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Jimmie Johnston

For the baseball player, see Jimmy Johnston.

Jimmie Johnston
Birth nameJames Johnston
Date of birth(1925-09-17)17 September 1925
Place of birthSt Boswells, Scotland
Date of death7 January 2003(2003-01-07) (aged 77)
Place of deathMelrose, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Melrose ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
South ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951-52 Scotland 5 (3)

James Johnston (17 September 1925 – 7 January 2003) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Johnston played as a Lock.[1]

Rugby career

Amateur career

Johnston played for Melrose.[2]

Provincial career

Johnston led a South team to play against South Africa in 1951-52.[3]

He played in the first Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953-54.[4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 5 times between 1951 and 1952, with 4 caps in Five Nations matches.[5]

Business

He founded Baxter Johnson Oils.[3]

References

  1. ^ "James Johnston".
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ a b "Rugby mourns Jimmy Johnston".
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmie Johnston - Test matches".


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