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Jimmy Johnstone
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Scotland · 1960s

Jimmy Johnstone

Legend CAM, also CM, SS Right-footed creatorclutch
Rating
90
Caps
23
Goals
4
Life
1944–2006
Clubs
Celtic, Sheffield United, Elgin City
#5
Editorial rank of 33 for Scotland
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A Lisbon Lion and European Cup winner in 1967, "Jinky" was a dazzling winger whose trickery tormented defenders for Celtic and Scotland. Career record: 23 caps and 4 goals for Scotland; club career at Celtic, Sheffield United, Elgin City.

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Career record

1961–1975Celtic
1964–1970Scottish Football League XI
1975–1977Sheffield United
1975–1975San Jose Earthquakes
1977–1977Dundee
1977–1978Shelbourne
1978–1979Elgin City
Scotland23 caps, 4 goals

Shared the era

Scotland legends whose careers overlapped Johnstone's

The world's great CAMs

Around Johnstone in the almanac

One rank above: Jim Baxter at #4.

One rank below: Alan Hansen at #6.

Scotland's editorial top five: Kenny Dalglish · Denis Law · Graeme Souness · Jim Baxter · Jimmy Johnstone.