James Johnston (Scottish footballer)

James Johnston[lower-alpha 1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right, mainly for Third Lanark.[1]

For the Abercorn and Scotland player, see James Johnstone (footballer).
James Johnston
Personal information
Playing position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1907 Third Lanark 119 (47)
1907–1908 Swindon Town  34 (4)
1908–1910 Third Lanark  47 (12)
Total 200 (63)
National team
1903 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He won the Scottish Football League championship with the Glasgow club in 1903–04[2][3] and played in two consecutive Scottish Cup finals, scoring in the first – a win over Rangers in 1905 via a replay[4] – but losing to Heart of Midlothian in 1906.[5] He also played in England with Swindon Town (then competing in the Southern Football League) for a season,[6] finding the winning goal in an FA Cup 'giant killing' of Sheffield United,[7] before returning to Third Lanark for two more years,[8] collecting a Glasgow Cup medal to add to two others won in his first spell.[9][10]

Johnston was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1903,[11] and played twice in the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge match against Sheffield.[1]

References
  1. The surname is spelled Johnstone in some sources, and a lack of other personal information makes it difficult to clarify the correct name.
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04, Soccer Stories, 13 January 2014
  3. Scotland 1903/04, RSSSF, 21 October 2001
  4. Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1905
  5. "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. Player Profile | Jimmy Johnston, Swindon-Town-FC
  7. 1908, The Giant Killers
  8. Third Lanark v Celtic 4-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 28, 1908), Play Up Liverpool
  9. Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 25, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  10. Football. | Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 30 November 1903
  11. (SFL player) James Johnstone [merged into the record of Jimmy Johnstone ], London Hearts Supporters Club
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