Ray Johnston

Vital Statistics

Full Name

Raymond Keith Johnston

Born

Sunday, 16th May, 1915

Died

Friday, 1st September, 1939 (Aged 24 years and 108 days)

Place Of Birth

Petersham, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Additional Notes

Ray Johnston was referred to in programs in 1934 as R Johnson this has caused confusion and is often thought to be Dick Johnson who played with Canterbury, Souths & Wests from 1938 to 1948, Dick Johnson is often referred to in programs & newspapers of the time as R Johnson which probably wrongly assumed Dick was short for Richard but his name is Allen and Dick was only a nickname.

Ray was a primarily a lock forward who did start with Newtown in 1934 as a centre and moved quickly to the forwards Dick was always a fullback.

Ray retired from football at a young age due to injuries and tragically died at the age of 24.

Playing Career Statistics

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