He succeeded
Alan McDonald to become Glentoran manager on 1 March 2010 along with Pete Beaty as his assistant and Tim McCann as coach. Only a few weeks later after being appointed manager, he won the first trophy of his managerial career after leading the East Belfast side to the
Irish League Cup with a win over
Coleraine in the final. Young signed a new contract just before the new season started, and
Roy Coyle was appointed Director of Football. Young brought some talent out of players who were rarely utilised under previous manager McDonald.
Matty Burrows was one of them after Burrows scored a goal against
Portadown that was later nominated for the
FIFA Puskás Award for goal of the year in 2010.
Daryl Fordyce was another player that started playing very well at the start of the season. Against
Lisburn Distillery, Fordyce scored five goals in a 6–1 win over Distillery. Young then led Glentoran to the
County Antrim Shield after defeating arch rivals
Linfield 3–1 in the final. However, things did not go well for Young in the league, and Glentoran's off the field financial problems added to the struggle. In Young's second full season, he signed Coleraine pair
Stephen Carson and Darren Boyce along with Linfield defender
Aiden O'Kane and former Crusaders keeper Aaron Hogg. Young led Glentoran to the County Antrim Shield final again, but they lost out to
Cliftonville in the final. His lowest ebb came on 14 January 2012, after Glentoran were defeated at home in the
Irish Cup fifth round by
Northern Amateur League side
Newington Youth Club. Young resigned the next day. ==Personal life==