Quintin Young (born 19 September 1947) is a Scottish former

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. He is best known for his time with

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Career

Young started his career at local side Ayr United in 1969 before moving to English team

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two years later. After two season in England he moved to Ibrox. He spent three seasons at

and played both legs of the first ever

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against

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. He scored for

in the second leg in

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, although Rangers still lost the match 3-2 and the tie 6-3 on aggregate. Young left

acrimoniously after a fall out with then manager

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. After requesting a meeting with Wallace because he was unhappy about not being in the first team, an argument ensued and Young was given a free transfer. He subsequently joined East Fife in 1976.

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Details of Rangers career
1947 births Living people Ayr United F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Rangers F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub