Sam Johnson (footballer, born 1901)

For other persons of a similar name see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation).
Sam Johnson
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Johnson[1]
Date of birth19 October 1901[1]
Place of birthKidsgrove, England[1]
Date of death1975 (aged 7374)[1]
Playing positionLeft back, Left half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1924–1926Stoke38(0)
1926–1929Swindon Town35(1)
1929–1933York City124(0)
1933Southport1(0)
1933Crystal Palace0(0)
Scarborough
Total198(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Samuel "Sam" Johnson (19 October 1901 – 1975) was an English footballer.[2][1]

Career

Johnson started his career with Stoke in 1924. After making 38 league appearances for the club, he joined Swindon Town in 1926.[2] He joined York City in the summer of 1929, prior to their first season in the Football League, after making 35 appearances and scoring one goal in the league for Swindon.[2][3] He made 137 appearances for the club and joined Southport in 1933.[2][3] After making one league appearance for the club, he joined Crystal Palace in the same year.[2] He joined Scarborough after making no league appearances for Palace.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1924–25 800080
1925–26 30020320
Swindon Town 1926–27 13100131
1927–28 11000110
1928–29 11000110
York City 1929–30 37060430
1930–31 36050410
1931–32 38010390
1932–33 13010140
Southport 1933–34 100010
Career Total 19811502131

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Tony Brown. pp. p140 isbn = 1–899468–67–6.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Batters, Dave (199). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p177. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.