Seth Johnson

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Personal information
Seth Johnson
Full name	Seth Art Maurice Johnson
Date of birth	March 12, 1979
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5ft 10in
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1999 1999-2001 2001-2005 2005-	Crewe Alexandra Derby County Leeds United Derby County	91 (6) 73 (2) 54 (4) 52 (4)
National team²
2000	England	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 29/10/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born March 12, 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently in his second spell as a player with Derby County.

When he was young, Seth attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, the same school as West Ham attacker Dean Ashton. Johnson began his career as a trainee with Crewe Alexandra, turning professional in 1996. A hard working midfield player, Johnson's potential led Derby to offer £3 million for his signature in 1999. The transfer went through, but Johnson's loyalty to Crewe meant he insisted on staying to help their relegation fight, delaying his move to Derby by two months. His continued progress led to a solitary appearance for England, against Italy in November 2000, and further interest in his services. Big spending Leeds United ultimately paid £7 million to acquire Johnson in 2001, but a series of horrendous injury problems restricted him to around 50 appearances in four years at Leeds.

Seth was released by Leeds in August 2005. It is believed they did this due to clauses in the deal signing him stating that they must pay a further fee to Derby after starting 50 league appearances and due to his large £38,000 a week wages which Leeds couldn't afford after their financial crisis. Johnson returned to Derby County where he is now successfully resurrecting his career and remains a fans' favourite, with fan chants of "there's only one Seth Johnson"

Seth however has said that he will do his all for Derby as long as he is still a Derby player.

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Seth Johnson career stats at Soccerbase

Derby County F.C. - Current Squad
2 Edworthy \| 3 Camara \| 4 McEveley \| 5 Leacock \| 6 M. Johnson \| 7 Jones \| 8 Bisgaard \| 9 Howard \| 10 Fagan \| 11 Peschisolido \| 12 Macken \| 13 Grant \| 14 Jackson \| 16 Lupoli \| 18 S. Johnson \| 19 Currie \| 20 Holmes \| 21 Malcolm \| 22 Oakley \| 23 Moore \| 24 Mears \| 25 Pearson \| 27 Teale \| 28 Barnes \| 31 Meredith \| 32 Cumberworth \| 34 Bossekota \| 35 Cann \| 43 Bywater \| Manager: Davies