Jimmy Johnstone
Football, Football player
1944 – 2006
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Who was Jimmy Johnstone?
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone, nicknamed "Jinky", was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002. He scored 129 goals for Celtic in 515 appearances.
Born in Viewpark, South Lanarkshire, the youngest of five children, Johnstone grew up at the family home on Old Edinburgh Road, directly across from Robertson Park, the home of local Junior side Thorniewood United FC. After being spotted by Celtic and Manchester United scouts at age 13, he chose to sign with Celtic.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1944
Uddingston - Also known as
- Джонстон, Джимми
- Ethnicity
- Scottish people
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Lived in
- Uddingston
- Died
- Mar 13, 2006
Uddingston
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on July 23, 2013
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