 He spent only 3 months with the "Gable Endies" before returning north to sign for Aberdeen F.C.. Yorston stayed with the "Dons" for five seasons and remains the club's record goal-scorer for a single season, having notched 38 goals in 1929-30.He won his only cap for Scotland against Ireland in 1931.Yorston was one of five Aberdeen players dropped after a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock later that year.