Bobby Johnstone

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Bobby Johnstone
Personnel
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

literature

  • John Leigh: Bobby Johnstone: The Passing of an Age (Breedon Books Publishing Co. Ltd.), Derby 2007, ISBN 978-1859835494

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personal data
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