William Johnston
William Johnston |
![]() William Johnston was born on Saturday, 29th April, 1865, in Girvan, South Ayrshire. The forward first appeared as a guest for Thistle in December, 1897. Aged 32, he made his first known appearance on Saturday, 4th December, 1897, in a 9-1 defeat away to St Bernard's in the SFL First Division. William scored his only known goal for Thistle on Monday, 3rd January, 1898, in a 6-1 defeat away to Rangers in the SFL First Division. That goal came in his third (and last known) appearance for the club. His club-list included Govanhill, Third Lanark, St Bernard's, Bute Casuals and Partick Thistle. William died on Thursday, 21st December, 1950, in Finnieston, Glasgow, aged 85. |
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03.01.1898 Rangers [a] L1-6 (SFL First Division - game 16) |