| Johnny Hart | photo edit | |
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| Nationality | Scotland |   |
| Date of Birth | 01 January 1897 | |
| Place of Birth | Motherwell | |
| Start Date | 09 August 1930 | |
| End Date | 02 May 1931 | |
| Games | 32 | |
| Wins | 13 | |
| Draws | 6 | |
| Losses | 13 | |
| Win %age | 41% | |
| Biography | 1930-1931 Johnny Hart The appointment of Johnny Hart of St Johnstone. He arrived in Dingwall on the evening of 8th August and the first game afterwards was at home to Citadel, which County lost by four goals to two. He had not had much chance to prepare himself It would perhaps have been better for all if he decided to watch instead of playing? Of medium height and build, looking younger than his years, he moved smoothly, showing excellent ball control and clearly full of field experience. He had also previously played for Dundee United and Motherwell. A week later County whacked the fancied Clach 5-1 in Inverness. Hart was showing himself a master of tactics with a firm grip on the team. He did however lose the toss, which saw County kick off. from which Aird scored after only a couple of passes! Hart was a firm player and Clach sought to respond to this and eventually he was subject to a nasty knock on the face that saw him “grassed”. Some “useful training and coaching under Johnny Hart” aided a 4-2 victory over Elgin City. As a coach rather than player the term coach player was considered more appropriate than player coach in that era! Against Fraserburgh he was the life and soul of the team, both in defence and attack. By early September Hart was considered a prime favourite at Victoria Park. He showed much of his mettle in a qualifying cup tie versus Caley when County were 3-1 down but Hart became the 6th forward (!!) and inspired a 3-3 draw (although Caley won the replay 2-1). The same tactics in the replay, however, a crowded forward line left the defence exposed. As a player he won his way into Ross Shire hearts as centre back and when he moved to inside forward he more than retained them. His sole piece of silverware came when County won the Inverness Cup with a 3-1 win over Clach, Hart had recovered from leg injury to play in the final. His services where however dispensed with by the end of the season. County finished 4th in the league, 9 wins and 5 draws in their 22 games. Hart played 31 games, scoring 12 goals. He only missed the last league game of the season (although did appear in a friendly versus Aberdeen 3 days later).
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