Grant Johnson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Grant Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brechin City (Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1997 | Dundee United | 86 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Huddersfield Town | 65 | (5) |
| 2000 | Clydebank | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Alloa Athletic | 24 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Montrose | 52 | (4) |
| 2003–2007 | Brechin City | 83 | (4) |
| 2008– | Brechin City | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | Scotland U21[1] | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ian Grant Johnson (born 24 March 1972 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of Scottish League One club Brechin City. Johnson began his playing career with Dundee United before moving to Huddersfield Town in England. Returning to Scotland, he played for Clydebank, Alloa Athletic and Montrose before ending his career at Brechin. Johnson is a Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 1992 and 1993.
Career
Johnson played for Dundee United until his mid-twenties, making over eighty appearances for The Terrors. He played eight games for United in 1996–97, which would be his final full season at Tannadice. In November 1997, he signed for Huddersfield Town, where he would spend the next three seasons. In August 2000, he had a month with Clydebank, then moved to Alloa Athletic for the remainder of the 2000–01 season. Two seasons at Montrose followed, before his move to Brechin City in 2003. He left the club in August 2007, returning a year later in a coaching role.[2]
Away from football, Johnson has completed a law degree and is now employed by Dundee law firm Thorntons.[3]
Grant also had his first year in 2008/09 as a tutor in Private Client Law to students at the University of Dundee.
Johnson represented the Scotland national under-21 football team.[1][4]
Honours
- Scottish Second Division: 1
- 2004-05 in Scottish football
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Dundee United | Scottish Premier Division | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 1992–93 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 21 | 3 | |||
| 1993–94 | 9 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 1995–96 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |||
| 1996–97 | Scottish Premier Division | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Huddersfield Town | Football League First Division | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 45 | 5 | |||
| 1999–2000 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Clydebank | Scottish Second Division | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | Scottish First Division | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Montrose | Scottish Third Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 34 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2003–04 | Brechin City | Scottish First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Scottish First Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2006–07 | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 3 | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=206
- ↑ "Brechin post for Johnson". The Courier. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ↑ "Grant Johnson – Associate, Private Client". Thorntons. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ↑ Paul, Ian (17 February 1993). "Scotland Under-21s 3, Malta Under-21s 0". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 29 August 2012.