Ezekiel Johnston

Ezekiel Johnston
Personal information
Full name	Ezekiel Johnston
Date of birth	1871
Place of birth	Belfast, Ireland
Date of death	1942 (aged 71)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1893	Glentoran
1893–1895	Burnley
1895	Glentoran
1895–1896	Belfast Celtic
1896–1898	Stoke
1898	Belfast Celtic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ezekiel Johnston (1871 – 1942) was an Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Johnston was born in Belfast and played for Glentoran before joining English league side Burnley in 1893. He spent two seasons at Turf Moor failing to displace Jack Hillman as first choice 'keeper and returned to Irish football with Belfast Celtic. However, he was given a chance again in English football with Stoke in 1896.^[1] He played 16 times in 1896–97 and 25 times in 1897–98 and was released once Stoke re-signed George Clawley. In October 1902 he saved three men from drowning at sea after diving in and pulling them to safety.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	1893–94	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1894–95	First Division	8	0	1	0	9	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	10	0
Stoke	1896–97	First Division	16	0	2	0	18	0
	1897–98	First Division	22	0	3	0	25	0
	Total		38	0	5	0	43	0
Career total			47	0	6	0	53	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Ezekiel Johnston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] Ezekiel Johnston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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