Full name Allan Johnston Career start 1990 Name Allan Johnston Career end 2013 | Playing position Years Team Height 1.8 m Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1973-12-14) 14 December 1973 (age 42) Similar People James Fowler, Gus Poyet, Dick Advocaat, Lee McCulloch | ||
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Allan Johnston (born 14 December 1973) is a Scottish football player and coach, who is currently the manager of Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.
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- Hearts
- Rennes
- Sunderland
- Rangers
- Middlesbrough
- Kilmarnock
- St Mirren
- Queen of the South
- Coaching career
- International career
- Player
- Manager
- Individual
- Managerial statistics
- References
Johnston started his professional playing career with Heart of Midlothian and then followed on to French club Rennes before a spell in English football with Sunderland before returning to Scotland with Rangers. He then returned to England with Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday. He returned to Scotland and played out his playing career with Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Queen of the South. He played for Scotland 18 times in full internationals, and also played for the Scotland under-21 and B international teams.
Johnston started his managerial career in 2012, as player-manager of Queen of the South. He won the Second Division championship in his first season as a manager, then moved to Kilmarnock. He left that position after 18 months, after a dispute with the club's board about the sale of a player. Johnston was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 2015, where he won the League One championship in his first season.
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Hearts
Johnston began his career with Heart of Midlothian, becoming a first-team regular in the mid-1990s. In January 1996, Johnston scored his first career hat-trick, scoring all three goals in a 3–0 win against Rangers at Ibrox. He picked up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal that season in the defeat to Rangers where Brian Laudrup dominated the final.
Rennes
During the summer of 1996, Johnston moved to French club Rennes, but he left after less than one season.
Sunderland
He finished the season with FA Premier League side Sunderland as they were relegated to the Football League First Division. Although Sunderland were defeated in the 1998 play-off final, the club won the title the following season. During the summer of 1999, with just one year left on his contract, Johnston began negotiations about an extension. During this time, interest in Johnston was expressed by Rangers and after negotiations broke down with Sunderland, Johnston stated his desire to move to Glasgow. Despite previously being a first-team regular he never appeared for Sunderland in 1999–2000 season and was subsequently loaned to Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers, the latter with whom he appeared in both the F.A. Cup and League Cup Semi-finals. In the FA Cup semi final against Aston Villa he was one of two Bolton players to have their penalty saved by David James as they crashed out in a shootout.
Johnston was the scorer of the final competitive goal at Roker Park in a 3–0 win over Everton in the final home game of the 1996/97 season.
Rangers
At the end of the 1999–00 season, having not featured for Sunderland in the entire campaign, Johnston moved to Rangers on a free transfer, scoring on his debut in a Champions League qualifying match against FBK Kaunas. He scored twice more for Rangers, his strikes coming against Herfolge in another Champions League qualifier and Brechin in the Scottish Cup.
Middlesbrough
Little over twelve months later, in late August 2001 and with the FA Premier League season already underway, Johnston moved to Middlesbrough in a £600,000 deal, making his debut in the derby defeat to Newcastle United the following weekend. Johnston scored in his second match against West Ham but failed to score again all season, missing February and March due to injury. The following season, Johnston spent much of the season on loan with Sheffield Wednesday, scoring twice, having only played in two League Cup matches for Boro, subsequently missing the entire 2003–04 season.
Kilmarnock
Johnston signed for Kilmarnock in August 2004, reuniting him with former Hearts management team Jim Jefferies and Billy Brown. In April 2007, with his contract about to expire, Johnston agreed a new two-year deal, which wasn't extended upon its expiry in June 2009, resulting in his release from Rugby Park.
St. Mirren
On 8 August 2009, Johnston played in a trial match for St Mirren against Wigan Athletic. After the match, manager Gus MacPherson said that he would love to sign him, but felt he might be out of their price range. After making 10 appearances for St Mirren, he was released at the end of the season.
Queen of the South
In July 2010 Johnston played as a trialist in four games for Dumfries club Queen of the South. Johnston was then confirmed on the club's website as having signed a one-year contract on 16 July 2010. Johnston's competitive league debut for Queens was on 22 August 2010 when he played in central midfield during a 3–1 away win at Cowdenbeath. Johnston scored his first Queens goal in a league win at Palmerston Park versus Partick Thistle on 18 September 2010.
Coaching career
Queen of the South announced on 21 June 2011 that Johnston had signed a contract as player coach. On 3 May 2012, Johnston was appointed as Queens new player-manager. Johnston led Queens to a historic double in his first full season in management, winning the Scottish Second Division Championship and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Johnston and Clark both signed a two-year contract to join Kilmarnock as the club's new management team on 24 June 2013. Queen of the South receive around £30,000 in compensation. Kilmarnock narrowly avoided relegation in Johnston's first season in charge, winning their last two games to finish above the relegation play-off position. The club performed better in the league during his second season, but in February 2015 Johnston announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the season. He had been upset by the sale of Robbie Muirhead, which Johnston said had only been advised to him after the transfer window had closed. The Kilmarnock board then decided to remove Johnston from his position immediately.
On 8 May 2015, after three months out of work, Johnston was appointed manager of Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year contract. His first season with the club saw him twice named Scottish League One Manager of the Month, guide the Pars to the league title and promotion to the Scottish Championship, and additionally, saw the side compete well against Scottish Premiership opposition in both the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. In April 2016, Johnston was rewarded for his achievements with a new two-year contract, keeping him at East End Park until Summer 2018.
International career
Johnston made 18 appearances for Scotland between 1999 and 2002, and has also been capped at under–21 level.