Terry Johnson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Terence Johnson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Benton, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Longbenton Juniors | |||
1967–1969 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1971 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
1969 | → Darlington (loan) | 4 | (1) |
1971–1974 | Southend United | 158 | (35) |
1974–1977 | Brentford | 101 | (27) |
1977–1978 | Blyth Spartans | (18) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Terence Johnson (born 30 August 1949) is an English retired professional football forward who made 263 appearances in the Football League for Darlington, Southend United and Brentford. He is a member of the Blyth Spartans Hall of Fame.
Playing career
Newcastle United
A forward, Johnson began his career as a junior with hometown club Newcastle United.[2] He was a prolific scorer for the club's youth and reserve teams, bagging nearly 50 goals.[3] He failed to make an appearance for the club and departed in January 1971.[3]
Darlington (loan)
With a lack of first team opportunities available at Newcastle, Johnson joined Fourth Division club Darlington on loan in November 1969.[1] He made four league appearances and scored one goal for the Quakers.[1]
Southend United
Johnson signed for Fourth Division club Southend United in January 1971, for a £7,000 fee.[3] He scored 8 goals in 21 games during the remainder of the 1970–71 season.[3] Johnson was a virtual ever-present for the next three seasons and helped the club to promotion to the Third Division in the 1971–72 season.[4] He won the club's Player of the Year award for his performances in the 1972–73 season.[4] He departed the Shrimpers in November 1974, after making 170 appearances and scoring 38 goals.[3]
Brentford
Johnson signed for Fourth Division club Brentford in November 1974 for a £15,000 fee.[5] He made 110 appearances for the Bees and scored 30 goals before problems with homesickness saw him quit Griffin Park at the end of the 1976–77 season.[6]
Blyth Spartans
Johnson ended his career with a spell at Northern League club Blyth Spartans during the 1977–78 season.[6] He was a part of the team which took Fourth Division club Wrexham to a replay in the fifth round of the FA Cup, a match played at St James' Park.[6] Johnson was later inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[7]
Honours
- Southend United Player of the Year: 1972–73[4]
- Blyth Spartans Hall of Fame[7]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southend United | Total | 158 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 170 | 38 | |
Brentford | 1974–75[8] | Fourth Division | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 8 | |
1975–76[8] | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | ||
1976–77[8] | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
Total | 101 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 30 | ||
Career total | 259 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 280 | 68 |
References
- ^ a b c "Terry Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Niall MacKenzie. "The Unlikely Lads – J". nufc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "SUFCdb | Player Profile". sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Southend United | The Itinerant Football Watcher". peterrmiles.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 88. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b "Blyth Spartans AFC » Hall of Fame". blythspartansafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 393–394. ISBN 0951526200.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Football League players