Connor Johnson

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Connor Johnson
Personal information
Full name Connor William Johnson [1]
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kettering, England [2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Kettering Town
Youth career
Northampton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2017 → Boreham Wood (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 → AFC Telford United (loan) 27 (1)
2018–2019 → Walsall (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020 → Kilmarnock (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 Kettering Town 38 (3)
2022–2024 Peterborough Sports 62 (0)
2024– Kettering Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Connor William Johnson (born 10 March 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Southern League Premier Division Central club Kettering Town.

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Club career

Johnson started his youth career with the academy of Northampton Town and later joined the academy of Wolverhampton. While progressing through the youth ranks, he went on to captain the under-23 team. He signed his first professional contract with the club at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. [3]

On 27 March 2017, Johnson was loaned out to Boreham Wood. [4] On 5 September 2017, he was loaned out to AFC Telford United for one month. [5] However, ten days later, he was handed a two-match suspension by the FA for playing an EFL Trophy match against Swansea City in January 2017 despite being ineligible for doing so. [6] In February 2018, he extended his loan till the end of the season. [7]

On 31 August 2018, Johnson was loaned out to League One club Walsall for the entire season. [8] Four days later, he made his debut, starting in a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Trophy. [9]

On 2 September 2019, Johnson signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a season-long loan. [10] His contract with Wolves expired at the end of the season. [11]

On 10 December 2020, Johnson signed for hometown club Kettering Town. [12]

In June 2022, Johnson signed for newly promoted National League North club Peterborough Sports. [13]

On 13 June 2024, Johnson returned to Southern League Premier Division Central side Kettering Town. [14]

Career statistics

As of 20 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17 [2] Championship 000000—00
2017–18 [2] Championship000000—00
2018–19 [2] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20 [2] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Boreham Wood (loan) 2016–17 [15] National League 00—000000
AFC Telford United (loan) 2017–18 [2] National League North 27120001 [lower-alpha 1] 0301
Walsall (loan) 2018–19 [2] League One 7010003 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
Kilmarnock (loan) 2019–20 [2] Scottish Premiership 4031000071
Career total381610040482
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Style of play

Johnson plays as a central defender. [3] Sean Parrish (assistant manager of AFC Telford United) said that Johnson has "got a good attitude and he wants to learn, improve and play at a high level". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. p. 41. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "C. Johnson". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Meet The Under 23s". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wood welcome defensive cover". Boreham Wood F.C. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Nathan Judah (5 September 2017). "Telford sign Wolves' Connor Johnson on one-month loan deal". Shropstire Star. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Suspension For Defender". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 Lewis Cox (1 February 2018). "AFC Telford assistant Sean Parrish praises loanee defender Connor Johnson". Shropshire United. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Connor Johnson and Connor Ronan: Wolves duo join Walsall on loan". BBC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Joseph Masi (4 September 2018). "Checkatrade Trophy: Burton Albion 1 Walsall 2 - Report and pictures". Express and Star. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Osman Sow, Connor Johnson and Harvey St Clair on loan". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Wolves release seven players in summer clear-out". Birmingham Mail. 18 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "New Signing - Connor Johnson". Kettering Town FC. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. ↑ @Jimmy_Dean666 (21 June 2022). "Signing number 6 is ex @KTFCOfficial, @WFCOfficial & @Wolves CB @Connnor_Johnson Connor had a superb season at Kettering last year, winning players player of the season. He is a fantastic coup for @PSLFC & makes the CB area one of the most competitive at the club #PSLFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2022– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Welcome Back Connor Johnson". ketteringtownfc.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Connor Johnson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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