Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |
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]
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]
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 |