George Johnstone (footballer, born 1914)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Caldercruix, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 1974 (aged 59) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Bothwellhaugh Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1936 | Benburb | ||
| 1936–1949 | Aberdeen | 155 | (0) |
| 1949 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 1949–1955 | Raith Rovers | 110 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Greenock Morton | 7 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Thornton Hibs | ||
| 1959–1960 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| – | Newburgh | ||
| – | Nairn Thistle | ||
| Total | 277 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Johnstone (15 December 1914 –11 September 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers, Greenock Morton and Cowdenbeath. Johnstone appeared for Aberdeen in two Scottish Cup Finals (1937 and 1947) and a Scottish League Cup Final (1947).[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1936-37 | Scottish Division One | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 1937-38 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1938-39 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1939-40 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5* | 0 | ||
| 1940-41 | Competitive Football
Cancelled Due to WW2 | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | ||||||||||
| 1942-43 | ||||||||||
| 1943-44 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | Scottish Division One | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1947-48 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1948-49 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 155 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 204 | 0 | ||
*Games played before league season was suspended
References
[edit]- ^ a b George Johnstone, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- George Johnstone at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1974 deaths
- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. wartime guest players
- St Mirren F.C. wartime guest players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. wartime guest players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Benburb F.C. players
- Thornton Hibs F.C. players
- Newburgh F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen