Leslie Johnston was a renowned poacher of goals when he was snapped up by Celtic for £12,000 in October 1948 from Clyde.

The former Hibernian centre-forward made an immediate impact when he scored a debut double as Celtic defeated his old club 2-1 in a league clash at Easter Road on October 30th. After initially impressing the goals would dry up for Leslie after the turn of the year and he would lose his starting place the next season. He would move to Stoke City in October 1949 after 29 appearances and eight goals for Celtic.