- Allan Johnston
Football player infobox
playername = Allan Johnston
fullname = Allan Johnston
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|12|14
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub = Kilmarnock
clubnumber = 12
position = Winger
years = 1990–1996
1996–1997
1997–2000
1999
2000
2000–2001
2001–2004
2002–2003
2004–present
clubs = Heart of Midlothian
Rennes
Sunderland
Birmingham City (loan)
Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Rangers
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
Kilmarnock
caps(goals) = 084 (12) 023 0(2) 087 (19) 008 0(0) 019 0(3)
014 0(0)
017 0(1)
012 0(2)
115 0(5)
nationalyears = 1998–2002
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 018 0(2)
pcupdate =August 7 2008 Allan Johnston (born
14 December 1973 inGlasgow ) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing forScottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.His former clubs include Hearts, Rennes, Sunderland, Birmingham City (loan), Bolton Wanderers (loan), boyhood favourites Rangers, Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday.
He rose to prominence by scoring a
hat-trick against Rangers at Ibrox while playing for Hearts in 1996. The only visiting player to have scored a hat-trick at Ibrox since then isIvan Sproule (then of Hibernian) in 2005.One of the most successful periods of his career came at Sunderland between 1997 and 1999. His first season ended in disappointment at Sunderland lost on penalties to Charlton Athletic after drawing 4–4 in the Division One playoff final at Wembley, but they made up for it a year later by winning the division title with a (then) professional league record of 105 points to attain Premiership status.
He also did very well during a loan spell at Bolton from Sunderland in early 2000, helping the club to the
FA Cup andLeague Cup Semi Finals. His goal againstIpswich Town in the Play Offs wasn't enough to help the Trotters to a Wembley Final.He did not fare very well in his first season with Kilmarnock (2004–05), although this could mainly be put down to a lack of pre-season training. However, his form greatly improved in the 2005–06 season after manager
Jim Jefferies moved him from the wing into the centre of midfield. He formed a strong partnership withJames Fowler in that position, and had a large influence in the club's improvement in the league table.Johnston made 18 appearances for Scotland between 1999 and 2002, and has also been capped at under–21 level. He is nicknamed "Magic" Johnston, after the legendary
basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson.External links
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*SFA Profile|id=12736|name=Allan Johnston
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