William Johnston

Position: forward

Scotland

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	40	22	12	6	90	45	+45	55.00
A	37	8	4	25	47	91	-44	21.62
TOTALS	77	30	16	31	137	136	+1	38.96

Name: William Gifford Johnston

Birthdate: 16-01-1901

Age: 125

Birthplace: St Georges, Edinburgh, Scotland

Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)

Weight: 11st 2lbs (70.76kg)

Years at Club: 1927-1932

Signing Info: Transferred from: Stockport County, 10/1927, £3,000, 2nd Spell Transferred from: Macclesfield, 05/1931, £

Previous Clubs: Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town

Debut: 15/10/1927 v Cardiff City (H) 2-2 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Macclesfield, 06/1929, £, 2nd Farewell Transferred to Oldham Athletic, 05/1932, £

Passed Away: 27/11/1964

Biography

William Johnston is one of a select few players who have played for the club on more than one occasion, the others are
Mark Bosnich, Mark Hughes, Les Sealey



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1927-1928	8	31	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	36
2.	1928-1929	5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12
3.	1931-1932	11	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	29
TOTALS		24	71	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	77

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Burnley	2	1
2.	Oldham Athletic	2	1
3.	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2
4.	Birmingham City	2	2
5.	Leeds United	2	2
6.	Bury	2	2
7.	Chesterfield	1	1
8.	Bolton Wanderers	1	1
9.	Aston Villa	1	1
10.	Bradford City	1	1
11.	Newcastle United	1	1
12.	Preston North End	1	1
13.	Sunderland	1	1
14.	Middlesbrough	1	1
15.	Cardiff City	1	1
16.	Plymouth Argyle	1	1
17.	Manchester City	1	1
18.	Brentford	1	1
19.	Southampton	1	1
20.	West Ham United	1	1
21.	Derby County	1	1

No	Opponent

1.	Burnley	5	2
2.	Bury	5	2
3.	Cardiff City	3	1
4.	West Ham United	3	1
5.	Aston Villa	3	1
6.	Sheffield United	3	0
7.	Liverpool	3	0
8.	Birmingham City	3	2
9.	Leeds United	3	2
10.	Plymouth Argyle	3	1
11.	Derby County	2	1
12.	Portsmouth	2	0
13.	Sunderland	2	1
14.	Arsenal	2	0
15.	Blackburn Rovers	2	0
16.	Newcastle United	2	1
17.	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2
18.	Bolton Wanderers	2	1
19.	Leicester City	2	0
20.	Swansea City	2	0
21.	Stoke City	2	0
22.	Barnsley	2	0
23.	Notts County	2	0
24.	Port Vale	2	0
25.	Middlesbrough	1	1
26.	Brentford	1	1
27.	Huddersfield Town	1	0
28.	Everton	1	0
29.	Manchester City	1	1
30.	Bradford Park Avenue	1	0
31.	Southampton	1	1
32.	Nottingham Forest	1	0
33.	Chesterfield	1	1
34.	Preston North End	1	1
35.	Oldham Athletic	1	2
36.	Millwall	1	0
37.	Bradford City	1	1
38.	Bristol City	1	0
39.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Pickles, Albert	5
2.	Smith, Percy	5
3.	Stewart, Fred	3
4.	King, Syd	3
5.	Smith, W J	3
6.	Nicholson, John	3
7.	Ray, Dick	3
8.	Jack, Bob	3
9.	Jobey, George	2
10.	Tinn, Jack	2
11.	Kyle, Bob	2
12.	Chapman, Herbert	2
13.	Crompton, Bob	2
14.	Harvey, Bill	2
15.	Watt, Frank	2
16.	Foweraker, Charles	2
17.	Patterson, George	2
18.	Orr, William	2
19.	Green, Haydn	2
20.	Mather, Tom	2
21.	Fletcher, Brough	2
22.	Henshall, Horace	2
23.	Morgan, Tom	2
24.	McQueen, Matt	1
25.	McWilliam, Peter	1
26.	Curtis, Harry	1
27.	Minter, Billy	1
28.	Chaplin, Jack	1
29.	McIntosh, Thomas	1
30.	Hodge, Peter	1
31.	Knighton, Leslie	1
32.	Bradford Park Avenue Committee	1
33.	Kay, George	1
34.	Watson, Noel	1
35.	Davidson, Ted	1
36.	Hyde, Lincoln	1
37.	Mellor, Robert	1
38.	Paine, Arthur	1
39.	Hunter, Robert	1
40.	Peart, Jack	1
41.	Bradshaw, Joe	1
42.	Buckley, Frank	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Bamlett, Herbert	62
2.	Crickmer, Walter	15

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	40
2.	Turf Moor	3
3.	Boleyn Ground	2
4.	Elland Road	2
5.	Gigg Lane	2
6.	Home Park	2
7.	Villa Park	2
8.	Anfield	1
9.	Ayresome Park	1
10.	Baseball Ground	1
11.	Boundary Park	1
12.	Bramall Lane	1
13.	Burnden Park	1
14.	City Ground, Nottingham	1
15.	Ewood Park	1
16.	Filbert Street	1
17.	Fratton Park	1
18.	Highbury	1
19.	Maine Road	1
20.	Meadow Lane	1
21.	Molineux	1
22.	Ninian Park	1
23.	Oakwell	1
24.	Old Recreation Ground	1
25.	Park Avenue	1
26.	Roker Park	1
27.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
28.	Valley Parade	1
29.	Vetch Field	1
30.	Victoria Ground	1
31.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	43
2.	League Division Two	28
3.	FA Cup	6

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Burnley	5
2.	Bury	5
3.	Cardiff City	3
4.	West Ham United	3
5.	Aston Villa	3
6.	Sheffield United	3
7.	Liverpool	3
8.	Birmingham City	3
9.	Leeds United	3
10.	Plymouth Argyle	3
11.	Derby County	2
12.	Portsmouth	2
13.	Sunderland	2
14.	Arsenal	2
15.	Blackburn Rovers	2
16.	Newcastle United	2
17.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
18.	Bolton Wanderers	2
19.	Leicester City	2
20.	Swansea City	2
21.	Stoke City	2
22.	Barnsley	2
23.	Notts County	2
24.	Port Vale	2
25.	Middlesbrough	1
26.	Brentford	1
27.	Huddersfield Town	1
28.	Everton	1
29.	Manchester City	1
30.	Bradford Park Avenue	1
31.	Southampton	1
32.	Nottingham Forest	1
33.	Chesterfield	1
34.	Preston North End	1
35.	Oldham Athletic	1
36.	Millwall	1
37.	Bradford City	1
38.	Bristol City	1
39.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	72
2.	Wales	5

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

All Matches played

No	Date	Comp	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	15-10-1927	Div 1	Cardiff City	D	2-2	H	0	Eric Sweeney 10', Joe Spence 82'	Billy Thirlaway 15', Ernie Curtis 77'
2.	22-10-1927	Div 1	Derby County	W	5-0	H	1	William Johnston 47', Francis McPherson 56', Joe Spence 58', 61', 65'
3.	29-10-1927	Div 1	West Ham United	W	2-1	A	0	James W. Barrett 46' (o.g.), Francis McPherson 70'	Victor Watson 35'
4.	05-11-1927	Div 1	Portsmouth	W	2-0	H	0	George Clifford 22' (o.g.), Francis McPherson 55'
5.	12-11-1927	Div 1	Sunderland	L	1-4	A	0	Joe Spence 41'	Dave Halliday 16', 23', 66', Bobby Marshall 63'
6.	19-11-1927	Div 1	Aston Villa	W	5-1	H	1	Edward Partridge ??', ??', Joe Spence ??', William Johnston ??', Francis McPherson ??'	George Cook ??'
7.	26-11-1927	Div 1	Burnley	L	0-4	A	0		George Beel 5', 52', Jack Hill 15', Joe Devine 48'
8.	03-12-1927	Div 1	Bury	L	0-1	H	0		Norman Bullock 5'
9.	10-12-1927	Div 1	Sheffield United	L	1-2	A	0	Joe Spence 49'	Albert Partridge 27', Fred Tunstall 58'
10.	17-12-1927	Div 1	Arsenal	W	4-1	H	0	Joe Spence 20', Edward Partridge 52', Francis McPherson 75', James Hanson 77'	Jack Wilson 38' (o.g.)
11.	24-12-1927	Div 1	Liverpool	L	0-2	A	0		Tom Scott 60', Harry Chambers 88'
12.	26-12-1927	Div 1	Blackburn Rovers	D	1-1	H	0	Joe Spence 52' (pen)	Arthur Rigby 27'
13.	31-12-1927	Div 1	Middlesbrough	W	2-1	A	1	William Johnston 3', James Hanson 14'	Jim McClelland 52'
14.	07-01-1928	Div 1	Birmingham City	D	1-1	H	0	James Hanson 49'	George Briggs 30'
15.	14-01-1928	FAC	Brentford	W	7-1	H	1	Joe Spence 12', James Hanson 17', 25', 27', 75', Francis McPherson 32', William Johnston 40'	Thomas Jones 35' (o.g.)
16.	21-01-1928	Div 1	Newcastle United	L	1-4	A	0	Edward Partridge 12'	Stan Seymour 7', Jonathan Wilkinson 25', 41', Robert McKay 30'
17.	28-01-1928	FAC	Bury	D	1-1	A	1	William Johnston 78'	Wally Amos 46'
18.	01-02-1928	FAC	Bury	W	1-0	H	0	Joe Spence 44'
19.	04-02-1928	Div 1	Tottenham Hotspur	L	1-4	A	1	William Johnston 47'	Jimmy Armstrong 23', 80', Taffy O'Callaghan 41', Jimmy Dimmock 46'
20.	18-02-1928	FAC	Birmingham City	W	1-0	H	1	William Johnston 25'
21.	25-02-1928	Div 1	Cardiff City	L	0-2	A	0		Len Davies 20', Hugh Ferguson 41'
22.	03-03-1928	FAC	Blackburn Rovers	L	0-2	A	0		Syd Puddlefoot 77', 80'
23.	07-03-1928	Div 1	Huddersfield Town	D	0-0	H	0
24.	10-03-1928	Div 1	West Ham United	D	1-1	H	1	William Johnston 88'	Stanley Earle 15'
25.	14-03-1928	Div 1	Everton	W	1-0	H	0	William Rawlings 44'
26.	17-03-1928	Div 1	Portsmouth	L	0-1	A	0		Jack Weddle 30'
27.	28-03-1928	Div 1	Derby County	L	0-5	A	0		Jack Whitehouse 16', Harry Bedford 53', 84', George Stephenson 55', 88'
28.	31-03-1928	Div 1	Aston Villa	L	1-3	A	0	William Rawlings 49'	Thomas Smart 5' (pen), Thomas Waring 47', George Cook 67'
29.	06-04-1928	Div 1	Bolton Wanderers	L	2-3	A	0	Henry Thomas 34', Joe Spence 53'	Ted Vizard 12', Jack Round 50', *James McClelland 80'
30.	07-04-1928	Div 1	Burnley	W	4-3	H	0	William Rawlings 20', 46', 70', Rees Williams 90'	George Beel 19', 30', Jack Bruton 55'
31.	09-04-1928	Div 1	Bolton Wanderers	W	2-1	H	1	William Johnston 8', William Rawlings 31'	*James McClelland 28'
32.	14-04-1928	Div 1	Bury	L	3-4	A	1	William Johnston 70', Hugh McLenanhan 73', Rees Williams 85'	Jack Ball 5', John.R.Smith 35', Frank Mann 67' (o.g.), Norman Bullock 80'
33.	21-04-1928	Div 1	Sheffield United	L	2-3	H	0	Henry Thomas 51', William Rawlings 84'	Fred Tunstall 65', 73', Albert Partridge 75'
34.	25-04-1928	Div 1	Sunderland	W	2-1	H	1	James Hanson 3', William Johnston 65'	Dave Halliday 44'
35.	28-04-1928	Div 1	Arsenal	W	1-0	A	0	William Rawlings 38'
36.	05-05-1928	Div 1	Liverpool	W	6-1	H	0	Joe Spence 12', 44', 48', William Rawlings 31', 36', James Hanson 74'	Gordon Hodgson 38'
37.	25-08-1928	Div 1	Leicester City	D	1-1	H	0	William Rawlings 3'	*Ernie Hine 40'
38.	27-08-1928	Div 1	Aston Villa	D	0-0	A	0
39.	01-09-1928	Div 1	Manchester City	D	2-2	A	1	John Wilson ??', William Johnston ??'	Frank Roberts 5', Tommy Johnson 53'
40.	08-09-1928	Div 1	Leeds United	L	2-3	A	1	Joe Spence 30', William Johnston 33'	Russell Wainscoat 3', Charlie Keetley 62', Jack Armand 80'
41.	15-09-1928	Div 1	Liverpool	D	2-2	H	0	Jack Silcock 40', James Hanson 72' (pen)	Gordon Hodgson 2', Dick Edmed 58'
42.	22-09-1928	Div 1	West Ham United	L	1-3	A	0	William Rawlings 82'	John Payne 13', Danny Shone 80', 87'
43.	29-09-1928	Div 1	Newcastle United	W	5-0	H	1	William Rawlings 15', 63', James Hanson 18', Joe Spence 22', William Johnston 88'
44.	06-10-1928	Div 1	Burnley	W	4-3	A	0	Joe Spence 5', 42', James Hanson ??', 35' (pen)	Andy McCluggage ??' (pen), 83' (pen), George Beel ??'
45.	13-10-1928	Div 1	Cardiff City	D	1-1	H	1	William Johnston 80'	*George McLachlan 85'
46.	20-10-1928	Div 1	Birmingham City	W	1-0	H	1	William Johnston 5'
47.	25-12-1928	Div 1	Sheffield United	D	1-1	H	0	Charles Ramsden 24'	Harry Johnson 77'
48.	29-12-1928	Div 1	Leicester City	L	1-2	A	0	James Hanson 38' (pen)	*Ernie Hine 15', 29'
49.	29-08-1931	Div 2	Bradford Park Avenue	L	1-3	A	0	Thomas Reid 16'	Fred Leedham ??', Syd Dickinson ??' (pen), Trevor Rhodes ??'
50.	02-09-1931	Div 2	Southampton	L	2-3	H	1	William Johnston 44', John Ferguson 81'	Johnny Arnold 70', Arthur Haddleton 75', Billy Fraser 86'
51.	05-09-1931	Div 2	Swansea City	W	2-1	H	0	Thomas Reid 75', Samuel Hopkinson 79'	Cyril Pearce 43'
52.	07-09-1931	Div 2	Stoke City	L	0-3	A	0		Joe Mawson 19', 65', Bobby Liddle 52'
53.	12-09-1931	Div 2	Tottenham Hotspur	D	1-1	H	1	William Johnston 43'	Dick Rowley 73'
54.	16-09-1931	Div 2	Stoke City	D	1-1	H	0	Joe Spence 50'	Bobby Liddle 80'
55.	19-09-1931	Div 2	Nottingham Forest	L	1-2	A	0	Stanley Gallimore 73'	Bill Dickinson 5', John Dent 12'
56.	26-09-1931	Div 2	Chesterfield	W	3-1	H	1	Arthur Warburton 40', 86', William Johnston 52'	Thomas Jones 68' (o.g.)
57.	03-10-1931	Div 2	Burnley	L	0-2	A	0		Tommy Jones 8', Evan Jenkins 63'
58.	10-10-1931	Div 2	Preston North End	W	3-2	H	1	Stanley Gallimore ??', William Johnston ??', Joe Spence ??'	George Bargh ??', Tom Scott ??'
59.	17-10-1931	Div 2	Barnsley	D	0-0	A	0
60.	24-10-1931	Div 2	Notts County	D	3-3	H	0	Herbert Mann 24', Stanley Gallimore 47', Joe Spence 52'	Tom Keetley 24', 50', 60'
61.	31-10-1931	Div 2	Plymouth Argyle	L	1-3	A	1	William Johnston 87'	Joe Mantle 2', Ray Bowden 13', Tommy Grozier 34'
62.	07-11-1931	Div 2	Leeds United	L	2-5	H	0	Joe Spence 59', 63'	H.A.Duggan 10', Joe Firth 69', 85', Charlie Keetley 78', Billy Furness 89'
63.	14-11-1931	Div 2	Oldham Athletic	W	5-1	A	2	William Johnston ??', ??', Herbert Mann ??', Joe Spence ??', ??'	Bill Johnstone ??'
64.	21-11-1931	Div 2	Bury	L	1-2	H	0	Joe Spence ??'	John.R.Smith ??', ??'
65.	28-11-1931	Div 2	Port Vale	W	2-1	A	0	Joe Spence 60', 90'	Dicky York 30'
66.	05-12-1931	Div 2	Millwall	W	2-0	H	0	Joe Spence 27', Stanley Gallimore 45'
67.	12-12-1931	Div 2	Bradford City	L	3-4	A	1	William Johnston ??', Joe Spence ??' (pen), ??'	*Charlie Moore 7', ??', Stan Alexander ??', Harold Peel 75'
68.	19-12-1931	Div 2	Bristol City	L	0-1	H	0		Sid Elliott 41'
69.	26-12-1931	Div 2	Wolves	L	0-7	A	0		Jim Deacon 3', Bill Hartill 35', 55, Bill Bottrill 48' 74, Bill Barraclough 73, Charles Phillips 75'
70.	09-01-1932	FAC	Plymouth Argyle	L	1-4	A	0	Thomas Reid 85'	Jack Vidler 3', Tommy Grozier 23', 55', John Pullen 80'
71.	16-01-1932	Div 2	Swansea City	L	1-3	A	0	Arthur Warburton 12'	Ron Williams 83', Harry Anstiss 84', James Miller 85'
72.	17-02-1932	Div 2	Burnley	W	5-1	H	2	William Johnston 14', 34', Stanley Gallimore 20', William Ridding 72', 73'	Sam Jennings 32' (pen)
73.	27-02-1932	Div 2	Barnsley	W	3-0	H	0	Stanley Gallimore 61', Samuel Hopkinson 24', 58'
74.	05-03-1932	Div 2	Notts County	W	2-1	A	0	Samuel Hopkinson 12', Thomas Reid 14'	Jack Mellor 46' (o.g.)
75.	12-03-1932	Div 2	Plymouth Argyle	W	2-1	H	0	Joe Spence 65', 86'	Frank Sloan 49'
76.	19-03-1932	Div 2	Leeds United	W	4-1	A	1	Thomas Reid 4', 82', William Ridding 13', William Johnston 84'	Billy Bennett 16'
77.	09-04-1932	Div 2	Port Vale	W	2-0	H	0	Thomas Reid 27' (pen), Joe Spence 46'

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