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Derek
Johnstone
1985 — 1983
Date of birth
04 November 1953 Dundee, Scotland
Signed from
1970 from Schools Football/1985 from Chelsea
Competitive debut
Rangers v Cowdenbeath 5-0 19 September 1970
Left to join
1983 to Chelsea/1986 to Partick Thistle
639
Appearances
234
Goals
0.37
Goals/game
543
Competitive apps
Derek Johnstone
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Rangers v Cowdenbeath 5-0 19 September 1970
First team debut (all)
Rangers v Cowdenbeath 19 September 1970
Last competitive
St Mirren v Rangers 19 April 1986
Last match (all)
St Mirren v Rangers 19 April 1986
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameDerek Johnstone
Date of birth04 November 1953 Dundee, Scotland
PositionForward
Signed18/1/1985
Signed from1970 from Schools Football/1985 from Chelsea
Left01 September 1983
Left to join1983 to Chelsea/1986 to Partick Thistle
Competitive debutRangers v Cowdenbeath 5-0 19 September 1970
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Cowdenbeath 19 September 1970
Last competitiveSt Mirren v Rangers 19 April 1986
Last match (all)St Mirren v Rangers 19 April 1986
First goalRangers v Cowdenbeath 1970-09-19
Last goalRangers v Morton 1985-02-02
Honours
League 3 x 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, Scottish Cup 5 x 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, League Cup 5 x 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, Europe 1 x 1971-72
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League35712132
League Cup82339
Scottish Cup55230
Europe2939
Other89724
Competitive total52320210
Overall (incl. other)639 apps234
Honours & medals
League 3 x 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, Scottish Cup 5 x 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, League Cup 5 x 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, Europe 1 x 1971-72
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Cowdenbeath 1970-09-19
Last goal
Rangers v Morton 1985-02-02
Personal & career info
Full nameDerek Johnstone
Date of birth04 November 1953 Dundee, Scotland
PositionForward
Date signed18/1/1985
Signed from1970 from Schools Football/1985 from Chelsea
Date left01 September 1983
Left to join1983 to Chelsea/1986 to Partick Thistle
Competitive debutRangers v Cowdenbeath 5-0 19 September 1970
Debut — all matchesRangers v Cowdenbeath 19 September 1970
Last competitiveSt Mirren v Rangers 19 April 1986
Last match — allSt Mirren v Rangers 19 April 1986
First goalRangers v Cowdenbeath 1970-09-19
Last goalRangers v Morton 1985-02-02
Appearance & goal totals
League starts357
League subs12
League goals132
League Cup starts82
League Cup subs3
League Cup goals39
Scottish Cup starts55
Scottish Cup subs2
Scottish Cup goals30
Europe starts29
Europe subs3
Europe goals9
Other starts89
Other subs7
Other goals24
Total competitive apps543
Total competitive goals210
Overall apps639
Overall goals234
Archive images
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Archive footage
▶ Video 1
▶ Video 2
▶ Video 3
Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
37%
234 goals in 639 games
League strike rate
36%
132 goals in 369 games
European strike rate
28%
9 goals in 32 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Cowdenbeath 1970-09-19
Last goal
Rangers v Morton 1985-02-02
Total competitive goals
210
Overall goals
234
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