Lee Johnson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee David Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Newmarket, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| 1998–2000 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (1) |
| 2001–2006 | Yeovil Town | 191 | (23) |
| 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Bristol City | 177 | (11) |
| 2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012– | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | England C | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:39, 26 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lee David Johnson (born 7 June 1981) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. Johnson, who plays as a midfielder, has previously played for Brighton, Yeovil, Hearts, Bristol City, Derby County and Chesterfield. He is the son of football manager Gary Johnson and has played for him at Yeovil and Bristol City.
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[edit] Career
Born in Newmarket, Suffolk, Johnson started his career as a youth player with Arsenal, but left the club aged 17 after falling out with one of the club's coaches.[1] He joined Watford, whose youth system was run by his father Gary. He did not make a first team appearance for the club. He went on to have a spell with Brighton, scoring in his only appearance for the club against Cardiff in the LDV Vans Trophy,[2] before joining Conference side Yeovil Town in 2001. Managed by his father Gary, Yeovil achieved two promotions, reaching the Football League Second Division. In this time, Johnson won the player of the year award three times in a row.
Johnson joined Scottish Premier League club Hearts on 11 January 2006 for £50,000, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.[1] His debut came in a 4–1 victory over their Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian.[3] Less than two months after Johnson joined Hearts, the man who signed him, Graham Rix, was sacked.[4] After that Johnson had only made one substitute appearance for the club.
In August 2006, Johnson left Hearts to re-join his father, Gary, at Bristol City.[5] On 12 August 2006, Huddersfield Town manager Peter Jackson was sent to the stands after grabbing Johnson around the throat in a touchline incident 10 minutes from full-time.[6] Johnson was part of the City team that won promotion to the Football League Championship in the 2006–07 season.
In the 2007–08 season Johnson enjoyed his season for Bristol City as they pushed for promotion to the English Premier League. Johnson was a figure in the team during their run to the play-off final, a game in which his side lost 1–0 to Hull City and missed out on promotion.
On 1 January 2010, Johnson joined fellow Championship side Derby County on an initial one month's loan. He played his first game for Derby the next day in an FA Cup game at Millwall, which ended 1–1. Johnson returned to the Bristol City squad after the month's loan at Derby County came to an end. Derby wanted to retain Johnson until the end of the 2009–10 season, but Bristol City would not agree to his extension because they wanted to be able to recall Johnson at 24 hours notice. Derby did not want a short term loan deal so their interest ended. Lee went on loan to Chesterfield in August 2011. Johnson ended a five and a half year stint at Ashton Gate on 31 January 2012, having had his contract terminated after a mutual agreement.
On 10 February 2012, Johnson signed a two-and-half year deal with Scottish side Kilmarnock.[7]
[edit] Honours
- FA Trophy champion: 2001–02
- Nationwide Conference champion: 2002–03
- Coca-Cola League Two champion: 2004–05
- Bank of Scotland Premier League runner up: 2005–06
- Scottish Cup champion: 2005–06
- Coca-Cola League One runner-up: 2006–07
- Coca-Cola Championship play-off final runner-up: 2007–08
[edit] References
- ^ a b BBC Johnson completes Hearts switch BBC
- ^ "Brighton 2–0 Cardiff". BBC. 5 December 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1056109.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Hearts 4–1 Hibernian BBC
- ^ Rix sacked as Hearts head coach BBC
- ^ Johnson back with father at City BBC
- ^ LATE ABBOTT STRIKE SINKS ROBINS Sporting Life
- ^ "Kilmarnock sign ex-Bristol City midfielder Lee Johnson". BBC Sport (BBC). 10 February 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16965529. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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- 1981 births
- People from Newmarket, Suffolk
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- English footballers
- England semi-pro international footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Conference National players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
