Allan Johnston

In summer 1996, Stade Rennes recruited two Scottish players. The forward Allan Johnston arrived from Heart of Midlothian, where he had started his professional career. Johnston, as his team-mate and fellow national Smith, leaved the club one year later. In the meantime, he played around twenty matches and scored two goals. He joined Sunderland in 1997, where he stood out and managed to join the Scottish selection a few months later. During seven years, he passed through many clubs of the English first and second divisions, with a one-year interlude with Glasgow Rangers, in which the club from Glasgow didn’t win any title. In 2004, he came back to Scotland for good, playing several seasons with Kilmarnock, and then with St. Mirren. In June 2010, he joined Queen of the South, a club located at Dumfries, in Scottish second division, where he became player manager in June 2011.

Surname : Johnston

Name : Allan

Nationality : Scottish

Date of birth : 14/12/1973

Place of birth : Glasgow (Scotland)

Height : 1,78 m

Weight : 72 kg

Position : Forward

International : Scotland (18 caps, 2 goals)

Career :

Amateur :
Tynecastle BC (Scotland)

Professionnal :
Heart of Midlothian (Scotland, June 1990 - June 1996)
Stade Rennes FC (June 1996 - June 1997)
Sunderland AFC (England, June 1997 - June 2000)
- Loaned to Birmingham City (England, October 1999 - December 1999)
- Loaned to Bolton Wanderers (England, January 2000 - June 2000)
Glasgow Rangers (Scotland, June 2000 - August 2001)
Middlesbrough FC (England, August 2001 - August 2004)
- Loaned to Sheffield Wednesday (England, December 2002 - June 2003)
Kilmarnock FC (Scotland, August 2004 - June 2009)
St. Mirren FC (Scotland, June 2009 - June 2010)
Queen of the South FC (Scotland, since June 2010)

Achievements :
2004 English League Cup winner with Middlesbrough

Statistics :

- First match with Rennes : Rennes - Örgryte (1-1), 20th July 1996
- First match in Division 1 (with Rennes) : Bastia - Rennes (2-0), 10th August 1996

-  1996-1997 season :

Competition	Matches	Started	Goals	Yellow	Red	Minutes
Division 1	23	13	2	3	0	1244
Coupe de France	2	0	0	0	0	34
Coupe de la Ligue	1	0	0	0	0	30
European Cup	1	1	0	0	0	74
Total	27	14	2	3	0	1382

Goals for Stade Rennes :

- 1 - 16/08/96, Rennes - Nice (3-1), Division 1, GW2 (60’, 2-0)
- 2 - 06/09/96, Rennes - Strasbourg (2-0), Division 1, GW6 (27’, 1-0)

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