Leslie Johnston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Hamilton Johnston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1920[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 2001 (aged 81)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clydebank Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1947 | Clyde | 24 | (15) |
| 1947 | Hibernian | 9 | (8) |
| 1947–1948 | Clyde | 23 | (8) |
| 1948–1949 | Celtic | 23 | (8) |
| 1949–1953 | Stoke City | 88 | (22) |
| 1953–1954 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | (6) |
| Total | 190 | (76) | |
| National team | |||
| 1948 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
| 1945 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Leslie Hamilton Johnston (16 August 1920 – 19 October 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Clyde, Hibernian, Celtic, Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and the Scotland national team.[2]
Club career
Johnston was born in Glasgow and moved to Clyde from Clydebank Juniors in December 1941 before joining Hibernian in February 1947 for £10,000, a then Scottish football transfer record. However, he rejoined Clyde just eight months later for the same transfer fee. He joined Celtic the following year for £12,000, another Scottish transfer record. He remained with Celtic for just one year, before moving to English club Stoke City for £9,000.[2] He struggled in his first season at the Victoria Ground scoring just five goals in 1949–50.[2] He improved in 1950–51 scoring 13 goals but again struggled to find his form and missed a lot a games due to injury. He was released in May 1953 and he went play for Shrewsbury Town.[2]
International career
During his second spell at Clyde, he earned two caps for Scotland. He scored in the second of his caps, a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland in May 1948. Johnston also played for Scotland in one wartime international.[3]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Leslie Johnston profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1949–50 | First Division | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13 | |
| 1951–52 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | First Division | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Total | 88 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 22 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1953–54 | Third Division South | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Career Total | 104 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 28 | ||
