), Smith (Bolton Wanderers), and Mooscrop (Burnley). Reserves; VVheelhouse (Grimsby Town), Wilson (Blackpool), and Fox (Bradford City). Scotland Xl.—Campbell (Liverpool); Henry (Manchester City), Sergeant Frew (Hearts); Torrance (Bradford City), Gait (captain, Everton), Barbour (Derby County); Lieutenant Low (Hearts). Cunningham (West Ham), Reid (Glasgow Rangers), Little (Bradford), and Wilson (Hearts). Reserves: Taylor (Huddertfield), Logan (Raitb Rovers), and Allan (Clyde). , Referee: Lieutenant J. Butterfield, Liverpool.

PROMISE OF STERN LIVERTON STRUUGLE
May 5, 1916, The Liverpool Echo
Bee’s Notes
The fall of rain will be welcomed by the footballers who are once again coming to Charity’s aid. Tomorrow the ground should not be dived up and there will not be any dust thrown up, although the game will certainly be what is known in colloquial language as “a dusty one.”
Something at Stake
The game will be noteworthy in many ways. There will be something at stake, and the players are sure to go out for it. Everton fancy that now that they are at full strength they can prove the recent form all wrong. The selection of Jefferis at inside left in a point worthy by our study. Jefferis as a purveyor has few quals and I imagine that tomorrow he will see after the interest of Harrison as James Settle used to do in the case of Harold Hardman. With Clennell at centre and the right wing in last Saturday’s form Liverpool’s defence will know they have been playing when the game ends.
Will They Rise?
But Liverpool ever rise to the big occasion. This is a big occasion. The Liverpool club’s fine gift of a motor ambulance will be on view as also the Police Band; and Liverpool will undoubtedly gibe hearty response to Everton’s attack. Everton must by now have come to fear Pagnam and also Pinkney in a manor degree. Altogether the onlook for the Lord Major’s Roll of Honour Fund is highly interesting and promising. The football we have had during the season has been good enough for the keenness critic and tomorrow when the players whose loyalty has been marvouslous throughout step on the field. I hope a hugh crowd will welcome then and greet them in the manner they deserved. They are the only professionals entertainers who have continued they work for the good of the game and the cause of charity. Let us do them proud tomorrow. The Fund richly deserves support and all that Liverpool folk desire to know is that Liverton teams re strong and out for victory to ensure their attendance. Teams; Taylor; Middlehurst, Longsworth; Wadsworth, Goddard, Bamber;’ Cunliffe, Banks, Pagnams, Watson, Pinkney. Everton; Fern; Thompson, MaConnachie; Brown, Fleetwood, Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Kirsopp, Clennell, Jefferis, Harrison.

STRENOUS FOOTBALL IN “FRIENDLY” GAME
MAY 8, 1916. The Liverpool Echo
Bee’s Notes
A more strenuous game than Saturday’s one could not wish to see. It was not all happiness, this friendly gathering of local players for the Mayor’s Honour Fund, and therein it was a new feature of Liverton games, and one that not one of the 14,000 spectators, who made up a gate of about £400, would wish to see repeated. We jealously guard the reputation that Everton-Liverpool games have built up in the last ten or twelve years. The players have in practically every instance gone out for pure football, and the Derby games have always been pleasurable. But Saturday’s exhibition was tinged with too much temper. Who stared it doesn’t matter one bit, but I am convinced that an erroneous decision in the first ten minutes led to minds becoming ruffled. The referee was Mr. Ike Baker a sturdy little fellow with a large expenence of good football. But apparently Mr. Baker has been out of harness for some time. Certain it is that he has never before made such palpable errors. He granted Liverpool a penalty kick when Thompson chested the ball, he refused a penalty kick when Middlehurst grassed Clennell in palpable fashion and some offside decisions were not parcelled to the players’ and the ball’s positions. Thompson protested most vigorously; in fact, too much so, although one could readily understand the distress in finding himself penalised for something that was not an offence. The referee didn’t consult the linesmen-they were Wareing and Metcalf each a local player. For a full quarter of an hour there was great danger that the match would not only yield strenuous football, but rough football. In the end Clennell kicked Wadsworth, and a caution to Clennell sobered the game and the players.
Goals and Vigour.
The unfortunate part of the whole business was that while Wadsworth played most vigorously and ably nine-tenths of the game through, he did things that well not increase his reputation. Of course a long-legged fellow always does appears to have done more than an ankle-tapper of, say 5ft 4in, in height. Still Wadsworth should eschew the throw-down of forwards for his game –his proper game, that is –a very good and full of promise, one sample of heading back, when facing his own goal being sufficient to divine football in the local half back. “Middlehurst, too threw out his feet dangerously, and it was surprising that Chedgzoy escaped injury until the last few minutes when he was thrown heavily. Other than that there was but one injury of note, Fern being the unlucky fellow. He was caught in the side and appeared badly knocked. Pagnam was standing with an open goal what time Fern was trying on the ground; but he was inches out, as was Cunliffe was more than one occasion. However, it was not Liverpool’s day –nor Pagnam’s. Everton were better balanced at half-back, where Fleetwood centred an excellent line. Everton’s shooting. Soon was in advance of Liverpool’s in fact Liverpool in the second half went to sleep so far as shooting was concerned. On the other hand, Taylor was busy tackling and catching and with Harrison’s crosswise drives he had no chance while Clennell’s opening goal –a twenty-yards range rising ball –would have beaten any goalkeeper. It was a gem. Clennell had opportunisity to score again through Goddard putting the arm lock on Chedgzoy. Goddard conceding a penalty in something of a novelty, isn’t it? It was an offence but not a vicious offence, and Arthur himself looked very perturbed at the consequence of his seem-accident. In addition to the good goals named there was a finely made goal to Liverpool’s credit. Pinkney making the goal by cleverly keeping the ball in play and centring so well that Banks could hardly help scoring in beating MaConnachie. Pinkney showed much resource and through the game the outside right was Liverpool’s best forward. At the half back Wadsworth was best, and at full back Longsworth had another of his wonder, and there’s no better back playing the game today, search in any country you desire. At the same time I vow I don’t know a better outside right in the land than Sam Chedgzoy, who barried on to a pretty time, and I once hit the front of the upright with a stumping shot.

ENGAGING GAME AT ANFIELD
May 8, 1916. The Evening Express.
By the Judge.
The players, the officials –in fact, everyone in any degree concerned –are to be congratulated on the emphatic success of the Rolls of Honour match in which the two premier local clubs took part at Anfield on Saturday. Sixteen thousand was the estimated attendance, and everything associated with the proceedings passed off with éclat. The Lord Mayor was present in state to receive Liverpool’s fine motor ambulance the Police rendered an excellent programme, the crowd was kept in buoyantly good humour, the players gave of their best, and everything was accordingly a triumph worthy of the occasion.
The Goals
The goals scored were all of them “tip-toppers,” For real ingenuity that of Harrison’s will take some beating, through the ingenuity was that of Jefferis. The latter saw the outside left about to drive in a terrific centre. He covered the view of the ball and prevented Taylor seeing it until it was head-high about a yard from him when he threw himself prone, with the result that the ball continuing its flight flew with deadly accuracy into the net –a remarkable point. Similarly Clennell’s opening effort was a perfect piece of long range shooting, and, on the other hand, the astute was Pinkney eluded MaConnachie and led directly up to Liverpool’s point was equally commendable. So that it will be seen the spectators had full value for their money although I notice one of the Sunday journals says they had not much to enthuse about – a deduction with which assuredly no one who saw the contest, full as it was of brilliant work on both sides, will agree.
Players’ Spirited Force.
The Everton players fairly rose to the occasion, and they emerged deservedly victorious from one of the most attractive matches in which the two have engaged this season. The victorious forwards were in irresistible form, and but unrelaxing work on the part of all the home half backs and Longworth, who was a tower of strength, the score must have been much heavier. All the forwards did excellently, Clennell being an emphatic success at centre forward. Pinkney and Cunliffe were the two best forwards in the home ranks. Pagnam being relentlessly shadowed by Fleetwood, Thompson, was a splendid back, and MaConnachie, though quister by comparison, accomplished numerous neat clearance. Fern had nothing like the amount of work presented to him as his vis-a-vis, and Taylor was certainly responsible for some splendid saves.

EVERTON’S HANDSOME GIFT
May 11, 1916. Evening Express
By the Judge
The Everton Club’s subscription list for the Roll of Honour Fund now stands at the handsome figure of £116 18s. To this the club have contributed £50 and other donations have been received as follows:- Messrs J.C. Baxter, W.R. Clayton, and Henry Gilding, £5 5s; Mr. John Sharp, £3 3s; Messrs Atkinson, H.W. Burns, A. Coffey, H. Halsall, B. Kelly, W. Whitford, R. Wilson, and Mrs E. Burns, £2 2s; Mr. T. Prescott, £1 10s; Donations of a guinea have been received from messrs Henry Banks, Samuel Backhouse, Seth Backhouse, Alfred Burnett, Tom Bush, D.O. Coutts, J.H. Cumpsty, John Davies, J.G. Davies, C.E. Dickinson, W. Goodge, A.R. Wade, C.L. Wilson, E.A. Morton, and Mrs. M.J. Worthy, and there are other smaller contributions bringing the amount up to the handsome figure named. The directors wish to be in a position to complete the list on Saturday.

EVERTON OFFICERS AND PLAYERS CONFAB
May 31, 1916. The Liverpool Echo
Bee’s Notes
I learn that Everton players and officers will dine together on Friday when the players will receive the medals with the connection with the Lord Mayor’s match at Anfield. I have been scouting round football quarters and footballers meeting places, and I find that there is growing strength in the belief that well-known and class players will not risk their limbs a second season for mere expenses. It is a very important matter and will be discussed latter, but in view of the Scottish method last season and the loyalty of English League players last season it will be nothing short of a scandal if say a pound a week is not allowed to the English footballers, who are the only professional entertainers who are working without payment. Everton Football Club’s Roll of Honour Fund donations total £150 3s, 6d. The line is now closed.

EVERTON’S ENDOWNMENT
May 16, 1916. The Evening Express.
By the Judge
Mr. W.C. Cuff, for the Everton Club, has received from Mr. Oswald Dobell, hon. treasurer of the Liverpool Stanley Hospital, acknowledge of the arrival of Everton’s cheque for £1,000 for the Stanley Hospital bed which the club have endowed. The letter is in the following teams:- (copy) Leaburst, Neston, Cheshire, 8th May 1916.
Dear Mr. Cuff –I only today received your kind letter of the 4th with your club’s handsome donation of £1,000 to endow a bed at our hospital. I will have a formal receipt sent you tomorrow, but send you these few lines to let you know your remittance has been received and to once more say how deeply grateful we one and all are for the magnificent gift. I will see that the plate is made out in accordance with your wishes and would ask you again express to your directors how deeply we appreciate this generous thought –Yours very sincerely, (Signed) Oswald Dorell, Hon Treasurer Liverpool Stanley Hospital. The Everton Club’s action is in every respect a noble one, and it may serve as a splendid example of what sports has accomplished and is accomplishing the sphere of charity.

WHEN THE SANDY' YOUNG CASE TO BE TRIED.
Liverpool Echo-Monday 29 May 1916
Bee’s Notes
Little has been heard for some time of what has now become known " the Sandy Young case," but to-day I have advice from Australia that revives comment on the trial of Alexander Young, the former Everton, Manchester City, Spurs, and South Liverpool footballer, who is charged with the murder of his brother. Young is alleged to have killed his brother by shooting him and then to have turned the gun at his own face. His injuries were such that could not appear for long spell.  Later he was committed for trial, and then came report that he was too ill appear. Now news says that the case will come for hearing next month at Bendigo.  So we must infer that "Sandy " has now got over his, injuries. The question of his mind will doubtless a big factor at the trial, evidence from the English clubs with which he was connected having been sent to the colony.

BROTHER SHOOTS BROTHER.
TONGALA TRAGEDY.
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
The Argus, June 16, 1916
BENDIGO, Tuesday.-As a sequel to a shooting affray at Tongala on December 1, 1915, in which John Young, a farmer, received gunshot wounds from which he subsequently died in the Echuca Hospital, Alexander Young, brother of John Young, was to-day charged in the Bendigo Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Cussen, with wilful murder. Mr. J. A. Gurner acted as Crown prosecutor, and Mr. G. A. Maxwell defended Young. The evidence for the Crown was to the effect that, as the result of a series of quarrels between the brothers, Alexander Young shot John Young on the morning of December 1 with a double-barrelled, breech-loading eyeing, but in a statement before he died John Young said:-"I was milking a cow, when Alexander came up and said, 'I am going to shoot you.' I replied, 'Put the gun away. You are only trying to frighten me.' Alexander, however, took no notice, and fired at me." Alexander Young, who heard John Young make, this statement, agreed at the time that his story of the shooting was correct, and in a statement before a justice of the peace he said:-"I went to the shed to shoot my brother. When I told him 1 was going to shoot him he said, 'Go on,' and of course I fired." Alexander Young gave evidence on oath on his own behalf. He said that before coming to Australia he was a professional footballer in Scotland. He lent his brother £150 to come to Australia, and later he advanced him sums of £100 and £75
Without any security except his word. He did not get on well with his brother, who threatened him on several occasions. His brother had hit him on the head with a bucket on two occasions, and on the body with a stick. On another occasion he chased witness with a fork, and threatened to shoot him. Witness desired to get away from the land to avoid his brother, and told John not to bother about the money he owed him, but his brother would not let him go. On the night before the tragedy his brother attacked him without provocation, striking him on the head and arm with a stick. John said, "You or me will have to enter heaven to-night." Next morning witness heard a noise in the house, and thought it was his brother. He got up, and securing a gun loaded it. Carrying the gun he went to the cow-shed where his brother was milking, and asked him if he had been in the house. He replied, "No." Witness said, "What about my money?" whereupon his brother picked up a shovel and threatened to hit him. Witness ran away and his brother chased him. After going about 40 yards, witness stopped, and, facing his brother, said, "Stand or I will fire." His brother, however, attempted to hit him with the shovel, and he fired. His brother fell, and witness, picking up the shovel, carried it to the house, where he placed the gun against his face and shot him- self. He did not remember anything sub- sequently until he found himself in the Echuca Hospital a week later. He did not remember hearing his brother make a statement in the hospital, or of making one himself.
To Mr. Gurner.-He was afraid of his brother, who was always attacking him. He did not think his brother was afraid of him. He had never attacked his brother with a shovel, but he had chased John with it. He had never threatened to shoot Mrs. John Young or the pair of them. Mr. Justice Cussen-Why did you try to blow your brains out when you considered you had only shot your brother in self defence? Young.-I cannot say. Mr. Maxwell, in, addressing the jury, claimed that the evidence showed that Alexander Young had justifiably shot his brother in self-defence, and that therefore he should be acquitted. The jury, after an hour's retirement, re- turned a verdict of manslaughter. Young was remanded for sentence

MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT AGAINST SANDY YOUNG.
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 21 June 1916
The verdict against the former Everton ccntre forward, Sandy Young, in the case tried in Australia will come as a shock to sportspeople in Liverpool. Sandy Young was charged with killing his brother, and although it was admitted that Sandy committed the rash act —he then fired upon him self and damaged his face severely—it was felt here that the evidence accumulated and parsed on from English clubs to the Australian court would have tho effect of making the verdict carry clause concerning Sandy's mental condiiton; but so far as the cables have gone to date there is no mention of the sanity or otherwise of the prisoner, although it is significant that sentence has not yet been passed.
New Feature.
There was not a new feature in the trial yesterday. All the real "news" has been given in the " Echo long since, in our columns-, being the first in the country to announce the charge against Sandy, the first to announce his committal-ran announcement that was followed by a very curious denial in a certain quarter that had not got over its period sleepiness—and first announce Sandy s severe illness and inability to plead, and also the fact that the trial would arise at the back end of this month. The latest advice from Melbourne says that Alexander Young, charged with the murder of his brother John at 'longala, on December 1, has been found guilty of manslaughter. Evidence of witnesses proved that there had been many quarrels between the two brothers, and that a money dispute was at the bottom of the wrangling. Sandy Young, who went out to Australia about year after his brother had migrated (1911), claimed that he had paid £400 into the farming concern, and that had nothing to show for his money.
The Evidence. 
Three statements of note were put in—the statements of tho deceased at the hospital at Echuea, and also Sandy's, and the evidence sent out by English football club officials, who were convinced that the old Everton, Manchester City, and South Liverpool player was not soundly balanced in his mind. r .fhe statement of tho deceased just before he died was:—" We quarrelled the day before I struck him. I rose early next morning and got my cows in. I was sitting milking, and my brother said, I  am going to shoot you.'  I  jumped up and faced him, and said, ' Put the gun away; you are only trying frighten me'; and with that he fired at me, and says, ' That's you now, going to do for myself.'" Alexander Young said: I went over with a gun to shoot him. said, on,' and of course I shot him. I then went and tried to blow my brains out. I have heard my brother's statement, and true about the shooting." 

SANDY YOUNG CASE
June 22, 1916. The Liverpool Echo
News Of A Remarkable Statement
His Condition.
“Sentence Can Be Extended.”
There seems to be no ends to the surprises in connection with what is now known as “The Sandy Young Case.” First came the startling news, through the “Echo” channel, of the arrest of the former Everton and Scottish International footballer. Apparently Young’s fame in the football world was not realised by Australia. Next came news that Young was so ill that he would not be able to take his stand for his trial for a long time. Later he was committed for trial. Now his case had been heard by the High Court and a Melbourne message dated yesterday, shows an unusual option in regard to what is apparently a sentence. Young was found guilty of manslaughter –the charge against him was that he murdered his brother –and then the judge made this remarkable statement:- It was desirable that prisoner during his sentence should re-establish his health, and if authorities were satisfied that his health would be restored within three years it was probable term would be extended much longer. Rarely if ever has such a condition been attached to a sentence. It is a startling surprise that a sentence may be extended if a prisoner health improve during his period in gaol. The receipts of his message containing this statement was followed today by this message from Reuter’s Melbourne correspondent: - Sandy Young has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and subsequent detention at the Governor’s pleasure. The judge remarked that the tragedy possibly occurred during a period of temporary insanity.

Sandy Young Gets Three Years
Dundee, Perth, Forfar, and Fife's People's Journal - Saturday 24 June 1916
GUILTY OF MANSLAUCHTER.
Sandy Young, the famous Everton centreforward, has been found guilty of manslaughter. His trial on a charge of murdering his brother at Tongula took place at Bendigo Supremo Court, Australia. Evidence similar to that tendered at the inquest was given. The accused, during the proceedings, sat a form in the dock, and followed the evidence with close attention. Giving evidence on his own behalf. Young described himself as a professional football player. Before leaving Scotland, he said, he had advanced sums of money amounting to nearly £4OO to his brother to out to Australia and settle on the land. They frequently quarrelled over money matters, and as he (Sandy) did not like farm work, he w anted a statement of affairs, so he could back home, but his brother urged him to stay, as there was more money to be made there than footballing in Seotland. On the morning of the tragedy, Young said, there was another quarrel between them, and his brother rushed at him with the shovel. In self-defence be (Sandy) fired a gun at him, and then attempted to blow out his own brains. He remembered no more of the occurrence, and was now quite recovered from the injuries sustained. Letters from football and other organisations in England and Scotland giving Young excellent character were handed to the Judge. The question of mentality was raised, but it was contended that the accused was insane. although w as not mentally sound. The jury returned verdict of manslaughter against Young. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and subsequent detention the Governor's pleasure, the judge remarking that the tragedy possibly occurred during a period of temporary insanity. A native of Stirlingshire, Sandy Young played for Scotland in a number Association games, and whilst with the Goodison Park Club scored the only goal the first English Cup final in which Newcastle United took part.

STUB MARKS
June 24, 1916. The Liverpool Football Echo
Unlucky Sandy Young’s last shot was destined to spell gaol instead of goal. What an onlooked for ringing down of the curtain upon a once-lustrous performer! It was fifteen years ago that “Sandy” (“Smiler”), came to Goodison Park, highly recommended as a promising junior –in the summer time of 1901. He shaped quite well in the practice matches, but the way to a speedy inclusion in the Blues’ League team appeared barred, seeing that an expert like Wilfred Toman, once of Burnley had first call. Not only so, but there was another ex-East Lancastrian centre forward –Proudfoot, from Blackburn Rovers –also in the way. However, Everton had not long to wait for a “tragedy” and Young for his opportunity. For Toman sustained a compound fracture of the leg in the second match of the season, consequent upon the receipts of an unlucky kick from the “Wolves” burley right back-Jack Jones by name. Mr. Fred Bye was the referee, and it was good-bye centre forward. That accident put “paid” to Toman’s “fielding” career and for the “Derby” match v. Liverpool at Anfield the following Saturday. Proudfoot of the fleshy parts, was chosen to try and round Raisebeck and Dunlop. Mr. John Lewis refereed before a 30,000 crowd. Everton drawn 2-2 and Proudfoot was given another run the following Saturday (at Goodison v. Newcastle), but could scarcely get a look in against the wily Andy Aitken. Hence the way was cleared for Young on Saturday, September 28, 1901, to make his League debut –a trying one too-for it was against the Villa at Hampton –we mean Villa Park. Bache –was the Clarets’ header that day, and it is the fact the Young compared more than favourably with his illustrious vis-a-vis. Although his maiden League goal took twelve long weeks to materialise, “Sandy” so thoroughly justified his inclusion that he went right through the 1901-02 campaign without a single break for the thirty League matches his looked for opening goal coming against Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison on December 7. And what a pair of wings he had on either side –Sharp and Taylor, Settle and Bell! Eventually he went to complete a forward line of internationalists.