Leslie Hamilton Johnston (16 August 1920 – 19 October 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Clyde, Hibernian, Celtic, Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and the Scotland national team.
Club career Johnston was born in Glasgow. He moved to Clyde from Clydebank Juniors in December 1941 before joining Hibernian in February 1947 for £10,000, a then Scottish football transfer record. However, he rejoined Clyde just eight months later for the same transfer fee. He joined Celtic the following year for £12,000, another Scottish transfer record. He remained with Celtic for just one year, before moving to English club Stoke City for £9,000. He struggled in his first season at the Victoria Ground scoring just five goals in 1949–50. He improved in 1950–51 scoring 13 goals but again struggled to find his form and missed a lot a games due to injury. He was released in May 1953 and he went to play for Shrewsbury Town.
International career During his second spell at Clyde, Johnston earned two caps for Scotland. He scored in the second of his caps, a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland in May 1948. He had also played for Scotland in one wartime International.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsClyde1946–47Scottish First Division2415114229181947–48Scottish First Division2314100024141948–49Scottish First Division730030103Total543221726335Hibernian1946–47Scottish First Division530000531947–48Scottish First Division45005499Total9800541412Celtic1948–49Scottish First Division23810002481949–50Scottish First Division10004050Total2481040298Stoke City1949–50First Division27510—2851950–51First Division381330—41131951–52First Division9000—901952–53First Division14400—144Total882240—9222Shrewsbury Town1953–54Third Division South16610—176Career Total191768116621583
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National teamYearAppsGoalsScotland194821Total21
Honours Clyde Glasgow Cup: 1946–47
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