Davie_Johnston_(footballer,_born_1942)

Davy Johnston
Personal information
Full name	David Ross Johnston
Date of birth	28 November 1942
Place of birth	Nairn, Scotland
Date of death	7 April 2004 (aged 63)
Place of death	Inverness, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Nairn County
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1961	Heart of Midlothian
1961–1966	Nairn County
1966–1969	Aberdeen
1969–1975	Caledonian
1975–1976	Nairn County
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davie Johnston (footballer, born 1942)

Scottish footballer

David Ross "Davy" Johnston (1942 – 2004) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a forward for Nairn County FC and Caledonian FC of the Scottish Highland Football League, and Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC of the Scottish Football League.

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Johnston began his senior football career as a 16 year old with his home town club, Nairn County FC. of the Scottish Highland Football League. He transferred to Heart of Midlothian FC of the Scottish Football League at 18 years of age and was very quickly in the Hearts first team playing at the top level of Scottish football. Due to homesickness Johnson returned to Nairn one year later and spent the next five years in Highland League football with Nairn County before transferring back into the Scottish League top tier of football with Aberdeen FC where he had a successful three years before once again returning to the Highland League, this time with Inverness team Caledonian FC, and finally finishing his senior football career at his first senior club, Nairn County FC.

Johnston was the subject of a 2010 book 'Pittodrie's Silent Assassin - Davy Johnston: Aberdeen, Nairn and Caley Sharpshooter' by journalist and lifelong Nairn County supporter Donald Wilson.

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Club^[2]^[3]	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club^[2]^[3]	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hearts of Midlothian	1960-61	Scottish Division One	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Aberdeen	1966-67		20	10	6	4	0	0	0	0	26	14
	1967-68		28	16	3	0	4	0	1	0	36	16
	1968-69		27	8	6	1	2	0	1	0	36	9
	Total		75	34	15	5	6	0	2	0	98	39
Career total			80	35	15	5	6	0	2	0	103	40

Davie_Johnston_(footballer,_born_1942)

Davie Johnston (footballer, born 1942)

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Personal information
Full name	David Ross Johnston^[1]
Date of birth	(1942-11-28)28 November 1942
Place of birth	Nairn, Scotland
Date of death	7 April 2004 (aged 63)
Place of death	Inverness, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Nairn County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1961	Heart of Midlothian	5	(1)
1961–1966	Nairn County	266	(284)
1966–1969	Aberdeen	98	(39)
1969–1975	Caledonian	188	(156)
1975–1976	Nairn County	13	(2)
Total		570	(482)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals