Leslie Johnston

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Leslie Johnston
Personal information
Full name Leslie Hamilton Johnston
Date of birth (1920-08-16)16 August 1920[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death 19 October 2001(2001-10-19) (aged 81)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Clydebank Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1947 Clyde 24 (15)
1947 Hibernian 9 (8)
1947–1948 Clyde 23 (8)
1948–1949 Celtic 23 (8)
1949–1953 Stoke City 88 (22)
1953–1954 Shrewsbury Town 16 (6)
Total 190 (76)
International career
1948 Scotland 2 (1)
1945 Scotland (wartime) 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Hamilton Johnston (16 August 1920 – 19 October 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Clyde, Hibernian, Celtic, Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and the Scotland national team.[1]

Club career

Johnston was born in Glasgow and moved to Clyde from Clydebank Juniors in December 1941 before joining Hibernian in February 1947 for £10,000, a then Scottish football transfer record. However, he rejoined Clyde just eight months later for the same transfer fee. He joined Celtic the following year for £12,000, another Scottish transfer record. He remained with Celtic for just one year, before moving to English club Stoke City for £9,000.[1] He struggled in his first season at the Victoria Ground scoring just five goals in 1949–50.[1] He improved in 1950–51 scoring 13 goals but again struggled to find his form and missed a lot a games due to injury. He was released in May 1953 and he went play for Shrewsbury Town.[1]

International career

During his second spell at Clyde, he earned two caps for Scotland. He scored in the second of his caps, a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland in May 1948. Johnston also played for Scotland in one wartime international.[2]

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Leslie Johnston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1949–50 First Division 27 5 1 0 28 5
1950–51 First Division 38 13 3 0 41 13
1951–52 First Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
1952–53 First Division 14 4 0 0 14 4
Total 88 22 4 0 92 22
Shrewsbury Town 1953–54 Third Division South 16 6 1 0 17 6
Career Total 104 28 5 0 109 28

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Leslie Hamilton Johnston". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

External links

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