Alex Johnstone

Alexander Johnstone (16 April 1896 – 16 October 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a left half.

Career Hailing from Banffshire, he moved to Glasgow in 1919 to sign for Rangers, playing in one Scottish Football League match during the 1919–20 season as the club won the title, then three in 1920–21 as they retained the championship. Finding the first team breakthrough difficult, he spent virtually all of 1921–22 on loan at Third Lanark. He then appeared for Rangers as they claimed the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup. The 1923–24 season was his last with the Gers and most successful in terms of appearances, playing 12 times in another championship campaign He was never an undisputed starter in his four seasons at Tynecastle Park, featuring in an average of 18 league fixtures over his first three seasons – in which time the team's form was a disappointment to their supporters

Now in his 30s, Johnstone's later playing career path is uncertain, with a Scottish statistical record noting only that he was on the Hearts 'Open To Transfer' list (unlikely to play, but under contract with a transfer fee required to play for other domestic clubs) for the next two seasons. but it has not been confirmed if this was the same player owing to scant details on his origins and position.