William Johnstone (18 May 1901 – 1975)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward or centre forward. His clubs included King's Park and Clyde (two spells) in Scotland, and Reading, Arsenal and Oldham Athletic in England.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Johnstone | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Markinch, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1975 | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Rosslyn Juniors | ||
| 1921–1922 | King's Park | 11 | (1) |
| 1922–1926 | Clyde | 98 | (56) |
| 1926–1929 | Reading | 78 | (34) |
| 1929–1931 | Arsenal | 9 | (4) |
| 1931–1933 | Oldham Athletic | 68 | (28) |
| 1933–1935 | Clyde | 56 | (22) |
| 1935–1936 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While at Clyde, he was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield in September 1926, scoring twice,[4] and moved to Reading a few weeks later.[5] In his first season with the Royals, he had a prominent role in the club's run to the FA Cup semi-final in 1926–27,[6][7] and scored the winning goal in a giant-killing victory over reigning English champions Sheffield Wednesday in the same competition two years later.[8][9]
Signed by Arsenal in summer 1929, technically he was a member of the Gunners' squad that won the Football League title in 1930–31, but he made only two appearances in that campaign before moving on to second-level Oldham mid-season, having failed in his efforts to break into what was a very strong attacking line-up at Highbury.[6][10][11]
References
edit- ^ Bill Johnstone at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Johnstone Bill Image 1 Clyde 1922, Vintage Footballers
- ^ Football | Inter-City Match | Glasgow, 2; Sheffield, 1, The Glasgow Herald, 22 September 1926
- ^ Player Portraits 3 | W. Johnstone, The Biscuitmen
- ^ a b Bill Johnstone: a goalscorer but in a team awash with goalscorers, Tony Atwood, AISA Arsenal History Society
- ^ Season 1926-27, RoyalsRecord
- ^ Season 1928-29, RoyalsRecord
- ^ Reading 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday 1929, The Biscuitmen Reading FC Vintage
- ^ William S Johnstone, 11v11.com
- ^ Bill Johnstone, Arsenal FC
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