External links
- Profile at the Bolton Wanderers F.C. website
- George Johnston – UEFA competition record ( archive )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Thomas Johnston [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Feyenoord | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2021– | Bolton Wanderers | 121 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 23 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:40, 7 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
George Thomas Johnston (born 1 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers. Born in England, Johnston represents Scotland at youth international level.
Johnston came through the Academy at Liverpool, making one first-team appearance in a preseason friendly against Torino at Anfield in August 2018. [3]
In August 2019, he moved to Feyenoord on a permanent deal. [4] Feyenoord paid Liverpool £300,000, and the deal included a 30% sell-on clause. [5]
On 22 January 2021, Johnston joined League One side Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [6] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–0 win against Milton Keynes Dons on 6 March 2021. [7]
On 4 June 2021, Johnston returned to League One, this time joining Bolton Wanderers on a three-year deal. [8] He turned down Wigan to join Bolton. [9] His competitive debut came on 7 August in a 3–3 draw against Milton Keynes Dons, where he made a goal line clearance. [10] On 2 April 2023, he came on as a substitute in the 2023 EFL Trophy final against Plymouth Argyle. Bolton went on to win 4–0. [11] On 8 July, Johnston suffered an injury in a pre-season friendly at Bamber Bridge and three days later the club confirmed that he was likely to miss the whole of the following season. [12] In spite of this, on 1 August, Johnston signed a new deal taking him up to 2026. [13]
Johnston has represented Scotland at under-20 and under-21 level. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 | League One | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | League One | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 [b] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | League One | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 [a] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 121 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 146 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 147 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 172 | 4 | ||
