Allan Johnston (Australian footballer)

Allan Johnston
Personal information
Full name Allan Vincent Johnston
Date of birth (1906-07-23)23 July 1906
Date of death 6 June 1944(1944-06-06) (aged 37)
Place of death near Wangaratta
Original team(s) Moyhu, Fitzroy Reserves [1]
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928 Fitzroy 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allan Vincent Johnston (23 July 1906 – 6 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

He was killed in a car accident near Wangaratta on 6 June 1944, which was caused by him sneezing while at the wheel.[3]

  1. ^ "1928 - Football". The Argus. 4 May 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 452. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "Sneeze Caused Fatal Accident". The Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. 8 June 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 19 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.