C. Johnston · career
Carl Robert Johnston
Center Back · Peterborough · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Johnston is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 118 appearances with 9 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Peterborough — Season rating 18, 0 goals and 1 assist in 26 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (18 → 18).
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 5 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (League One) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Peterborough | 26 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Peterborough | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | Fleetwood Town | 33 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Farsley Celtic FCLoan | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Fleetwood Town U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 1 | |
| Northern Ireland U17 | 2019/20 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 0 |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 26 | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | 710 | 0 | 0 | — |
| EFL Trophy | 4 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
30 played7 unused sub22 not in squad· 2302 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stamford | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Peterborough Sports | 8-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A King's Lynn Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Boston United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Colchester | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Grimsby | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Cardiff | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Luton | 0-2 | Played | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Accrington ST | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | A Wigan | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 19 | League One | H Barnsley | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Bradford | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-3 | Played | 70 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Leyton Orient | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Huddersfield | 2-3 | Played | 26 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Wycombe | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-0 | Played | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 30 | EFL Trophy | H Aston Villa U21 | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Bolton | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Blackpool | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Cardiff | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 5-0 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Crawley Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 20 | League One | H Stockport County | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 25 | League One | H Stevenage | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Doncaster | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Swindon Town | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Barnsley | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | A Reading | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Northampton | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 49 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | H Reading | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Rotherham | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 4 | League One | A Lincoln | 2-5 | Played | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| Jan 10 | League One | H Bolton | 3-1 | Played | 89 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Jan 17 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Wycombe | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Huddersfield | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | H Wigan | 6-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 10 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | A Bradford | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | H Exeter City | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Northampton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 1-2 | Played | 30 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | H Rotherham | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Luton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Blackpool | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 16 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 28 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League One | H Doncaster | 1-3 | Not in squad | — |