Alexander Johnston (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Brown Johnston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1917 (aged 36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Camelon Juniors | |||
| 1913 | Falkirk | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Brown Johnston (1880 – 17 August 1917) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Scottish Football League for Falkirk.[3]
Personal life
Johnston worked for the Post Office for 20 years.[3] He served as an acting bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed in action in West Flanders on 17 August 1917.[3] He was buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, north of Ypres.[2]
References
- ^ "Alexander Brown Johnston | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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