Chris Johnston (footballer)

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Chris Johnston
Personal information
Full name Christopher Johnston
Date of birth (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Kilmarnock 65 (5)
2016–2017 Raith Rovers 27 (1)
2017–2018 Dumbarton 7 (0)
2018 → Peterhead (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 Annan Athletic 32 (3)
2019–2021 Clyde 28 (2)
2021–2023 Annan Athletic 58 (7)
2024 Stranraer 10 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Scotland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2013

Chris Johnston (born 3 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger.

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Career

A member of Kilmarnock's under-19 squad, [1] Johnston was promoted to the first team on 14 January 2012, where he was an unused substitute in their match against Aberdeen. [2] He went on to make his debut aged 17, on 24 March as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win over Motherwell. [3] On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract. [4]

On 6 June 2016, it was announced that Johnston had signed for Raith Rovers on a one-year deal. [5] He left the club following their relegation to Scottish League One, and joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton in July 2017, after impressing during a trial period with the club. [6] After finding his opportunities at the Rock limited, he joined Scottish League Two side Peterhead on loan in February 2018, [7] and was released by Dumbarton at the end of the 2017–18 season. [8]

Johnston signed for Annan Athletic in June 2018 [9] and was nominated for PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year and named in the League Two Team of the Season in his first campaign with the club. [10]

Upon the expiration of his Annan contract, Johnston signed for Scottish League One side Clyde in May 2019. [11] He was released by Clyde in March 2021. [12]

In July 2021, Johnston returned to Annan Athletic, signing with the club for a second time. [13] Johnston departed the club in November 2023 by mutual consent. [14]

Following his release from Annan, Johnston joined Stranraer in December 2023. [15]

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2021 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Kilmarnock 2011–12 [17] Scottish Premier League 2000000020
2012–13 [18] 111000000111
2013–14 [19] Scottish Premiership 213110000224
2014–15 [20] 301002000321
2015–16 [21] 1000000010
Total655112000686
Raith Rovers 2016–17 [22] Scottish Championship 27120411 [a] 0342
Dumbarton 2017–18 [23] Scottish Championship7000403 [b] 0140
Peterhead (loan) 2017–18 [23] Scottish League Two 10000003 [c] 0130
Annan Athletic 2018–19 [24] Scottish League Two32330406 [d] 2455
Clyde 2019–20 [25] Scottish League One 2000301 [b] 060
Career total14396117114218013
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Championship play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and two goals in the Scottish League One play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Under 19 Squad 2011/2012". Kilmarnock F.C. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aberdeen 0– 0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Player Contracts". 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "New Signing: Chris Johnston". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Galloway, Andy (7 July 2017). "Signing news: Johnston is Son' third signing from Raith". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Findlay, Alan (9 February 2018). "Chris heads out on emergency loan". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Findaly, Alan (16 May 2018). "Squad update/players released". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "NEW SIGNING- CHRIS JOHNSTON". Annan Athletic. 16 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "PFA SCOTLAND PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2019 - CHAMPIONSHIP, LEAGUE 1 & 2 NOMINEES". PFA Scotland. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Chris Johnston". Clyde FC. 22 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Clyde FC boss Danny Lennon delighted ahead of league return this Saturday". Glasgow World. 15 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "New Signing: Johnston Returns!". Annan Athletic FC. 2 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Thanks for the memories Chris". Annan Athletic FC. 24 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Chris Johnston is a Blue". Stranraer FC. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  16. ↑ Chris Johnston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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