| Leslie Johnston | |
| Fullname: | Leslie Hamilton Johnston |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Youthclubs1: | Clydebank Juniors |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1941–1947 |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 1947 |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 1947–1948 |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Clubs3: | Clyde |
| Years4: | 1948–1949 |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Clubs4: | Celtic |
| Years5: | 1949–1953 |
| Caps5: | 88 |
| Goals5: | 22 |
| Clubs5: | Stoke City |
| Years6: | 1953–1954 |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Clubs6: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Totalcaps: | 190 |
| Totalgoals: | 76 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1945 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland (wartime) |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1948 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
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.[1]
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.[1] He struggled in his first season at the Victoria Ground scoring just five goals in 1949–50.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2]
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| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Clyde | 1946–47[3] | Scottish First Division | 24 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 18 | |
| 1947–48[4] | Scottish First Division | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | ||
| 1948–49[5] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | 54 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 35 | |||
| Hibernian | 1946–47 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1947–48 | Scottish First Division | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Total | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Celtic | 1948–49 | Scottish First Division | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
| 1949–50 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |||
| Stoke City | 1949–50 | First Division | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 1950–51 | First Division | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 13 | |||
| 1951–52 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1952–53 | First Division | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 88 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | 92! | 22 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1953–54 | Third Division South | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| Career Total | 191 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 215 | 83 | |||
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