John Johnston (footballer, born 1921)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Wardlaw Johnston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Bo'ness, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 1989 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | [Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Armadale Thistle | ||
| 1941–1955 | Motherwell | 205 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Hamilton Academical | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 210 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Wardlaw Johnston (10 September 1921 – 21 January 1989) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Motherwell and Hamilton Academical.[2][3][4]
Honours
[edit]Motherwell
- Scottish Cup: 1951–52;[5] runner-up 1950–51[5]
- Scottish League Cup: 1950–51[5]
- Scottish Division Two: 1953–54[5]
- Summer Cup: 1943–44[5]
- Southern League Cup: runner-up 1944–45[5]
- Lord Provost Trophy: 1952[5]
References
[edit]- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "John Johnston". Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ John Johnston (II), MotherWELLnet
- ^ Johnston - A Goalkeeper Of Stature, Motherwell FC, 7 March 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g "JOHN JOHNSTON: A GOALKEEPER OF STATURE". Motherwell FC. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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- People from Bo'ness
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- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
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- Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
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