Billy Johnston (footballer, born 1942)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Cecil Johnston | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Coalisland, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Coalisland Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1966 | Glenavon | (141) | |
1966–1968 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | (6) |
Coleraine | |||
International career | |||
1961–1966 | Northern Ireland Amateurs | 13 | (3) |
1962 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
1962–1966 | Northern Ireland | 2 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1977 | Crusaders | ||
1977–1979 | Ballymena United | ||
Bangor | |||
1985–1987 | Glentoran | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Cecil Johnston (born 21 May 1942 in Coalisland)[1] is a retired footballer and manager, who was most notable as the first ever Crusaders manager to win the league with the club, on two occasions (1973 and 1976).
Billy was a keen participant of sport at school, representing Ulster Schools at rugby, and was selected for the Northern Ireland Youth international football team against all three of the other home countries in 1959.
As a 16-year-old, he joined
In June 1966, then manager of
During the 1971–72 season, he took over the reins at Crusaders, winning the league title in 1972–73 and 1975–76, leading the club to famous ties against the likes of Dinamo Bucharest and Liverpool.[3]
A few years after that second title he went on to manage Ballymena United and Glentoran, where he also won a league championship, before retiring from management.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Billy Johnston". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Billy Johnston". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ "++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future". Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.