Chris Johnston (footballer)

Chris Johnston (born 3 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish League One club Clyde.

Chris Johnston

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Johnston
Date of birth	(1994-09-03) 3 September 1994
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Clyde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Kilmarnock	65	(5)
2016–2017	Raith Rovers	27	(1)
2017–2018	Dumbarton	7	(0)
2018	→ Peterhead (loan)	10	(0)
2018–2019	Annan Athletic	32	(3)
2019-	Clyde	2	(0)
National team^‡
2012–2013	Scotland U19	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 13 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2013

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]

Career statistics

As of 13 August 2019[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Kilmarnock	2011–12[13]	Scottish Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2012–13[14]		11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	2013–14[15]	Scottish Premiership	21	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	4
	2014–15[16]		30	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	32	1
	2015–16[17]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		65	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	68	6
Raith Rovers	2016–17[18]	Scottish Championship	27	1	2	0	4	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	2
Dumbarton	2017–18[19]	Scottish Championship	7	0	0	0	4	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
Peterhead (loan)	2017–18[19]	Scottish League Two	10	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	13	0
Annan Athletic	2018–19[20]	Scottish League Two	32	3	3	0	4	0	6[lower-alpha 4]	2	45	5
Clyde	2019–20[21]	Scottish League One	2	0	0	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	6	0
Career total			143	9	6	1	17	1	14	2	180	13

1. Appearance in the Championship play-offs
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

References

1. "Under 19 Squad 2011/2012". Kilmarnock F.C. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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.
11. "NEW SIGNING: Chris Johnston". Clyde F.C. 22 May 2019.
12. Chris Johnston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
21. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

External links

• Chris Johnston at the Scottish Football Association