Craig Johnston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Peter Johnston | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, Union of South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lake Macquarie City | |||
| Sydney City | |||
| 1975–1977 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Middlesbrough | 64 | (16) |
| 1978 | → Newcastle KB (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1981–1988 | Liverpool | 190 | (30) |
| 1982 | → Newcastle KB (loan) | 4 | (4) |
| Total | 267 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1981 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Craig Peter Johnston (born 25 June 1960) is a South African-born Australian former professional football player. He played as a midfielder in the English Football League between 1977 and 1988, for Middlesbrough and Liverpool. Nicknamed "Skippy", Johnston was a crowd favourite at Anfield, making 271 Liverpool appearances and scoring 40 goals. He was a key member of the 1986 "double" winning team. He also co-wrote the team's 1988 cup final song "Anfield Rap". Johnston’s career ended prematurely when aged 27, he retired from football to take care of his ill sister.
Johnston designed and created the prototype for one of the worlds largest selling football boots of all time, the Adidas Predator, worn by many footballers and rugby players.