| James Johnston | |
| Fullname: | James Johnston[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Johnstone, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States |
| Years1: | 1883–1885 |
| Clubs1: | Johnstone |
| Years2: | 1885–1891 |
| Clubs2: | Abercorn |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1888 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Johnston (16 September 1866 – 10 February 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half and wing half.
Johnston played club football for Abercorn between 1885 and 1891. He made several representative appearances for Renfrewshire while with the Paisley club in that period,[2] and also played for them in the inaugural season of the Scottish Football League in 1890–91 – they also reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup that year.[3]
Johnston made one appearance for Scotland in 1888.[2] [4] He emigrated permanently to the United States[4] around 1892 and played for local clubs there.[1]