Claire Johnstone

{{Distinguish|Clare Johnson|Claire Johnson|Claire Johnston (disambiguation){{!}}Claire Johnston}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Claire Johnstone

| image = MotherwellLadiesTrophyPresent (Claire).jpg

| caption = Johnstone in 2018 with Motherwell

| fullname = Claire Johnstone

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|1|11}}

| birth_place = Portsmouth, England

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Lincoln Ladies

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Doncaster Belles

| years1 = 2001–2004

| clubs1 = Kilmarnock Ladies

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2004

| clubs2 = ÍBV

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2007

| clubs3 = Hamilton Academical

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2007

| clubs4 = Þór/KA

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2009

| clubs5 = Celtic

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2009–2014

| clubs6 = Glasgow City

| caps6 = 60

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2014–2018

| clubs7 = Rangers

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = 2018–

| clubs8 = Motherwell

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2007

| nationalteam1 = Scotland{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=1921&playerID=30526&squadID=2|title=Claire Johnstone|accessdate=2012-06-30|publisher=The Scottish FA}}

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| ntupdate = 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/belles-win-keeps-up-the-pressure-1-608490|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422043737/http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/belles-win-keeps-up-the-pressure-1-608490|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-22|title=Belles win keeps up the pressure|accessdate=2012-07-01|work=South Yorkshire Times|date=1999-10-07}} Johnstone moved to Scotland in February 2001, where she was signed for Kilmarnock by manager Jim Chapman.{{cite web|url=http://shekicks.net/news/view/1779|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222110629/http://shekicks.net/news/view/1779|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2013|title=Johnstone expects Killie revival|accessdate=2012-06-30|publisher=She Kicks|date=2010-10-08}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www2.ksi.is/asp/listar/leikmadur.asp?pLeikmadurNr=160809&pListi=5|title=Claire Johnstone|accessdate=2012-06-30|publisher=KSI.is|language=Icelandic|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224210/http://www2.ksi.is/asp/listar/leikmadur.asp?pLeikmadurNr=160809&pListi=5|url-status=dead}}

Johnstone and Suzanne Malone left Celtic for champions Glasgow City in June 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/CitysigntwofromCeltic.htm|title=City Sign Two From Celtic|accessdate=2012-06-30|publisher=Glasgow City FC|date=2009-06-30}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/CitygoalSpreeDumpsDons.htm|title=City goal spree dumps Dons|accessdate=2012-06-30|publisher=Glasgow City FC|date=2010-10-17|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030540/http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/CitygoalSpreeDumpsDons.htm|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.forfarfarmington.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259:letter-from-america-solves-gk-conundrum-&catid=62:swpl-team-news&Itemid=254|title=Letter from America solves GK Conundrum |accessdate=2012-07-01|publisher=Forfar Formington FC|date=2012-04-05}}

After a spell with Rangers, Johnstone joined Motherwell in 2018.[https://shekicks.net/motherwell-ladies-make-three-new-signings/ Motherwell Ladies Make Three New Signings], Wilf FrithSheKicks, 6 January 2018

International career

Johnstone made her senior Scottish national team debut against Moldova in April 1999.{{cite web|url=http://thepink2.tripod.com/womens_football.htm|title=Scotland Women A Squad|accessdate=2011-06-21|publisher=The Pink 2}} For several years she was the national team's regular understudy to Gemma Fay.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130702031528/http://www.killiefc.com/Season%202003-04/FCKilmarnock/PlayerProfiles/ClaireJohnstone.htm Killie FC] profile
[http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/ClaireJohnstone.htm Glasgow City] profile
{{FIFA player|191819}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Portsmouth

Category:Scottish women's footballers

Category:English women's footballers

Category:Scotland women's international footballers

Category:Glasgow City F.C. players

Category:Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players

Category:Celtic F.C. Women players

Category:Kilmarnock F.C. Women players

Category:Rangers W.F.C. players

Category:Women's association football goalkeepers