Tommy Johnston
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Bourhill Johnston | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Loanhead, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2008 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Shoalhaven, Australia | ||
| Height | 5 feet 113⁄4 inches (182 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1949-1951 | Kilmarnock | 25 | (19) |
| 1951-1952 | Darlington | 27 | (9) |
| 1952 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | (3) |
| 1952-1954 | Norwich City | 60 | (28) |
| 1954-1956 | Newport County | 63 | (46) |
| 1956-1958 | Leyton Orient | 87 | (70) |
| 1958-1959 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | (22) |
| 1959-1961 | Leyton Orient | 93 | (51) |
| 1961 | Gillingham | 35 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thomas Bourhill "Tommy" Johnston (18 August 1927 – 4 September 2008) was a Scottish-born footballer.
Johnston was the top scorer of Division 2 for the 1957–58 season with 43 goals for Leyton Orient and Blackburn Rovers.[1]
He had a withered arm, a legacy of an injury received while he was a miner and always played with this arm bandaged. Johnston died in the early hours of 4 September 2008 in Australia.[2]
Upon hearing the news of Tommy's death in September 2008 O's chairman Barry Hearn immediately decided that Orient's south stand should be renamed The Tommy Johnston Stand to honour Tommy's memory.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers 1889-2007". RSSSF. http://rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ "Tommy Johnston Dies". LOFC. http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~1384275,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "The Happy Wanderer Returns Home". LOFC. http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~1828526,00.html. Retrieved 2009-010-19.
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