Harry Johnston 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 Half for his country.
Harry Johnston - 10 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Henry Johnston
- Born: 26th September 1919, Manchester
- Died: 12th October 1973, Manchester aged 54
- England Career: 1946 - 1953
- Positions whilst with England: Left Half, Right Half and Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackpool (10)
- FA Legacy Number: 664
- 1951 Footballer of the Year.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Netherlands (FR) on 27th November 1946 aged 27 years, 2 months, 1 day
- Last Cap: v Hungary (FR) on 25th November 1953 aged 34 years, 1 month, 29 days
- Career Length: 6 years, 363 days
- Starts: 10
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 10
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Abandoned
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Half
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Left Half
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Right Half
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 10 Matches
- Bill Eckersley
- 8 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 7 Matches
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 7 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 6 Matches
- Gil Merrick
- 6 Matches
- Alf Ramsey
- 6 Matches
- Ivor Broadis
- 4 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 4 Matches
- Wilf Mannion
- 3 Matches
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)
- 25 sources from 10 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 10.
Age: 34 years, 1 month, 29 days. - NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 9.
Age: 34 years, 1 month, 15 days. - WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 8.
Age: 34 years, 0 months, 14 days. - USA, 6 - 3, 8th Jun 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 7.
Age: 33 years, 8 months, 12 days. - URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 6.
Age: 33 years, 8 months, 5 days. - CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 5.
Age: 33 years, 7 months, 28 days. - ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 4.
Age: 33 years, 7 months, 21 day. - SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 3.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 18 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1947 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 16 days. - NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 1.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 1 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.