On leaving school, he worked in his hometown's coalmine, whilst also playing for Junior club Glencraig Celtic.[1] Johnstone signed for Celtic in January 1909, but made only one appearance in his first season at Parkhead. However, he soon became a regular in the side and eventually made over 240 appearances, scoring 29 goals.[3]
During his career he played in a variety of roles at forward, midfield and defence. His main position was at outside-right, but in later years played more often in defence. He won three Scottish Cup medals as well as four League championships with Celtic and was a mainstay in their side for several years. Johnstone was never capped for Scotland but he did play for the Scottish League side in 1914 against the Irish League,[4] as well as representing Glasgow on two occasions.[5][6][7][8]
Johnstone enlisted with the army in 1916 to assist the war effort, despite being both a newsagent and a coal-miner – both reserved occupations. He first joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders but later was transferred to the 6th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders. Johnstone continued to occasionally play for Celtic during his army training, and in September 1916 travelled overnight from England to help his teammates defeat Rangers in a Glasgow Cup tie.
Johnstone died in May 1917 when the 6th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders attempted to capture a chemicals factory near Rouex in north-west France during the Battle of Arras. A dedication to his memory is inscribed on the Arras Memorial in the Fauborg d'Amiens Cemetery.[2][5][6][8]
^(SFL player) Peter Johnstone, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ abSullivan, Joe (16 May 2014). "Peter Johnstone: A hero of the green fields". Celtic FC. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ abGeoghegan, Peter (23 March 2014). "Past reality too often obscured by Celtic's complicated present". The Independent (Ireland). Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ abEnglish, Paul (24 May 2015). "Permanent memorial planned for footballer Peter Johnstone who died in World War 1". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ ab"They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Scotland's War. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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peter, johnstone, footballer, peter, johnstone, december, 1887, 1917, scottish, footballer, played, celtic, peter, johnstonepersonal, informationfull, namepeter, johnstone, date, birth, 1887, december, 1887place, birthcowdenbeath, scotlanddate, death16, 1917, . Peter Johnstone 30 December 1887 16 May 1917 was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic Peter JohnstonePersonal informationFull namePeter Johnstone 1 Date of birth 1887 12 30 30 December 1887Place of birthCowdenbeath ScotlandDate of death16 May 1917 1917 05 16 aged 29 2 Place of deathArras FrancePosition s Outside right wing halfSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Kelty RangersGlencraig Celtic1909 1916Celtic211 17 International career1914Scottish League XI1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsOn leaving school he worked in his hometown s coalmine whilst also playing for Junior club Glencraig Celtic 1 Johnstone signed for Celtic in January 1909 but made only one appearance in his first season at Parkhead However he soon became a regular in the side and eventually made over 240 appearances scoring 29 goals 3 During his career he played in a variety of roles at forward midfield and defence His main position was at outside right but in later years played more often in defence He won three Scottish Cup medals as well as four League championships with Celtic and was a mainstay in their side for several years Johnstone was never capped for Scotland but he did play for the Scottish League side in 1914 against the Irish League 4 as well as representing Glasgow on two occasions 5 6 7 8 Memorial to Johnstone in Glencraig Fife Johnstone enlisted with the army in 1916 to assist the war effort despite being both a newsagent and a coal miner both reserved occupations He first joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders but later was transferred to the 6th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders Johnstone continued to occasionally play for Celtic during his army training and in September 1916 travelled overnight from England to help his teammates defeat Rangers in a Glasgow Cup tie Johnstone died in May 1917 when the 6th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders attempted to capture a chemicals factory near Rouex in north west France during the Battle of Arras A dedication to his memory is inscribed on the Arras Memorial in the Fauborg d Amiens Cemetery 2 5 6 8 On 23 May 2015 a memorial to Peter Johnstone was unveiled in his home village of Glencraig Fife by Lisbon Lion John Clark and Fife Council Provost and former Dunfermline Athletic manager Jim Leishman The memorial was designed and funded by the Peter Johnstone Memorial Group 7 References Edit a b Litster John Record of Pre War Scottish League Players Norwich PM Publications a b Casualty www cwgc org Retrieved 9 December 2018 Celtic player Johnstone Peter FitbaStats SFL player Peter Johnstone London Hearts Supporters Club a b Sullivan Joe 16 May 2014 Peter Johnstone A hero of the green fields Celtic FC Retrieved 7 September 2015 a b Geoghegan Peter 23 March 2014 Past reality too often obscured by Celtic s complicated present The Independent Ireland Retrieved 7 September 2015 a b English Paul 24 May 2015 Permanent memorial planned for footballer Peter Johnstone who died in World War 1 Daily Record Retrieved 7 September 2015 a b They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916 1917 PDF Scotland s War p 4 Retrieved 8 February 2016 This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a forward born in the 1880s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Johnstone footballer amp oldid 1136118881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
