Billy Johnson (footballer)

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Billy Johnson
Personal information
Full name William Robert Johnson [1]
Date of birth (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Great Yarmouth, England [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Leiston
Youth career
Beccles Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Beccles Town 1 (0)
2017–2018 Norwich United 5 (0)
2018–2020 Norwich City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Lowestoft Town (loan)
2020 → Braintree Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 Stevenage 0 (0)
2021–2022 Braintree Town 32 (0)
2022–2023 Gloucester City 2 (0)
2023 Braintree Town 1 (0)
2023 → Leiston (dual-reg.) 1 (0)
2023–2024 Kettering Town 19 (0)
2024– Leiston 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

William Robert Johnson (born 25 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leiston.

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Having begun his career at local club Beccles Town, Johnson joined Norwich City's under-23 set-up in August 2018 from Norwich United following a successful trial. He remained at Norwich for two years, spending time on loan at Lowestoft Town and Braintree Town of the National League South during the 2019–20 season. Johnson signed for Stevenage in July 2020 and spent one season with the club, before returning to Braintree Town on two different occasions between spells with Gloucester City and Leiston. In July 2023, he signed for Kettering Town, before returning to Leiston on a permanent basis in February 2024.

Career

Johnson spent the majority of his youth career at Beccles Town, progressing through the various age groups for his local club. [3] He later joined the Community Sports Foundation's Football and Education Programme in Norwich, which allows young footballers to continue their academic studies alongside a full-time football training programme. [3] The programme was delivered by former Norwich City footballers Adam Drury, Ryan Jarvis and Simon Lappin. [3] Towards the end of the 2017–18 season, Johnson went on trial with Peterborough United. [3] He was offered the opportunity to train with Norwich City during pre-season ahead of the 2018–19 season, with a view to earning a full-time contract. [3] Although Johnson was injured early-on during the trial, he was offered a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, which he signed on 6 August 2018. [3]

Upon signing for Norwich City from Norwich United, he was placed in the club's under-23 team to continue his development. [3] Norwich took up the option of extending Johnson's contract for a further year in 2019. [3] He played three times for the under-23 team during the first half of the 2019–20 season, which included two appearances in the EFL Trophy. [4] [5] [6] Johnson joined National League South club Braintree Town on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season, [6] making 10 appearances during the loan agreement. [2] His contract at Norwich expired in June 2020. [5]

Johnson signed for League Two club Stevenage on 22 July 2020. [5] He made his professional debut in the club's 3–2 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons at Broadhall Way in the EFL Trophy on 6 October 2020. [7] He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2020–21 season. [8]

Ahead of the 2021–22 campaign, following his release from Stevenage, Johnson returned to Braintree Town on a permanent basis. [2] He went onto feature 34 times in all competitions before departing the club at the end of the season before he eventually joined Gloucester City in December 2022. Johnson returned to Braintree on a third occasion in March 2022, providing competition to Jack Sims ahead of their play-off push. He immediately dual-registered with Leiston following the move. [9]

On 9 July 2023, Johnson agreed to join Southern League Premier Division Central side, Kettering Town. [10] On 24 February 2024, he returned to Leiston, joining on a permanent basis. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beccles Town 2016–17 [12] Anglian Combination Division One10——0010
Norwich United 2016–17 [13] Isthmian League Division One North0000—0000
2017–18 [14] Isthmian League North Division5000—0050
Total5000—0050
Norwich City 2018–19 [2] Championship 000000—00
2019–20 [2] Premier League 000000—00
Total000000—00
Lowestoft Town (loan) 2018–19 Southern League Premier Division CentralNo data currently available
Norwich City U23 2019–20 [2] ———2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20 [2] National League South 100———100
Stevenage 2020–21 [15] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Braintree Town 2021–22 [2] National League South32000—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0340
Gloucester City 2022–23 [16] National League North 20——1 [lower-alpha 2] 030
Braintree Town 2022–23 [2] National League South10——0010
Leiston (dual-reg.) 2022–23 [17] Southern League Premier Division Central10——0010
Kettering Town 2023–24 [17] Southern League Premier Division Central19020—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0220
Leiston 2023–24 [17] Southern League Premier Division Central30———30
Career total740200070830
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Notification of shirt numbers – Stevenage" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Soccerway – Billy Johnson". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Young goalkeeper Billy Johnson joins Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Billy Johnson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Goalkeeper Billy Johnson joins Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Billy Johnson joins Braintree Town on loan". Norwich City F.C. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Stevenage 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons". Soccerway. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2020/21". Stevenage F.C. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Cooper, Craig (24 March 2022). "Blues sign 'keeper as youngster goes out on loan". Leiston F.C. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "BILLY AND KELVIN ARE CONFIRMED". Kettering Town F.C. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Leiston FC on X". X. Leiston F.C. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Matches for Billy Johnson". Beccles Town F.C. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Norwich United – Fixtures and Results – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Norwich United – Appearances – William Johnson – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Billy Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "B. Johnson". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 "Billy Johnson Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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