Despite his success at club level, Young never made a senior appearance for Scotland due to a lifetime ban incurred following an altercation at a Danish nightclub.
The “Copenhagen five,” Young, Joe Harper, Arthur Graham, Billy Bremner and Pat McCluskey, were all excommunicated from the national set-up over the incident.
Harper and Graham were later reinstated after being cleared of any wrongdoing but Young was never allowed to pull on the dark blue jersey.
He departed Arsenal in 1981 after 237 appearances, joining Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.
Young retired in 1984 due to injuries following short spells at Norwich City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Darlington.