Paul Johnson (footballer, born 1955)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1982 | Stoke City | 56 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Chester City | 19 | (0) |
| – | Altrincham | ||
| Total | 75 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul Anthony Johnson (born 19 September 1955) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Chester City and Stoke City.[1] During his time at Stoke he is referenced by his full name to avoid confusion with another Paul Johnson who was at Stoke at the same time.[1]
Career
Johnson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with local side Stoke City progressing to the first team in 1976.[1] At the same time another youth team player of the same name started to break into the first team.[1] Johnson was the more successful of the two playing in 60 matches for Stoke before joining Chester City in 1982.[1] He then went on to play for non-league Altrincham.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Group Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1976–77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 1977–78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 60 | 0 | ||
| Chester City | 1982–83 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 0 | |