A new book has been published about Bobby Johnstone by John Leigh, and you can get one for free. Bobby was Oldham's own footballing legend and he brought a new beginning for Oldham Athletic AFC. He was arguably the best loved entertainer that has ever graced Boundary Park. What did Bobby achieve as a player?- Greatest ever Latics player
- Without him Oldham Athletic may not exist today
- Latics biggest ever crowd puller
- Part of the Famous Five - Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond all played in the forward line together and all became Scottish Internationals who all scored over 100 goals for Hibs.
- The first player to score in two consecutive Wembley FA Cup Finals
- Played nearly 150 league and cup games scoring over 51 goals
- In 1960 Bobby joined Oldham and his debut saw an attendance of 17,116 for a Fourth Division match
- Played 143 games for Latics, scoring 36 goals
- Played 17 times for Scotland, scoring 10 times
- Won the Scottish league title with Hibs twice (1951 and 1952)
- Won the FA Cup with Manchester City in 1956
- Represented the Scottish Football League 6 times
- Appeared for Great Britain against the rest of Europe
- Retired with grace
Read more about Bobby at this link Bobby Johnston