Alexander Johnston (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Brown Johnston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1917 (aged 36)[3] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right, inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1899 | Falkirk Amateurs | ||
| 1899–1900 | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
| –1904 | Camelon Juniors | ||
| 1904–1906 | Falkirk | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Brown Johnston (1881 – 17 August 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an outside right.[4] He was nicknamed 'Spinner'.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Johnston worked for the Post Office for 20 years.[4] He served as an acting bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed in action in West Flanders on 17 August 1917.[4] He was buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, north of Ypres.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 1904–05[6] | Scottish Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Alexander Brown Johnston | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Alexander Johnston on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). Scotland's War. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- Footballers from Falkirk
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- Men's association football outside forwards
- Military personnel from Falkirk (council area)
- Burials in Belgium
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- Men's association football inside forwards