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Sammy Johnston

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Sammy Johnston

• Sammy Johnston, 1992 (NGN)

Samuel Johnston was born on Thursday, 13th April, 1967, in Glasgow.

The 5' 9 (11st 8lbs) midfielder signed for John Lambie's Thistle on Saturday, 23rd March, 1991, having most recently been with Ayr United.

Aged 23, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 23rd March, 1991, in a 1-1 draw away to Morton in the SFL First Division.

Sammy scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 11th May, 1991, in a 7-1 defeat away to Clydebank in the SFL First Division.

He scored the last of his 6 goals on Saturday, 18th July, 1998, in a 3-2 friendly win away to Stranraer.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 1st May, 1999, in a 1-0 win at home to Forfar Athletic in the SFL Second Division, having appeared as a Jag on 75 occasions.

His club-list included St Johnstone, Ayr United, Partick Thistle, Gateshead, Ballymena United, Stranraer, Glenavon, Finn Harps, Coleraine, Pollok and Neilston Juniors.

Sammy died on Thursday, 14th August, 2025, in Howwood, Renfrewshire, aged 58.

Sammy Johnston's Summary Totals


League	58	18	12	28	4
Competitive	64	20	12	32	4
All Games	75	27	14	34	6

Yet another player to have had two spells with Partick Thistle. First joined Thistle from Ayr United in a swap deal that took Cammy Duncan to Somerset Park. Missed a large part of the promotion-winning season of 91/92 with a nasty injury picked up in a game against Clydebank, but returned to the side for the clinching game against Forfar on the last day of the season. Was still a squad player in Thistle's first season back in the Premier League but was freed at the end of that season. Returned to Firhill in 98/99 as player/assistant manager to Tommy Bryce and showed on occasion that he could still contribute on the field. It was no surprise, however, following the arrival of John Lambie, that he departed the club in the summer and ended up playing with top Junior side Pollok.

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(age) 1990-91

1. (23y, 11m, 10d) #6 Sat-23-Mar-1991 [a] D1-1 Morton (SFL First Division - game 29)

2. (23y, 11m, 13d) #6 Tue-26-Mar-1991 [h] W1-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 30)

3. (23y, 11m, 17d) #6 Sat-30-Mar-1991 [h] D0-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 31)

4. (23y, 11m, 24d) #6 Sat-06-Apr-1991 [a] W1-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 32)

5. (24y, 0m, 0d) #6 Sat-13-Apr-1991 [a] L1-2 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 33)

6. (24y, 0m, 3d) #6 Tue-16-Apr-1991 [h] W2-0 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 34)

7. (24y, 0m, 7d) #10 Sat-20-Apr-1991 [h] D1-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 35)

8. (24y, 0m, 28d) #7 Sat-11-May-1991 [a] L1-7 Clydebank (SFL First Division - game 39)

(age) 1991-92

9. (24y, 3m, 14d) #11 Sat-27-Jul-1991 [a] W4-0 Inverness Select (Friendly)

10. (24y, 3m, 16d) #11 Mon-29-Jul-1991 [a] W1-0 Ross County (Friendly)

11. (24y, 3m, 17d) #12 Tue-30-Jul-1991 [a] W3-0 Lossiemouth (Friendly)

12. (24y, 3m, 21d) #8 Sat-03-Aug-1991 [a] W3-1 Balintore (Friendly)

13. (24y, 3m, 28d) #6 Sat-10-Aug-1991 [a] L1-2 Morton (SFL First Division - game 1)

14. (24y, 3m, 30d) #6 Mon-12-Aug-1991 [a] W1-0 Meadowbank Thistle (SFL First Division - game 2)

15. (24y, 4m, 4d) #6 Sat-17-Aug-1991 [h] W1-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 3)

16. (24y, 4m, 7d) #6 Tue-20-Aug-1991 [h] W2-0 Albion Rovers (League Cup 2nd Round)

17. (24y, 4m, 11d) #6 Sat-24-Aug-1991 [h] W1-0 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 4)

18. (24y, 4m, 15d) #6 Wed-28-Aug-1991 [h] L0-2 Rangers (League Cup 3rd Round)

19. (24y, 4m, 18d) #6 Sat-31-Aug-1991 [a] D1-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 5)

20. (24y, 4m, 25d) #6 Sat-07-Sep-1991 [a] W3-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 6)

21. (24y, 5m, 1d) #6 Sat-14-Sep-1991 [h] W5-0 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 7)

22. (24y, 5m, 8d) #6 Sat-21-Sep-1991 [h] W1-0 Montrose (SFL First Division - game 8)

23. (24y, 5m, 15d) #6 Sat-28-Sep-1991 [a] W3-0 Forfar Athletic (SFL First Division - game 9)

24. (24y, 5m, 18d) #6 Tue-01-Oct-1991 [a] W3-2 Cowdenbeath (Challenge Cup 1st Round) aet

25. (24y, 5m, 22d) #6 Sat-05-Oct-1991 [a] W2-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 10)

26. (24y, 5m, 25d) #6 Tue-08-Oct-1991 [h] L0-3 Clydebank (SFL First Division - game 11)

27. (24y, 5m, 29d) #6 Sat-12-Oct-1991 [h] L3-4 Morton (SFL First Division - game 12)

28. (24y, 6m, 2d) #8 Tue-15-Oct-1991 [h] L1-2 Hamilton Academical (Challenge Cup 2nd Round)

29. (24y, 6m, 6d) #10 Sat-19-Oct-1991 [a] W3-2 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 13)

30. (24y, 6m, 13d) #8 Sat-26-Oct-1991 [h] W3-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 14)

31. (24y, 6m, 16d) #10 Tue-29-Oct-1991 [a] L0-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 15)

32. (24y, 6m, 20d) #10 Sat-02-Nov-1991 [h] D1-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 16)

33. (24y, 6m, 27d) #10 Sat-09-Nov-1991 [a] D1-1 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 17)

34. (24y, 7m, 3d) #10 Sat-16-Nov-1991 [h] L2-6 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 18)

35. (24y, 7m, 6d) #10 Tue-19-Nov-1991 [a] D0-0 Clydebank (SFL First Division - game 19)

36. (25y, 0m, 19d) #13 Sat-02-May-1992 [h] D0-0 Forfar Athletic (SFL First Division - game 44)

(age) 1992-93

37. (25y, 3m, 8d) #11 Tue-21-Jul-1992 [a] W2-0 Peterhead (Friendly)

38. (25y, 3m, 12d) #7 Sat-25-Jul-1992 [h] D0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Friendly)

39. (25y, 4m, 30d) #13 Sat-12-Sep-1992 [h] L1-4 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 8)

40. (25y, 5m, 6d) #13 Sat-19-Sep-1992 [a] L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 9)

41. (25y, 7m, 11d) #8 Tue-24-Nov-1992 [h] L0-7 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 18)

42. (25y, 7m, 15d) #4 Sat-28-Nov-1992 [a] L0-3 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 19)

43. (25y, 7m, 18d) #8 Tue-01-Dec-1992 [a] L1-2 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 20)

44. (25y, 7m, 22d) #13 Sat-05-Dec-1992 [h] L2-3 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 21)

45. (25y, 8m, 6d) #8 Sat-19-Dec-1992 [h] D1-1 Airdrieonians (SFL Premier Division - game 23)

46. (25y, 8m, 13d) #6 Sat-26-Dec-1992 [a] D1-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 24)

47. (25y, 8m, 20d) #6 Sat-02-Jan-1993 [h] L0-1 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 25)

48. (25y, 8m, 27d) #8 Sat-09-Jan-1993 [h] L0-1 Cowdenbeath (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

49. (25y, 10m, 3d) #13 Tue-16-Feb-1993 [h] L0-3 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 30)

50. (25y, 11m, 0d) #4 Sat-13-Mar-1993 [h] D1-1 St Johnstone (SFL Premier Division - game 34)

51. (25y, 11m, 7d) #4 Sat-20-Mar-1993 [a] W3-2 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 35)

52. (25y, 11m, 14d) #4 Sat-27-Mar-1993 [h] D1-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 36)

53. (25y, 11m, 21d) #4 Sat-03-Apr-1993 [a] W1-0 Dundee (SFL Premier Division - game 37)

54. (25y, 11m, 28d) #4 Sat-10-Apr-1993 [h] L0-1 Falkirk (SFL Premier Division - game 38)

(age) 1998-99

55. (31y, 3m, 5d) #10 Sat-18-Jul-1998 [a] W3-2 Stranraer (Friendly)

56. (31y, 3m, 7d) #16 Mon-20-Jul-1998 [a] W2-1 Stenhousemuir (Friendly)

57. (31y, 3m, 8d) #11 Tue-21-Jul-1998 [a] L0-1 Queen's Park (Friendly)

58. (31y, 3m, 12d) #11 Sat-25-Jul-1998 [h] L0-3 Le Havre (Friendly)

59. (31y, 3m, 14d) #8 Mon-27-Jul-1998 [h] D1-1 Walsall (Friendly)

60. (31y, 3m, 19d) #11 Sat-01-Aug-1998 [a] L2-3 East Fife (League Cup 1st Round) aet

61. (31y, 3m, 22d) #12 Tue-04-Aug-1998 [h] L0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (SFL Second Division - game 1)

62. (31y, 4m, 2d) #8 Sat-15-Aug-1998 [a] W1-0 Forfar Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 2)

63. (31y, 6m, 18d) #13 Sat-31-Oct-1998 [a] L1-3 Alloa Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 13)

64. (31y, 6m, 25d) #13 Sat-07-Nov-1998 [h] L0-1 East Fife (SFL Second Division - game 14)

65. (31y, 7m, 1d) #14 Sat-14-Nov-1998 [a] L0-2 Stirling Albion (SFL Second Division - game 15)

66. (31y, 7m, 8d) #13 Sat-21-Nov-1998 [a] L0-1 Arbroath (SFL Second Division - game 16)

67. (31y, 7m, 15d) #14 Sat-28-Nov-1998 [h] L1-3 Livingston (SFL Second Division - game 17)

68. (31y, 9m, 24d) #14 Sat-06-Feb-1999 [a] L0-1 East Fife (SFL Second Division - game 24)

69. (31y, 10m, 14d) #12 Sat-27-Feb-1999 [a] L1-2 Forfar Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 27)

70. (31y, 10m, 21d) #10 Sat-06-Mar-1999 [a] W1-0 Alloa Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 28)

71. (31y, 11m, 0d) #4 Sat-13-Mar-1999 [h] L0-1 Clyde (SFL Second Division - game 29)

72. (31y, 11m, 21d) #14 Sat-03-Apr-1999 [a] L1-2 Arbroath (SFL Second Division - game 31)

73. (32y, 0m, 4d) #7 Sat-17-Apr-1999 [a] L0-3 Stirling Albion (SFL Second Division - game 33)

74. (32y, 0m, 11d) #12 Sat-24-Apr-1999 [a] L2-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (SFL Second Division - game 34)

75. (32y, 0m, 18d) #12 Sat-01-May-1999 [h] W1-0 Forfar Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 35)


24y, 0m, 28d		11.05.1991 Clydebank [a] L1-7 (SFL First Division - game 39)
24y, 6m, 20d		02.11.1991 Hamilton Academical [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 16)
24y, 7m, 3d		16.11.1991 Dundee [h] L2-6 (SFL First Division - game 18)
25y, 8m, 6d		19.12.1992 Airdrieonians [h] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 23)
31y, 3m, 5d		18.07.1998 Stranraer [a] W3-2 (Friendly)

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