| Craig Johnston | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Craig Peter Johnston | |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Johannesburg,  South Africa
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1975–1977 |
 Lake Macquarie City Middlesbrough
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 1978 1981–1988 1982 Total |
Middlesbrough → Newcastle KB (loan) Liverpool → Newcastle KB (loan)
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64 (16) 9 (0) 271 (40) 4 (4) 335 (56) |
| National team | ||
| 1980–1981 | England U-21
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Craig Peter Johnston (born 25 June 1960) is an Australian former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder in the English Football League between 1977 and 1988, winning five league titles and an FA Cup (scoring in the 1986 final) with Liverpool. Nicknamed "skippy", Johnston was a crowd favourite at Anfield, making 271 Liverpool appearances and scoring 40 goals. He was a key member of the 1986 "double" winning team. He also co-wrote the team's 1988 cup final song "Anfield Rap".
After retiring, he designed and created the prototype for Adidas' Predator football boot, worn by many footballers and rugby players. He was eligible for the Australian and South African national teams, but only ever appeared for the England U-21 youth team.
Honours
Liverpool
- Football League First Division, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88
- Football League First Division Runner-up, 1984–85, 1986–87
- FA Cup, 1986
- Football League Cup, 1983, 1984
- European Cup, 1984
External links
- Official Liverpool FC profile
- Player profile at LFCHistory.net
- Middlesbrough seasonal record 1977/78-1980/81 at sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool seasonal record (part 1) 1980/81-1983/84 at sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool seasonal record (part 2) 1985/86-1987/88 at sporting-heroes.net
- YouTube with Craig Johnston at Newcastle KB from 1980
- Soccernet ESPN
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