Allan Johnston

January 10, 2024
Association Football Player

Quick Facts

Allan Johnston
Full Name Allan Johnston
Occupation Association Football Player
Date Of Birth Dec 14, 1973(1973-12-14)
Age 51
Birthplace Glasgow
Country United Kingdom
Birth City Scotland
Horoscope Sagittarius

Allan Johnston Biography

Name Allan Johnston
Birthday Dec 14
Birth Year 1973
Place Of Birth Glasgow
Home Town Scotland
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Siblings Sammy Johnston

Allan Johnston is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 14, 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Allan Johnston, a Scottish football player and coach who was born 14 December 1973, is the current Queen of the South manager.

Johnston ended the season playing for FA Premier League side Sunderland. They were then relegated into the Football League First Division. The club won the title in 1998, despite being defeated by Sunderland in the play-off final. Johnston started negotiations for a contract extension in 1999 with only one year remaining on his contract. Rangers expressed interest in Johnston during this time. After negotiations with Sunderland failed, Johnston declared his desire to move to Glasgow. He was previously a regular on the first team, but he did not appear for Sunderland during the 1999-2000 season. He was then loaned to Birmingham City (with whom he also appeared in the F.A. Cup and League Cup Semifinals. David James saved Bolton’s penalty in the FA Cup semi- final against Aston Villa. They crashed out in a shootout.

Little over twelve months later, in late August 2001 and with the FA Premier League season already underway, Johnston moved to Middlesbrough in a £600,000 deal, making his debut in the derby defeat to Newcastle United the following weekend. Johnston scored in his second match against West Ham but failed to score again all season, missing February and March due to injury. The following season, Johnston spent much of the season on loan with Sheffield Wednesday, scoring twice, having only played in two League Cup matches for Boro, subsequently missing the entire 2003–04 season.

Johnston signed for Kilmarnock in August 2004, reuniting him with former Hearts management team Jim Jefferies and Billy Brown. In April 2007, with his contract about to expire, Johnston agreed a new two-year deal, which wasn’t extended upon its expiry in June 2009, resulting in his release from Rugby Park.

Johnston was capped at Under-21 level and made 18 appearances between 1998-2002 for Scotland.

Allan Johnston Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Association Football Player
House Living in own house.

Allan Johnston is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Allan Johnston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Johnston started his career at Heart of Midlothian and became a regular on the first team in the mid-1990s. Johnston’s first career hat trick was in January 1996 when he scored all three goals against Rangers at Ibrox. Johnston was awarded a Scottish Cup runners up medal in that defeat to Rangers, where Brian Laudrup won the final.

Johnston left Rennes after one season in 1996 to move to France.

At the end of the 1999–00 season, having not featured for Sunderland in the entire campaign, Johnston moved to Rangers on a free transfer, scoring on his debut in a Champions League qualifying match against FBK Kaunas. He scored twice more for Rangers, his strikes coming against Herfolge in another Champions League qualifier and Brechin in the Scottish Cup.

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Johnston and Clark both signed two-year contracts to join Kilmarnock as the club’s new management team on 24 June 2013. Queen of the South receive around £30,000 in compensation. Kilmarnock narrowly avoided relegation in Johnston’s first season in charge, winning their last two games to finish above the relegation play-off position. The club performed better in the league during his second season, but in February 2015 Johnston announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the season. He had been upset by the sale of Robbie Muirhead, which Johnston said had only been advised to him after the transfer window had closed. The Kilmarnock board then decided to remove Johnston from his position immediately.

Facts & Trivia

Allan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Allan Johnston celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

On 8 May 2015, after three months out of work, Johnston was appointed manager of Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year contract. His first season with the club saw him twice named Scottish League One Manager of the Month, guide the Pars to the league title and promotion to the Scottish Championship, and additionally, saw the side compete well against Scottish Premiership opposition in both the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. In April 2016, Johnston was rewarded for his achievements with a new two-year contract, keeping him at East End Park until Summer 2018.

Top Facts about Allan Johnston

  1. Allan Johnston is a retired Scottish footballer and current manager.
  2. He played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian, Sunderland, and Rangers.
  3. Johnston won 16 caps for the Scotland national team.
  4. As a manager, he has led Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic, and Queen of the South.
  5. In his first season as Kilmarnock manager, he guided them to their highest league finish in 13 years.
  6. Johnston’s managerial win percentage at Dunfermline was over 50%.
  7. He won the Scottish Challenge Cup with Queen of the South in 2013-14.
  8. During his playing career, Johnston scored over 100 goals in all competitions.
  9. He was named PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year in 1996-97 while at Hearts.
  10. Johnston also had a brief spell playing in England for Middlesbrough FC.

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