Gavin_Johnson_(footballer)
Gavin Johnson (footballer)
English footballer
Gavin Johnson (born 10 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back or midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-10-10) 10 October 1970 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Stowmarket, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Needham Market | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Ipswich Town | 131 | (10) |
| 1995 | Luton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Wigan Athletic | 98 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | Colchester United | 146 | (13) |
| 2005 | Boston United | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Northampton Town | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Oxford United[2] | 29 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Bury Town | 83 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Walsham-le-Willows | ? | (?) |
| 2011–2012 | Needham Market | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Walsham-le-Willows | ? | (?) |
| Total | 538 | (43) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC) | |||
Born in Stowmarket, Johnson started his career with nearby Ipswich Town, making his debut in a 2–0 win over Barnsley on 21 February 1989.[3] He moved on to Luton Town in 1995, but was sold to Wigan Athletic for £15,000 in the same year. After three years at Wigan, he spent a season in Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic, before returning to East Anglia to join Colchester United in 1999.
After being released by Colchester in 2005 he had a brief spell with Boston United, before spending a season with Northampton Town and then Oxford United. In 2007, he returned to Suffolk to play for Bury Town, before moving onto Walsham-le-Willows in 2010.
At the start of the 2011–12 season, Johnson signed for Isthmian League Division One North club Needham Market.[4]
Club
Ipswich Town[5]
- Football League Second Division Winner (1): 1991–92
Wigan Athletic[6]
- Football League Division Three Winner (1): 1996–97
Northampton Town
- Football League Two Winner (1): 2005–06
- "Gavin Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- Gavin Johnson Soccerbase
- Appearance record for Gavin Johnson for season 1988-89 Pride of Anglia
- "New signings". Needham Market F.C. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase
- Player profile Bury Town
- Walsham-le-Willows
