Alexander Johnston (footballer) explained

Alexander Johnston
Fullname:Alexander Brown Johnston[1]
Birth Date:1881
Birth Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Death Date:17 August 1917 (aged 36)
Death Place:West Flanders, Belgium
Position:Outside right, inside left
Years1:–1899
Clubs1:Falkirk Amateurs
Years2:1899–1900
Clubs2:Falkirk
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:–1904
Clubs3:Camelon Juniors
Years4:1904–1906
Clubs4:Falkirk
Caps4:5
Goals4:1

Alexander Brown Johnston (1881 – 17 August 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an outside right.[2] He was nicknamed 'Spinner'.[3]

Personal life

Johnston worked for the Post Office for 20 years. 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. He was buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, north of Ypres.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk1904–05[4] Scottish Second Division510051
Career total510051

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Brown Johnston Service Record . 18 September 2016 . Football and the First World War . en-US . 19 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919073510/http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/alexander-brown-johnston-service-record/ . live .
  2. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918 . 3 August 2018 . Scotland's War . 2 . 19 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919082333/http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1917-1918_(Fell).pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Meffen . John . Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39 . live . 3 December 2021 . 55. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417120705/http://sfha.org.uk/Falkirk%20FC%20Players%20Pre-WWII.pdf . 17 April 2021 .
  4. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.