Tommy Johnston Football player

Thomas Bourhill "Tommy" Johnston (18 August 1927 – 4 September 2008) was a Scottish-born footballer.Johnston was the top scorer of Division 2 for the 1957–58 season with 43 goals for Leyton Orient and Blackburn Rovers.He had a withered arm, a legacy of an injury received while he was a miner and always played with this arm bandaged. Johnston died in the early hours of 4 September 2008 in Australia.Upon hearing the news of Johnston's death in September 2008 O's chairman Barry Hearn immediately decided that Orient's south stand should be renamed The Tommy Johnston Stand.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 18, 1927
Birth place
Scotland , Loanhead
Date of deathSeptember 04, 2008
Place of death
City of Shoalhaven , Australia
Height (meters)1.524

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Newport County A.F.C.
Kilmarnock F.C.
Darlington F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C.
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Gillingham F.C.
Norwich City F.C.

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