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Centre half Robert “Sid” Johnston established himeslf in the Belfast Distillery first team in the latter part of the 1903-04 season. In 1904-05 he played every game as the club won the Irish Cup, City Cup and County Antrim Shield. In April 1905 he won his only international cap when he played at left-half for Ireland in a 2-2 draw with Wales at Solitude, Belfast.
He was transferred to Southampton in December 1905, Johnston lasted less than a season at The Dell, playing only once for their first team before returning to Distillery in April 1906 and helping The Whites claim the Irish League Championship in 1905-06, also being a runner up in the Belfast Charity Cup.