Gavin Johnson (footballer)

Gavin Johnson (born 10 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back or midfielder.

Gavin Johnson
Personal information
Full nameGavin Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1970-10-10) 10 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birthStowmarket, England
Position(s)Left-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Needham Market
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1995Ipswich Town131(10)
1995Luton Town5(0)
1995–1998Wigan Athletic98(10)
1998–1999Dunfermline Athletic18(0)
1999–2005Colchester United146(13)
2005Boston United4(0)
2005–2006Northampton Town24(1)
2006–2007Oxford United[2]29(1)
2007–2010Bury Town83(8)
2010–2011Walsham-le-Willows?(?)
2011–2012Needham Market0(0)
2012–2013Walsham-le-Willows?(?)
Total538(43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Career edit

Born in Stowmarket, Johnson started his career with nearby Ipswich Town, making his debut in a 2–0 win over Barnsley on 21 February 1989.[3] He moved on to Luton Town in 1995, but was sold to Wigan Athletic for £15,000 in the same year. After three years at Wigan, he spent a season in Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic, before returning to East Anglia to join Colchester United in 1999.

After being released by Colchester in 2005 he had a brief spell with Boston United, before spending a season with Northampton Town and then Oxford United. In 2007, he returned to Suffolk to play for Bury Town, before moving onto Walsham-le-Willows in 2010.

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Johnson signed for Isthmian League Division One North club Needham Market.[4]

Honours edit

Club edit

Ipswich Town[5]

Wigan Athletic[6]

Northampton Town

References edit

  1. ^ "Gavin Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ Gavin Johnson Soccerbase
  3. ^ Appearance record for Gavin Johnson for season 1988-89 Pride of Anglia
  4. ^ "New signings". Needham Market F.C. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

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