Chris Johnston (footballer)

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

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)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Annan Athletic
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) 4 (0)
2018–2019 Annan Athletic 32 (3)
2019–2021 Clyde 28 (2)
2021– Annan Athletic 58 (7)
International career‡
2012–2013 Scotland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 5 January 2022 (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] He was released by Clyde in March 2021.[12]

In July 2021, Johnston returned to Annan Athletic, signing with the club for a second time.[13]

Career statistics
As of 5 January 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Kilmarnock 2011–12[15] Scottish Premier League 2000000020
2012–13[16] 111000000111
2013–14[17] Scottish Premiership 213110000224
2014–15[18] 301002000321
2015–16[19] 1000000010
Total 655112000686
Raith Rovers 2016–17[20] Scottish Championship 27120411[lower-alpha 1]0342
Dumbarton 2017–18[21] Scottish Championship 7000403[lower-alpha 2]0140
Peterhead (loan) 2017–18[21] Scottish League Two 10000003[lower-alpha 3]0130
Annan Athletic 2018–19[22] Scottish League Two 32330406[lower-alpha 4]2455
Clyde 2019–20[23] Scottish League One 2000301[lower-alpha 2]060
Career total 14396117114218013
  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 30 May 2012. 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. "Player Contracts". 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  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 FC. 22 May 2019.
  12. "Clyde FC boss Danny Lennon delighted ahead of league return this Saturday". Glasgow World. 15 March 2021.
  13. "New Signing: Johnston Returns!". Annan Athletic FC. 2 July 2021.
  14. Chris Johnston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  22. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  23. "Games played by Chris Johnston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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