Claire Johnstone

Not to be confused with Clare Johnson, Claire Johnson, or Claire Johnston.

Claire Johnstone

Johnstone in 2018 with Motherwell
Personal information
Full name	Claire Johnstone
Date of birth	(1982-01-11) 11 January 1982 (age 43)
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)
2014–2018	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. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
4. "Claire Johnstone" (in Icelandic). KSI.is. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. 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.

External links

• Killie FC profile
• Glasgow City profile
• Claire Johnstone – FIFA competition record (archived)