Edward_Johnson_(footballer_born_1860)

Edward Johnson (footballer, born 1859)

Edward Johnson (footballer, born 1859)

English footballer

Edward Johnson (28 November 1859 – 30 June 1901[1]) was an English footballer who played for Stoke and the England national team.[2] He scored Stoke's first goal in the FA Cup and is also the club's first player to be capped.[2]

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Club career

Johnson was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and by the 1870s he was attending the Saltley College in Birmingham where he played a number of sports including association football.[2] He returned to his home town and started playing for Stoke where he played and scored in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup which was against Manchester in a 2–1 defeat.[2] He retired due to injury without playing in any more competitive fixtures for Stoke and later worked for the Staffordshire Football Association.[2]

International career

Johnson played twice for England firstly against Wales in 1880 and against Ireland in 1884.[1] He scored twice against Ireland in an 8–1 win for England.[3]

Career statistics

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References

  1. [1]
    "Edward Johnson". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. [3]
    "Ireland 1 - 8 England". England stats. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Johnson, Edward". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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