Andrew Johnston (footballer)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Andrew Johnston

| image =

| fullname = Andrew Johnston

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|8|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = St. Bernards

| draftpick = 29th, 1990 Pre-Season Draft

| height = 179 cm

| weight = 75 kg

| position = Rover/Center

| statsend = 1991

| years1 = 1990–1991

| club1 = Fitzroy

| games_goals1 = 9 (3)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Andrew Johnston (born 14 August 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a Development Coach at the Gold Coast Football Club.{{cite web| url=http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/team/football-staff/coaching-staff| title=Coaching Staff| publisher=Gold Coast FC| access-date=24 January 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910131254/http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/team/football-staff/coaching-staff| archive-date=10 September 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}} He was the coach in the TAC Cup for Calder Cannon under 18 for 3 years ( 15 - 17 ). Johnston coached at St. Bernards football club in the VAFA as an assistant for a brief period of time before departing from the club at the end of 2019.

Originally from St. Bernards, Johnston played under-19s and reserves football with Essendon, prior to joining Fitzroy via the 1990 Pre-Season Draft.{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} He played six senior games in 1990 and a further three in 1991.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Andrew_Johnston.html AFL Tables: Andrew Johnston]