Sammy Johnston

Last updated

Sammy Johnston
Personal information
Full name Samuel Johnston
Date of birth (1967-04-13) 13 April 1967 (age 57) [1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bishopbriggs Boys Club [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1990 St Johnstone 176 (29)
1990–1991 Ayr United 24 (9)
1991–1993 Partick Thistle 43 (4)
1993 Ballymena United 5 (0)
1994 Stranraer 2 (0)
1994–1997 Glenavon 74 (19)
1997 Finn Harps 16 (4)
1998 Coleraine 12 (1)
1998–1999 Partick Thistle 2 (0)
1999–2001 Pollok
Total354(66)
Managerial career
2005–2008 Neilston Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Johnston (born 13 April 1967) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs including St Johnstone, Partick Thistle and Glenavon.

Contents

Career

Johnston began his professional career as a teenager with St Johnstone, playing over 200 times for the Perth club including the semi-final of the 1988–89 Scottish Cup when the part-time, second-tier side took champions-elect Rangers to a replay, [3] [4] and a match described as 'McDiarmid Park's greatest' when closest challengers Airdrieonians were defeated to virtually confirm the 1989–90 Scottish First Division title and promotion to the Premier Division. [5]

Johnston's contribution for the Saints in the top flight consisted of one appearance as a substitute against Dundee United in August 1990 [6] before he quickly returned to the First Division upon being signed by Ayr United. He stayed at Somerset Park for less than a season before switching to Partick Thistle in a swap deal involving Cammy Duncan in March 1991. [7] [2] He was involved in another successful promotion run with the Jags as they finished runners-up in the 1991–92 Scottish First Division, followed by a solid Premier Division campaign in 1992–93, although by then Johnston was out of favour. After departing from Firhill, he had short spells with Ballymena United in Northern Ireland and Stranraer in Scotland, [1] before crossing the Irish Sea for a longer period, playing in the Irish League for Glenavon – where he had a car park fistfight with opponent Pat McAllister, [8] scored in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup [9] and won the Irish Cup in 1997 – and Coleraine, and in the League of Ireland for Finn Harps. [10] [1]

In 1998 he returned to Partick Thistle, now in the third tier, [2] then dropped into the Junior leagues to join Pollok. [1] After retiring from playing, he later managed Neilston Juniors for three years [11] (leading them to the SJFA West Region Premiership) and was assistant to Mark Cameron at Arthurlie. [12] [13]

Personal life

His younger brother Allan (a Scottish international with 18 caps) and nephew Max also played professionally. [14]

See also

Related Research Articles

The Scottish Football Alliance was a league football structure set up in Scotland in competition with the Scottish Football League. Its success in the early years of professional football in both England and Scotland made the Alliance the basis for a second division in both countries. The Alliance attracted a number of Junior clubs to the League system, which boosted its future viability.

The 2007–08 Scottish Cup was the 123rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The winners were Rangers, who defeated Queen of the South in the final.

The 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 17th season of the Scottish Challenge Cup, which was competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Ross County who defeated Clyde 5–4 on penalties in the 2006 final. Ross County were eliminated in the second round after a 2–0 home defeat to eventual champions St Johnstone.

The 1925–26 Scottish Cup was the 48th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 23 January 1926 and ended on 10 April 1926. The cup was won by St Mirren, who defeated the previous years cup winners Celtic 2–0 in the final.

The 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 15th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Falkirk, who defeated Ross County 2–1 in the 2004 final. Falkirk did not compete in the tournament after being promoted to the Scottish Premier League.

The 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Stenhousemuir, who defeated Dundee United 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time in the 1995 final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1882–83 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 1882–83 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the tenth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Dumbarton won the cup for the first, and so far only, time when they beat Vale of Leven 2–1 in a replayed final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1881–82 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 1881–82 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the ninth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. A total of 147 teams entered the competition, five more than the previous record set in 1879–80. For the second season in a row, defending champions Queen's Park played Dumbarton in the final. After the original match finished in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 1882, Queen's Park won the trophy for a sixth time with a 4–1 win in the replay 1 April 1882.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1883–84 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 1883–84 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after Vale of Leven could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to player illness.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1884–85 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 1884–85 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 12th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the first tie after they defeated Vale of Leven in a replayed final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1885–86 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defending champions Renton 3–1 in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1887–88 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 1887–88 Scottish Cup was the 15th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the second time after they beat Cambuslang 6–1 in the final. The result set a new record as the largest margin of victory in a Scottish Cup Final - a record that was equalled by Celtic in 1972 but has never been bettered.

Cameron Smith is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder or a forward for Peterhead. He began his career with Aberdeen, and initially played for Dundee United on loan in 2016 before joining St Mirren. He rejoined Dundee United permanently in 2019, and was on loan to Irish club Dundalk in 2020. After brief stints with Ayr United and Indy Eleven, Smith joined Partick Thistle in July 2021. Smith has represented Scotland at various levels up to under-21 international.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 in Scottish football</span> Scottish sporting season

The 2013–14 season was the 117th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season began on 13 July 2013, with the start of the Challenge Cup.

Season 1982–83 was the 99th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.

The 2016–17 season was Aberdeen's 104th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

During the 1928–29 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West of Scotland Football League</span> Association football league in Scotland

The West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL) is a senior football league based in the west of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–10 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.

The 2022–23 Scottish Premiership was the tenth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 126th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 30 July 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Sammy Johnston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. 1 2 3 Sammy Johnston, The Thistle Archive
  3. ↑ Horror show was torture for Rangers fans, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1989
  4. ↑ Rangers all right on the night, The Glasgow Herald, 19 April 1989
  5. ↑ McDiarmid Park's Greatest Game | The 30th anniversary of St Johnstone 3 Airdrie 1, Eric Nicolson, The Courier, 31 March 2020
  6. ↑ St Johnstone 1 Dundee Utd 3 League (Premier Division), Arab Archive
  7. ↑ Ayr United mourn the passing of legend players Cammy Duncan and John Telfer, Mike Wilson, Daily Record, 4 May 2017
  8. ↑ Football: I get a kick out of you; Mirror Sport Special | The life and times of Irish League hardman Pat McAllister Coleraine star just loves football, The Daily Mirror, 10 May 2005, via The Free Library
  9. ↑ Back to Iceland for Glenavon, Lurgan Mail, 23 June 2014
  10. ↑ Harps' Derry hoodoo explored, Donegal News, 25 May 2012
  11. ↑ Neilston boss Johnston resigns, Daily Record, 22 May 2008
  12. ↑ Juniors: Branco orders Lie to fire the final Shotts..., Evening Times, 7 October 2008
  13. ↑ Sammy Johnston ready for dogs abuse when he swap sides as Arthurlie Legends take on Pollok, Daily Record, 25 September 2009
  14. ↑ McGilvray, Andy (16 January 2021). "Rangers hero's son is a new Academy graduate at Motherwell". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.