Charlie Johnston (footballer) explained

Charlie Johnston
Fullname:Charles Johnston
Birth Date:26 November 1911[1]
Birth Place:Larkhall, Scotland
Death Place:Larkhall, Scotland
Height:5 ft 7 in[2]
Years1:
Years2:1932–1935
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Years3:1935–1937
Caps3:36
Goals3:3
Years4:1937–1938
Caps4:36
Goals4:4
Years5:1938–1940
Caps5:23
Goals5:10
Years6:1940–1946
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1946–1953
Caps7:165
Goals7:30
Totalcaps:266
Totalgoals:48
Nationalyears1:1942
Nationalteam1:Scotland (wartime)
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Charles Johnston (26 November 1911 – 1991) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left.[3] [4]

Career

Johnston was in the Scottish Junior Football Association setup with Blantyre Victoria before joining Motherwell in December 1932, but was rarely selected by the Steelmen before departing in 1935.[1] [4] He then moved on to play in the English Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town,[5] before returning to Scotland to sign for Dunfermline Athletic.[3]

His career was interrupted by World War II, during which time he moved to Rangers for a £350 fee,[6] making over 200 appearances for the Glasgow club and winning several trophies, but these all came in unofficial competitions.[7] [8] [9] As a result of his good form with the Gers, Johnston was selected to play for the Scotland national football team in an unofficial wartime international fixture against England at Wembley in 1942.[4] [10]

In 1946 he joined Dumfries club Queen of the South where he spent seven seasons.[11] With the Palmerston Park club, he picked up the 1951 Scottish B Division title and played in two major domestic cup semi-finals during one of their strongest periods, playing alongside the likes of Jim Patterson, Doug McBain and Roy Henderson.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Johnstone [sic]]. MotherWELLnet. 3 June 2020.
  2. News: Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . x . Newspapers.com.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Web site: Charlie Johnstone [sic]]. Kirk McLean. Queen of the South FC. 23 October 2011. 3 June 2020. 15 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615122908/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=896.
  5. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004 . SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  6. https://dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Sandy_Archibald_1939-46&ID=4908 Former Managers | Sandy Archibald 1939-46
  7. Web site: [Rangers player] Johnston, Charlie ]. FitbaStats. 3 June 2020.
  8. Book: Aye Ready: Rangers War Heroes (chapter 13: Light Amid The Gloom). Paul Smith. Black & White Publishing. 2011. 9781845023713.
  9. Web site: On This Day: 17 May. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523022844/http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/day-17-may/. dead. 23 May 2016. Rangers FC. 17 May 2018. 3 June 2020.
  10. Web site: Charles Johnston . London Hearts Supporters' Club . 3 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Queen of the South: 1946/47 - 2013/14. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database . 3 June 2020.