Paul Johnson (footballer, born 1955)

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Paul Johnson
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Johnson [1]
Date of birth (1955-09-19) 19 September 1955 (age 67) [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1982 Stoke City 56 (0)
1978 → Southern California Lazers (loan) 24 (2)
1982–1983 Chester 19 (0)
– Altrincham
Total99(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Anthony Johnson (born 19 September 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chester and Stoke City. [1] During his time at Stoke he is referenced by his full name to avoid confusion with another Paul Johnson who was at Stoke at the same time. [1]

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Career

Johnson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with local side Stoke City progressing to the first team in 1976. [1] At the same time another youth team player of the same name started to break into the first team. [1] Johnson was the more successful of the two playing in 60 matches for Stoke before joining Chester in 1982. [1] In the summer of 1978, Johnson was loaned to the second division American Soccer League side Southern California Lazers, for whom he made 24 appearances before returning to Stoke. [2] [3] He went on to play for non-league Altrincham. [1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague Cup Group Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City [1] 1976–77 First Division 800000–80
1977–78 Second Division 500000–50
1978–79 Second Division200000–20
1979–80 First Division1500000–150
1980–81 First Division1300020–150
1981–82 First Division1301010–150
Total5601030–600
Southern California Lazers 1978 ASL 242–––242
Chester 1982–83 Fourth Division 190102030250
Career Total9922050301092

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "1978 Southern California Lazers". Fun While It Lasted. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "1978 Southern California Lazers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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