David Ross "Davy" Johnston (1942 – 2004) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a forward for Nairn County FC and Caledonian FC of the Scottish Highland Football League, and Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC of the Scottish Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Ross Johnston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairn, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 2004 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nairn County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | (1) |
| 1961–1966 | Nairn County | 266 | (284) |
| 1966–1969 | Aberdeen | 98 | (39) |
| 1969–1975 | Caledonian | 188 | (156) |
| 1975–1976 | Nairn County | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 570 | (482) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johnston began his senior football career as a 16 year old with his home town club, Nairn County FC. of the Scottish Highland Football League. He transferred to Heart of Midlothian FC of the Scottish Football League at 18 years of age and was very quickly in the Hearts first team playing at the top level of Scottish football. Due to homesickness Johnson returned to Nairn one year later and spent the next five years in Highland League football with Nairn County before transferring back into the Scottish League top tier of football with Aberdeen FC where he had a successful three years before once again returning to the Highland League, this time with Inverness team Caledonian FC, and finally finishing his senior football career at his first senior club, Nairn County FC.
Johnston was the subject of a 2010 book 'Pittodrie's Silent Assassin - Davy Johnston: Aberdeen, Nairn and Caley Sharpshooter' by journalist and lifelong Nairn County supporter Donald Wilson.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition edit
| Club[2][3] | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hearts of Midlothian | 1960-61 | Scottish Division One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Aberdeen | 1966-67 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | |
| 1967-68 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 16 | ||
| 1968-69 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Total | 75 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 40 | ||
References edit
- ^ "David Ross Johnston". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "David Ross Johnston - Hearts Career - from 07 Nov 1960 to 20 Apr 1961". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links edit
- Davie Johnston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database