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Mr Bobby Johnstone's Autograph Book - Mapped to Games and players

Thanks to Ian McConnel - June 2020



I was recently loaned an autograph book belonging to a 90 year old gentleman (Mr Bobby Johnstone) of my acquaintance. The book covers the seasons 1937-38 to 1938-39.

It was given to him by his Grandfather who knew Tommy Walker the Hearts player and Scottish Internationalist. Mr Walker was kind enough to take it to every game he played in those seasons and get the opposition to sign it for the young Bobby.

The book has over 20 teams within its pages ranging from Scotland international teams to Junior teams.


Positions are shown for the players who played in the game. Where a position is not shown the player did not play.


Autographs from the following games.


Sat 25 Feb 1939 - Aberdeen 4 Hearts 3 (Division A 30 of 38)
Sat 25 Mar 1939 - Middlesough 1 Hearts 4 (Friendly)
Wed 04 May 1938 - Hearts 0 Leith Athletic 1 (Rosebery Charity Cup SF)
Sat 21 May 1938 - Netherlands 1 Scotland 3 (Friendly)
Sat 03 Sep 1938 - Hearts 1 Celtic 5 (Division A 05 of 38)
Sat 04 Feb 1939 - Hearts 14 Elgin City 1 (Scottish Cup R2)
Sat 29 Apr 1939 - Hamilton Academical 4 Hearts 1 (Division A 38 of 38)
Wed 11 Jan 1939 - Hearts 2 Ayr United 0 (Division A 26 of 38)
Fri 17 Mar 1939 - League of Ireland 2 SFL 1 (Friendly)
Tue 24 Jan 1939 - St Mirren 1 Hearts 1 (Division A 27 of 38)
Tue 03 Jan 1939 - Arbroath 1 Hearts 1 (Division A 25 of 38)
Sat 21 Jan 1939 - Hearts 14 Penicuik Athletic 2 (Scottish Cup R1)
Wed 03 May 1939 - Hearts 5 St Bernards 2 (Rosebery Charity Cup SF)
Sat 28 Jan 1939 - Hearts 8 St Johnstone 2 (Division A 28 of 38)
Sat 15 Apr 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2 (British Championship)
Sat 01 Apr 1939 - Hearts 2 Raith Rovers 1 (Division A 35 of 38)
Wed 01 Jun 1938 - Hearts 1 Brentford 0 (Empire Exhibition Cup R1)
Fri 17 Mar 1939 - League of Ireland 2 SFL 1 (Friendly)
Wed 26 Apr 1939 - Hearts 2 Clyde 0 (Division A 37 of 38)
Sat 18 Mar 1939 - Rangers 1 Hearts 1 (Division A 33 of 38)
Sat 08 Apr 1939 - Kilmarnock 4 Hearts 1 (Division A 36 of 38)
Sat 04 Feb 1939 - Hearts 14 Elgin City 1 (Scottish Cup R2)
Sat 15 Apr 1939 - Hearts 1 Hibernian 3 (EoSS Final)

Autograph Gallery

DetailsAutograph
Robert Johnstone

Sat 25 Feb 1939
Aberdeen 4 Hearts 3
Division A 30 of 38

Link

1 - George Johnstone (G)

Sat 25 Mar 1939
Middlesbrough 1 Hearts 4
Friendly

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1 - George Laking (LB)
3 - Wilf Mannion (IR)
4 - David Cumming (G)
5 - George Camsell (CF)
6 - Clifton Chadwick (OR)
7 - Charles Scrimshaw ()
8 - Michael Fenton ()
9 - Bobby Stuart ()
10 - Benny Yorston (IL)
11 - Billy Brown (RB)

Sat 25 Feb 1939
Aberdeen 4 Hearts 3
Division A 30 of 38

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1 - George Johnstone (G)
2 - Wilfred Adey (LB)
3 - Frank Dunlop (RH)
4 - William Strauss (OL)
5 - George R Thomson (LH)
6 - Sidney Nicholson (CH)
7 - Arthur Biggs (IL)
8 - Johnny Pattillo (CF)
9 - Andrew D Cowie (RB)
10 - George Hamilton (IR)
11 - Donald Colman (Trainer)
1 - Jimmy Dykes
2 - Athur Biggs
3 - Pat Donoghue
4 - Alf Pope
5 - John Morrison
6 - James Mess
7 - Andy Anderson
8 - Tommy Walker OBE
9 - Andy Black
10 - Lawrence McPhillips
11 - William Hume
12 - Robert Mauchline
13 - Peter Adams
14 - George McCrae (Trainer)
15 - Harry Brown (Asst. Trainer)
16 - Archie Miller
17 - Tommy Brown
18 - Duncan McClure
19 - David Johnstone
20 - Alex Hyslop
21 - George Robson
22 - Jimmy Briscoe
23 - Peter Playfair
24 - Freddie Warren
25 - William Waugh
26 - John Moodie
27 - Willie Russell
28 - Alex Sharp
1 - Jimmy Dykes
2 - Athur Biggs
3 - Pat Donoghue
4 - Alf Pope
5 - John Morrison
6 - James Mess
7 - Andy Anderson
8 - Tommy Walker OBE
9 - Andy Black
10 - Lawrence McPhillips
11 - William Hume
12 - Robert Mauchline
13 - Peter Adams
14 - George McCrae (Trainer)
15 - Harry Brown (Asst. Trainer)
16 - Archie Miller
17 - Tommy Brown
18 - Duncan McClure
19 - David Johnstone
20 - Alex Hyslop
21 - George Robson
22 - Jimmy Briscoe
23 - Peter Playfair
24 - Freddie Warren
25 - William Waugh
26 - John Moodie
27 - Willie Russell
28 - Alex Sharp

Wed 04 May 1938
Hearts 0 Leith Athletic 1
Rosebery Charity Cup SF


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1 - James Wilson Kerr (OR)
2 - C Duffy (IL)
3 - James Meikle Lees (LH)
4 - George A Ross (IR)
5 - John McCormack (G)
6 - John Somerville Harrison (CH)
7 - David Barker (LB)
8 - John Richardson (RB)
9 - Pat Donoghue (CF)
10 - Charles Alexander Robinson (OL)
11 - Peter Simpson (Trainer)
12 - George Reid ()

Sat 30 Apr 1938
Hearts 5 Kilmarnock 1
Division A 38 of 38

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1 - Fred Milloy (LB)
2 - Hamilton Stillic Henry (IL)
3 - Robert Linton Gallacher (OR)
4 - John Gillan (IR)
5 - John Turnbull (CH)
6 - John Gillespie (CF)
7 - Sam Ross (LH)
8 - James Cowan ()
9 - Allan Collins ()
10 - John McIntyre (G)
11 - Martin Caldwell Borthwick (OL)
12 - Andrew Fyfe (RB)
13 - Jack Stewart ()

Sat 21 May 1938
Netherlands 1 Scotland 3

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1 - Tom McKillop[Rangers] (RH)
2 - Andy Black[Heart of Midlothian] (IL)
3 - Alex Munro[Blackpool] (OR)
4 - Frank Murphy[Celtic] (OL)
5 - Bobby Hogg[Celtic] ()
6 - Alex Venters[Rangers] ()
7 - Jimmy Carabine[Third Lanark] (LB)
8 - Jimmy Dykes[Heart of Midlothian] (CH)
9 - Andy Clarkson
10 - Jerry Dawson[Rangers] (G)
11 - George Brown[Rangers] (LH)
12 - Bert Manderson[Trainer] ()
13 - Tommy Muirhead
14 - Frank ODonnell[Blackpool] (CF)
15 - Tommy Walker[Heart of Midlothian] (IR)

Sat 03 Sep 1938
Hearts 1 Celtic 5
Division A 05 of 38

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1 - John Crum (CF)
2 - George Paterson (LH)
3 - Bobby Hogg (RB)
4 - Frank Murphy (OL)
5 - Charles Geatons ()
6 - Joe Kennaway (G)
7 - John Morrison (LB)
8 - James Delaney (OR)
9 - Matthew Lynch (RH)
10 - Joseph Carruth ()
11 - Alex Millar ()
12 - Malcolm MacDonald (IR)
13 - John Divers (IL)
14 - Willie Lyon (CH)

Sat 04 Feb 1939
Hearts 14 Elgin City 1
Scottish Cup R2

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1 - Sandy MacLennan (CF)
2 - E Cruickshank (IL)
3 - Willie Phinn (LB)

Sat 11 Feb 1939
Motherwell 4 Hearts 2
Division A 29 of 38

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1 - Benjamin Ellis (LB)
2 - David Mathie (CF)
3 - Thomas Bremner (IR)
4 - Hugh Wales (RB)
5 - Willie Telfer (LH)
6 - George Stevenson (IL)
7 - Duncan Ogilvie (OR)
8 - Andrew Murray (G)
9 - John Blair (CH)
10 - Thomas McKenzie (RH)
11 - John McCulloch (OL)

Wed 29 Mar 1939
Hearts 2 Albion Rovers 0
Division A 34 of 38

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2 - Allan McClory (G)
9 - Andrew Waddell (RB)
7 - Robert H Beath (LB)
12 - William Hodge McKinlay (RH)
4 - James McClure (CH)
10 - James Brown Liddell (LH)
5 - John Dempsey (OR)
- John Greenhorn Bell (IR)
6 - Joseph Burke (CF)
1 - Alex Munsie McLetchie (IL)
3 - George Loudon (OL)
8 - Lawrence McPhillips ()
11 - James Ironside ()

Sat 29 Apr 1939
Hamilton Academical 4 Hearts 1
Division A 38 of 38

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1 - David Wilson (CF)
2 - Gilbert McKenzie (RH)
3 - William Darge (IL)
4 - Matthew Devine (OR)
5 - Thomas Jarvie (LH)
6 - John Lowe (CH)
7 - William Kennedy (IR)
8 - Robert Wallace (RB)
9 - Chris McNee (OL)
10 - John Scott (LB)
11 - James Morgan (G)

Wed 11 Jan 1939
Hearts 2 Ayr United 0
Division A 26 of 38

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1 - Peter Smith ()
2 - David H Currie (CH)
3 - John Mayes (LH)
4 - Lewis Kennedy Thow (OL)
5 - James B Dyer (RB)
6 - David Gemmell (IL)
7 - James Yardley (CF)
8 - Hugh McConnell (OR)
9 - Robert Ross (RH)
10 - David Strain (LB)
11 - John A McKenzie (IR)
12 - James M Hall (G)

Fri 17 Mar 1939
League Of Ireland 2 SFL 1

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1 - Alf Peachey[Sligo Rovers] (CH)
2 - William Johnstone[Sligo Rovers] (IL)
3 - Dicky Lunn[Dundalk] (LH)
4 - Tommy Priestley[Shelbourne] (OL)
5 - Mick Hoy[Dundalk] (LB)
6 - Jimmy Dunne[Shamrock Rovers] (IR)
7 - Eugene Noonan[St James Gate] (RB)

Tue 24 Jan 1939
St Mirren 1 Hearts 1
Division A 27 of 38

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1 - Finlay Cunningham (CH)
2 - William Kelly (LH)
3 - Robert Rankin (IL)
4 - Gordon Henderson Rennie (G)
5 - William McLintock (CF)
6 - James Phillips Knox (IR)
7 - Joseph Craven (LB)
8 - Alex Kinnaird (OL)
9 - Robert Ferguson (OR)
10 - William M Murray (RB)
11 - William S Young (RH)
12 - H Good (Trainer)

Tue 03 Jan 1939
Arbroath 1 Hearts 1
Division A 25 of 38

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1 - George Urquhart (LH)
2 - Andrew Adams (CH)
3 - Alexander A Brand (CF)
4 - Charles Gavin ()
5 - Attillio Pietro Becci (LB)
6 - Peter Joseph Robertson (G)
7 - Robert W Christie (OL)
8 - John Daniel Gould (OR)
9 - William P Fordyce (RB)
10 - John McInally (IR)
11 - Joseph T B Vannet (RH)
12 - John Devlin ()

Sat 21 Jan 1939
Hearts 14 Penicuik Athletic 2
Scottish Cup R1

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1 - D Dougal (CF)
2 - William Ure (LB)
3 - B Quigg (CH)
4 - G Morris (LH)
5 - A Menzies (G)
6 - J Dodds (IR)
7 - J Cuthbert (OL)
8 - P Burke (RH)
9 - R Hogg (RB)
10 - Alec Wilson (OR)
11 - T Batchelor (IL)

Wed 03 May 1939 19:00
Hearts 5 St Bernards 2
Rosebery Charity Cup SF

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1 - John McKay (G)
2 - Harry Dick (RB)
3 - Jerry Kerr (LB)
4 - Jimmy Philp (RH)
5 - Peter Flucker (CH)
6 - William Aird (LH)
7 - Samuel Johnston [1] (OR)
8 - James Wardrop Johnston (IR)
9 - Alexander Forsyth Dawson (IL)
10 - Robert Kemp (OL)
11 - George Brooks (CF)
Alex James

Sat 28 Jan 1939 14:45
Hearts 8 St Johnstone 2
Division A 28 of 38

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1 - Robert Wylie (G)
2 - John Mathers (IR)
3 - William Clark (LB)
4 - Peter Lorimer (CF)
5 - Charles Robbie ()
6 - Peter Simpson (IL)
7 - Robert M Smellie (LH)
8 - James Tennant (OR)
9 - George Mason (RH)
10 - John Welsh (RB)
11 - James Caskie (OL)

Sat 15 Apr 1939
Scotland 1 England 2

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1 - George Cummings[Aston Villa] (LB)
2 - Bill Shankly[Preston North End] (RH)
3 - Bobby Baxter[Middlesbrough] (CH)
4 - Jerry Dawson[Rangers] (G)
5 - James Dougall[Preston North End] (CF)
6 - John Milne[Middlesbrough] (OL)
7 - Alex McSpadyen[Partick Thistle] (OR)
8 - Sandy McNab[West Bromwich Albion] (LH)
9 - W MacDonald??[] ()
10 - Jimmy Carabine[Third Lanark] (RB)
11 - Alex Venters[Rangers] (IL)
12 - Andy Anderson[Heart of Midlothian] ()
13 - Tommy Walker[Heart of Midlothian] (IR)
14 - Bert Manderson[Trainer] ()

Sat 01 Apr 1939
Hearts 2 Raith Rovers 1
Division A 35 of 38

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1 - Archie Ferguson (G)
2 - Alexander Low (CH)
3 - William Dunn (IL)
4 - James R Morrison (LB)
5 - Timothy James O'Keefe (OL)
6 - Dave Baxter ()
7 - Norman Haywood (CF)
8 - John Whitelaw (IR)
9 - Robert Allan (RB)
10 - Ernie Till (RH)
11 - Peter Cabrelli (LH)
12 - Alex Glen (OR)

Wed 01 Jun 1938
Hearts 1 Brentford 0
Empire Exhibition Cup R1

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1 - Dave McCulloch (CF)
2 - Buster Brown (RH)
3 - George Poyser (LB)
4 - Arthur Bateman (RB)
5 - George Richard Eastham (IL)
6 - Idris Hopkins (OR)
7 - Joe Crozier (G)
8 - Bobby Reid (OL)
9 - Les Smith ()
10 - William Cleland Sneddon (LH)
11 - Joe James (CH)
12 - Billy Scott ()

Fri 17 Mar 1939
League Of Ireland 2 SFL 1

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1 - Bobby Hogg[Celtic] (RB)
2 - Tommy Brown[Heart Of Midlothian] (LH)
3 - Jimmy Dykes[Heart of Midlothian] (CH)
4 - Christopher McNee[Hamilton Academical] (OL)
5 - Jimmy Carabine[Third Lanark] (LB)
6 - Jimmy Blair[Third Lanark] (RH)
7 - George Stevenson[] ()
8 - Bobby Bolt[] ()
9 - John Crum[Celtic] (CF)
10 - Alex Venters[Rangers] (IL)
11 - Jerry Dawson[Rangers] (G)
12 - Jimmy Delaney[Celtic] (OR)
13 - Tommy Walker[Heart of Midlothian] (IR)

Wed 26 Apr 1939
Hearts 2 Clyde 0
Division A 37 of 38

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1 - James Kirk (RB)
2 - John Bell Brown (G)
3 - James Hickie (LB)
4 - Edward Weir (LH)
5 - Doug Wallace (IL)
6 - John C Gillies (OL)
7 - Edward Falloon (CH)
8 - David Simpson Noble (IR)
9 - William Martin (CF)
10 - Henry Beaton (RH)

Sat 18 Mar 1939
Rangers 1 Hearts 1
Division A 33 of 38

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1 - Jimmy Simpson (CH)
2 - Tom McKillop (RH)
3 - George Brown (LH)
4 - James Scott Symon ()
5 - Alexander Winning ()
6 - Jerry Dawson (G)
7 - Jock Shaw (LB)
8 - Bob McPhail (IR)
9 - William Waddell (OL)
10 - Dougie Gray (RB)
11 - James Fiddes (OR)
12 - Alex Venters (IL)

Sat 08 Apr 1939
Kilmarnock 4 Hearts 1
Division A 36 of 38

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1 - Felix McGrogan (OL)
2 - John Drysdale (RH)
3 - Allan Collins (CF)
4 - George Reid (IR)
5 - John George Stewart (CH)
6 - Fred Milloy (LB)
7 - Benjamin Thomson (OR)
8 - John Hunter (G)
9 - John Harvey (LH)
10 - John Turnbull (RB)
11 - Douglas McAvoy (IL)

Sat 04 Feb 1939
Hearts 14 Elgin City 1
Scottish Cup R2

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1 - Charlie Cormack (OL)
2 - Norman Ralph (OR)
3 - G Clunas (IR)
4 - J George (LH)
5 - R Brown (RB)
6 - E Cruickshank (IL)
7 - Robert Wilson ()
8 - A Corbett ()
9 - J Shanks ()
10 - JAJ Simpson ()
11 - J Brian (G)

Sat 15 Apr 1939
Hearts 1 Hibernian 3
EoSS Final

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1 - Thomas McIntyre (OR)
2 - Alex Prior (LB)
3 - Robert Fraser (CH)
4 - James Miller ()
5 - Willie Finnigan (IR)
6 - James Kerr (G)
7 - Samuel Kean (IL)
8 - David Logan (RB)
9 - William Rice (LH)
10 - Bobby Nutley (OL)
11 - Arthur Milne (CF)
12 - Hugh Shaw (Trainer)

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