Arthur Johnson (footballer, born 1933)

Arthur Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-01-23)23 January 1933
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 20 June 2011(2011-06-20) (aged 78)
Place of death Chorley, Lancashire, England
Height 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1949–1950 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1950–1955 Blackburn Rovers 1 (0)
1955–1960 Halifax Town 215 (0)
1960–1963 Wrexham 52 (0)
1962 → Chester (loan) 3 (0)
1963 New Brighton
1963–1964 Rhyl
1964–? Holyhead Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Arthur Johnson (23 January 1933 - 20 June 2011) was a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Playing career

Johnson represented Southport and District Schoolboys as a youngster[1] and went on to join Blackburn Rovers as an apprentice in 1949 before turning professional a year later.[1]

After one appearance in The Football League over the next five years, Johnson moved to Halifax Town and enjoyed regular football before moving to Wrexham in 1960. He spent three years with the North Wales club, although the early stages of 1962–63 were spent on loan at local rivals Chester.

Johnson was released by Wrexham in 1963,[1] going on to play Non-League football for New Brighton, Rhyl and Holyhead Town.[1] Away from football, he worked as a cost accountant.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Davies, Gareth M; Jones, Peter (1999). The Racecourse Robins. Davies and Jones. p. 143. ISBN 0-9524950-1-5.
  2. ↑ "Arthur Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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