Playing position Name Eric Johnstone 1965–1967 Darlington | 1963–1965 Carlisle United Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1943-03-22) 22 March 1943 (age 72) Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Eric Johnstone (born 22 March 1943) is an English former footballer who scored 12 goals in 41 appearances in the Football League playing as a Winger for Carlisle United and Darlington in the 1960s. He also played non-league football for Tow Law Town and South Shields.
Johnstone was a member of the Darlington team that beat a Blackpool team containing four England internationals, including full-back Jimmy Armfield, in the third round of the 1965–66 League Cup away from home. The next day's report in the Northern Echo told how Johnstone had "time and again led Armfield a merry dance". That same season, he contributed to Darlington's first promotion since the 1920s as they finished runners-up in the Fourth Division.
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