George Johnstone (15 December 1914 –11 September 1974) was a Scottish

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. He played for

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Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

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Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

. Johnstone appeared for Aberdeen in two

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).George Johnstone
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Career statistics

*Games played before league season was suspended

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnstone, George 1914 births 1974 deaths Footballers from North Lanarkshire Men's association football goalkeepers Scottish men's footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Celtic F.C. wartime guest players St Mirren F.C. wartime guest players Hamilton Academical F.C. wartime guest players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Benburb F.C. players Thornton Hibs F.C. players Newburgh F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Date of death missing Place of death missing 20th-century Scottish sportsmen