Gavin Johnson (footballer)

Gavin Johnson (born 10 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back or midfielder.

Gavin Johnson
Personal information
Full name Gavin Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1970-10-10) 10 October 1970
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)

Career

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]

Honours

Club

Ipswich Town[5]

Wigan Athletic[6]

Northampton Town

References
  1. "Gavin Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. Gavin Johnson Soccerbase
  3. Appearance record for Gavin Johnson for season 1988-89 Pride of Anglia
  4. "New signings". Needham Market F.C. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  5. "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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