Bert Johnston

Robert Johnston (2 June 1909 – 27 September 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Scotland as a central defender . [ 1 ] Johnston made his debut for Sunderland on 25 April 1931 against West Ham United in a 3–0 win at Upton Park . [ 2 ] He joined Sunderland aged just 20 from the Scottish Junior leagues and found it hard to break into the team, though he played more regularly after others left. [ 3 ] Johnston played for Sunderland from 1929 until 1939 making 146 league appearances, without scoring a goal. [ 4 ] While on a squad tour to Spain in the summer of 1935, Johnston suffered from an attack of malaria; [ 5 ] he recovered to play a part in the club's Football League title-winning campaign in the 1935–36 season , as well as the 1936 FA Charity Shield [ 6 ] and the FA Cup victory at Wembley in 1937 . Although his playing career was curtailed by the Second World War, he worked as a coach for Sunderland between 1951 and 1957. [ 3 ] Johnston represented Scotland once, in a 5–0 victory against Czechoslovakia in 1937. [ 7 ] — Wikipedia

Position

DF

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Falkirk

Born

2 Jun 1909