Peter Johnston (rugby league, born 1963)

Peter "Magic"[2] Johnston (born 4 April 1963) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, and 1990s. He played for the Canterbury Bulldogs from 1984 to 1986, Hull Kingston Rovers, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters from 1987 to 1988 and finally the Newcastle Knights from 1989 to 1991.[3]

This article is about the Australian rugby league player for Canterbury-Bankstown, Hull KR, Easts & Newcastle. For the Australian rugby league footballer for Parramatta, Souths & Illawarra, see Peter Johnston (rugby league, born 1968).

Peter Johnston
Personal information
Full namePeter Johnston
Born (1963-06-04) 4 June 1963
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–86 Canterbury-Bankstown 16 1 3 0 10
1985–86 Hull KR 20 1 0 0 4
1987–88 Eastern Suburbs 20 1 0 0 4
1989–91 Newcastle Knights 45 5 16 0 52
Total 101 8 19 0 70
Source: [1]
As of 6 February 2019

UK Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Peter Johnston played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1986 Challenge Cup Final during the 1985-86 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134.

Yorkshire Cup Final appearances

Peter Johnston played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 22-18 victory over Castleford in the 1986 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1985-86 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, on Sunday 27 October 1985, in front of a crowd of 12,686.

John Player Special Trophy Final appearances

Peter Johnston played left-prop, i.e. number 8, (replaced by interchange/substitute Ian Robinson on 74-minutes) in Hull Kingston Rovers' 8-11 defeat by Wigan in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986.[4]

References
  1. "Peter Johnston - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Marathonstadium.com - the Newcastle Knights Forum". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  4. "1985–1986 John Player Special Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.