Claire Johnstone
Johnstone in 2018 with Motherwell
Personal information
Full name Claire Johnstone
Date of birth (1982-01-11) 11 January 1982
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Lincoln Ladies
Doncaster Belles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Kilmarnock Ladies
2004 ÍBV 13 (0)
2004–2007 Hamilton Academical
2007 Þór/KA 11 (0)
2007–2009 Celtic
2009–2014 Glasgow City 60 (2)
2014– Rangers
2018– Motherwell
International career‡
1999–2007 Scotland[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Claire Johnstone (born 11 January 1982) is a Scottish football goalkeeper.

Club career

After playing for Doncaster Belles at Under–18 level,[2] Johnstone moved to Scotland in February 2001, where she was signed for Kilmarnock by manager Jim Chapman.[3]

In the 2004 summer season, Johnstone played in Iceland with ÍBV and made 13 Úrvalsdeild appearances. She returned to Iceland in 2007 to play 11 games for Þór/KA.[4]

Johnstone and Suzanne Malone left Celtic for champions Glasgow City in June 2009.[5] In October 2010 Johnstone played as a substitute striker due to an injury crisis and scored in Glasgow City's 16–0 win over Aberdeen.[6]

Before the 2012 Scottish Women's Premier League season, Johnstone held transfer talks with Forfar Farmington. She played in a friendly match but the move broke down.[7]

After a spell with Rangers, Johnstone joined Motherwell in 2018.[8]

International career

Johnstone made her senior Scottish national team debut against Moldova in April 1999.[9] For several years she was the national team's regular understudy to Gemma Fay.

References

  1. ↑ "Claire Johnstone". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Belles win keeps up the pressure". South Yorkshire Times. 7 October 1999. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Johnstone expects Killie revival". She Kicks. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Claire Johnstone" (in Icelandic). KSI.is. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "City Sign Two From Celtic". Glasgow City FC. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "City goal spree dumps Dons". Glasgow City FC. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Letter from America solves GK Conundrum". Forfar Formington FC. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Motherwell Ladies Make Three New Signings, Wilf FrithSheKicks, 6 January 2018
  9. ↑ "Scotland Women A Squad". The Pink 2. Retrieved 21 June 2011.


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