Robert Johnston (2 June 1909 – 27 September 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Scotland as a central defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Johnston | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 1968 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Alva Albion Rangers | ||
| 1929–1939 | Sunderland | 146 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1937 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johnston made his debut for Sunderland on 25 April 1931 against West Ham United in a 3–0 win at Upton Park.[2] He joined Sunderland aged just 20 from the Scottish Junior leagues and found it hard to break into the team, though he played more regularly after others left.[3] Johnston played for Sunderland from 1929 until 1939 making 146 league appearances, without scoring a goal.[4] While on a squad tour to Spain in the summer of 1935, Johnston suffered from an attack of malaria;[5] he recovered to play a part in the club's Football League title-winning campaign in the 1935–36 season, as well as the 1936 FA Charity Shield[6] and the FA Cup victory at Wembley in 1937. Although his playing career was curtailed by the Second World War, he worked as a coach for Sunderland between 1951 and 1957.[3]
Johnston represented Scotland once, in a 5–0 victory against Czechoslovakia in 1937.[7]
References
edit- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "West Ham United 0-3 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Bert Johnston". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "Bert Johnston". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Lanchberry, Edward (1950). Footballer's Progress: Raich Carter. Sporting Handbooks Ltd. p. 179.
- ^ "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "[Scotland player] Robert Johnston". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
External links
edit- Bert Johnston at WorldFootball.net
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