Jock Johnstone
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Johnstone | ||
Date of birth | c. 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1952[1] | (aged 55–56)||
Place of death | Erdington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Dundee Hibernian | ||
1919–1920 | Montrose | ||
1920–1922 | Dundee | 13 | (1) |
1922–1928 | Aston Villa | 106 | (1) |
1928–1929 | Reading | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Johnstone (c. 1896 – 1952)[a] was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Aston Villa and Reading, mainly as a right half.[4]
He played twice in Aston Villa's run to the 1924 FA Cup Final,[3] but did not take part in the match itself;[5] this was indicative of his struggles over several seasons to be selected ahead of Frank Moss and George Blackburn, both of whom were England internationals.
References
- ^ His date of birth has been provided in more than one source as 7 April 1896,[3] with the middle name Charles also given;[1] however, checks of ScotlandsPeople indicates there was no John Johnstone born in Dundee in 1896, nor any John Charles Johnstone born anywhere in Scotland within the same decade.
- ^ a b Johnstone, John Charles (Jock) (Jocky), Aston Villa Player Database
- ^ Brum (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Aston Villa". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b John Johnstone, 11v11.com
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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Categories:
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Dundee
- People educated at the High School of Dundee
- Men's association football wing halves
- 1890s births
- 1952 deaths
- Montrose F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs