Forbes Johnston

Forbes Johnston

Personal information
Full name	Forbes Johnston
Date of birth	(1971-08-03)3 August 1971
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death	12 July 2007(2007-07-12) (aged 35)
Place of death	Adelaide, Australia
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990	Musselburgh Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1996	Falkirk	58	(2)
1996–2000	Airdrieonians	99	(3)
International career
1993	Scotland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Forbes Johnston (3 August 1971 – 12 July 2007) was a Scottish professional footballer playing primarily in defence, but also spending some time in the midfield.

Life

He started his career playing for junior side Musselburgh Athletic, and joined the professional ranks at Falkirk where he played from 1990 to 1996. He later joined Airdrieonians, where he played from 1996 to 2000. Forbes also represented his country in the Scotland under-21 team.

While playing football, Johnston studied for a law degree from the University of Edinburgh. When he was 28 he joined accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers in Edinburgh after a knee injury ended his football career. He later moved to Sydney and then Adelaide, Australia. Johnston was found dead in his car on 12 July 2007, aged 35. According to the Adelaide police, he had committed suicide.