Ray Johnston (English footballer)
English footballer (born 1981)
Raymond Stephen Johnston (born 5 May 1981) is an English football manager and former goalkeeper most recently with Tiverton Town. He is currently the manager of Western League Division One side Radstock Town.
Playing career
Bristol Rovers
Johnston started his career as a youth team player for Bristol Rovers, where he eventually signed professional terms in 1998. Despite being a former England schoolboy international, Johnston could only manage to appear in one league game with The Pirates, a 4–3 victory against Macclesfield Town in 1999, Ian Holloway giving him his debut. An achilles tendon injury quickly ended his professional career, and he was forced down into non-league football.
Non-League
He joined Bath City in 2002, appearing in 6 games. He was the backup to first choice keeper Mark Hervin. An injury at the start of the 2003 season left Johnston 3rd choice so he chose transfer to Bishop Sutton.
Along the way, Johnston found small roles with Weston-super-Mare and Frome Town.
Ray joined Clevedon Town at the start of the 2005 season and played in 41 league games for them, appearing in an additional 9 cup games.
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