C. Johnston · career
Carl Robert Johnston
Central · Peterborough · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Johnston is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 120 appearances, 3 goals and 6 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Fleetwood Town — Season rating 18, 1 goal and 1 assist in 33 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (18 → 17).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Peterborough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 |
| 2025/26 | Peterborough | 26 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 17 |
| 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 Cup | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | H NEOM | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Colchester | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Peterborough Sports | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Boston United | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A York | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H West Brom | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | A Bradford | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Watford | 5-1 | Not in squad | — |