Ross Johnson (English footballer)

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Ross Johnson
Personal information
Full name Ross Yorke Johnson [1]
Date of birth (1976-01-02) 2 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2000 Brighton & Hove Albion 132 (2)
2000 → Colchester United (loan) 6 (0)
2000–2002 Colchester United 46 (1)
2002 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 (0)
2002–2003 Canvey Island ? (?)
2003–2004 Worthing ? (?)
2004 Eastbourne Borough 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ross Yorke Johnson (born 2 January 1976) is an English former footballer who played mostly as a defender. He played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Colchester United, and also played non-league football with Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island, Worthing and Eastbourne Borough.

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Career

Born in Brighton, [1] Johnson started his senior career at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1994. [1] His first two goals for the club came on 5 February 2009; a 55th-minute header from a corner followed by his second goal after 86 minutes, also from a corner, in a 2–2 draw away to Swansea City. [3] Over six years at Brighton, he appeared 132 times in the league, scoring twice. [1]

In January 2000, Johnson joined Colchester United on a one-month loan, [4] making six appearances during his month at the club. [2] Following his loan spell at Colchester, he joined Colchester permanently on a free transfer, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. [5] [6] He appeared 46 times for Colchester over this spell at the club, scoring once, [2] before being released at the end of his contract in 2002. [7]

Following his release, Johnson signed for Dagenham & Redbridge, [8] though Johnson left Dagenham & Redbridge in September 2002 after 7 appearances, [2] joining Isthmian League side Canvey Island. [9]

In the summer of 2003, Johnson signed for fellow Isthmian League side Worthing, making his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Windsor & Eton in August 2003. [10] He joined Conference South side Eastbourne Borough in the summer of 2004 before leaving later that year by mutual consent after just one game. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ross Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ross Johnson at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Johnson at the double". The Argus . 6 February 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "It's heartbreak for cast aside Johnson". The Argus . 13 January 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Seagulls hit by double blow". The Argus . 15 February 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Soccer: U's finally get their man". Daily Gazette . 14 February 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Soccer: Ross shown door by U's". Daily Gazette . 23 April 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Soccer: Heybridge Swifts 7–1 Dagenham and Redbridge (Friendly)". Daily Gazette . 31 July 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Soccer: Johnson to plug Gulls defence". Daily Gazette . 20 September 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ryman: Bognor mix it with big boys". The Argus . 18 August 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Conference South: Boro boss threatens to wield axe". The Argus . 3 September 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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