Bobby Johnstone
Bobby Johnstone | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Robert Johnstone | |
birthday | September 7, 1929 | |
place of birth | Selkirk , Scottish Borders , Scotland | |
date of death | August 22, 2001 | |
Place of death | Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland | |
position | striker | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1946-1955 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 164 (83) |
1955-1959 | Manchester City | 124 (41) |
1959-1960 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 31 (17) |
1960-1965 | Oldham Athletic | 143 (36) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1951-1956 | Scotland | 17 (10) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Bobby Johnstone (born September 7, 1929 in Selkirk , Scottish Borders , † August 22, 2001 ibid) was a Scottish football player on the position of a striker .
Life
In the early 1950s, Johnstone, along with Gordon Smith , Lawrie Reilly , Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond, formed the Hibs ' famous assault line , which became known nationwide as the Famous Five , and for the club in the 1950/51 and 1951/52 seasons the two so far last championship .
His first appointment to the Scottish national team received Johnstone on April 14, 1951 as part of the British Home Championship at London's Wembley Stadium against the England team . Johnstone scored the first goal for the later 3-2 victory of his team. Johnstone was also part of the Scottish World Cup squad in 1954 , but was not used there due to an injury.
In 1955 he moved to Manchester City , reached the FA Cup finals twice in a row with the Citizens and was the first player ever to score a goal in two consecutive finals in this competition. The first final on May 7, 1955, the Citizens lost 3-1 against Newcastle United , the second final on May 5, 1956 they won with the same result against Birmingham City .
successes
- Scottish champion : 1950/51 and 1951/52
- FA Cup winner: 1955/56
literature
- John Leigh: Bobby Johnstone: The Passing of an Age (Breedon Books Publishing Co. Ltd.), Derby 2007, ISBN 978-1859835494
Web links
- Bobby Johnstone in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- 'Famous Five' player tribute bid (English; article from September 16, 2009)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Johnstone, Bobby |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnstone, Robert (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Selkirk , Scottish Borders , Scotland |
DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 2001 |
Place of death | Selkirk , Scottish Borders , Scotland |