Full Name:
Henry Johnston
Born:
26th September 1919, Manchester
Died: 12th October 1973, Manchester aged 54 England Career:
1946 - 1953
Positions:
Left Half,
Right Half and
Centre Back
Clubs (and caps):
Blackpool (10) FA Legacy Number:
664
Career Summary:
Harry Johnston (26th September 1919 - 12th October 1973) was an international footballer who represented England 10 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Netherlands on 27th November 1946 at 27 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 25th November 1953 aged 34. Johnston, born on 26th September 1919, in Manchester, has a FA Legacy Number of 664 and played as a Left Half,
Right Half and
Centre Back for his country.
Notes:
1951 Footballer of the Year.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 27th November 1946 aged 27 years, 2 months, 1 day Last Cap: v 25th November 1953 aged 34 years, 1 month, 29 days Career Length: 6 years, 363 days Starts: 10
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 10
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR 6
0
0
0
0
British Home Championship HC 2
0
0
0
0
World Cup Qualifier WCQ 2
0
0
0
0
Competitive
4
0
0
0
0
Home
5
0
0
0
0
Away
5
0
0
0
0
Won
5
0
0
0
0
Drawn
1
0
0
0
0
Lost
3
0
0
0
0
Abandoned
1
0
0
0
0
Centre Back
7
0
0
0
0
Left Half
2
0
0
0
0
Right Half
1
0
0
0
0
Walter Winterbottom
10
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 27 sources from 10 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Blackpool, Cap: 10. Blackpool, Cap: 9. Blackpool, Cap: 8. Blackpool, Cap: 7. Blackpool, Cap: 6. Blackpool, Cap: 5. Blackpool, Cap: 4. Blackpool, Cap: 3. Blackpool, Cap: 2. Blackpool, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Netherlands (FR) on 27th November 1946 aged 27 years, 2 months, 1 day
Hungary (FR) on 25th November 1953 aged 34 years, 1 month, 29 days
0
0
NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ) 
WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) 
USA, 6 - 3, 8th Jun 1953 (FR) 
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) 
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) 
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) 
SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC)