Johnny Houston
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Houston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Ahoghill, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South End Olymic | |||
| –1913 | Linfield | ||
| 1913–1915 | Everton | 26 | (2) |
| 1915–1919 | Linfield | ||
| 1919 | Ulster Rangers | ||
| 1919–1920 | Partick Thistle | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1912 | Irish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1912–1914 | Ireland | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Houston MM was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Everton and in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle.[1][2] He was capped by Ireland at international level and represented the Irish League XI.[3]
Personal life
Houston served in the Royal Irish Rifles before and during the First World War and held the rank of acting colour sergeant.[4] He won the Military Medal in 1917 for conspicuous bravely, when "during an attack on the enemy’s lines all the officers were put out of action and Sergeant Houston took command of his platoon. He led the attack in face of a murderous fire, advance 100 yards and succeeded in taking and holding the objective for 36 hours until relief arrived".[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1912–13[6] | First Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1913–14[6] | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1914–15[6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1919–20[2] | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 43 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 3 | ||
References
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