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Dick Johnson
Personal information
Full name Richard Kemp Johnson[1]
Date of birth 1895[1]
Place of birth Gateshead, England[1]
Date of death 3 January 1933 (aged 38)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Felling Colliery
1919–1924 Liverpool 77 (28)
1925–1928 Stoke City 78 (21)
1929–1930 New Brighton 74 (23)
– Connah's Quay
Total 229 (72)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Kemp "Dick" Johnson (1895 – 3 January 1933) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool, New Brighton and Stoke City.[1]

Career

Johnson was born in Gateshead and played for Felling Colliery before joining Liverpool in 1919. He scored 13 goals in 27 games in 1920–21 and his 16 goals in 41 in 1922–23 helped the Anfield side to win the Football League First Division. He left for Stoke City in February 1925 and he scored four goals towards the end of the 1924–25 season to help Stoke avoid the drop however relegation was suffered the following season.[1] He helped Stoke gain an instant return winning the Football League Third Division North in 1926–27 and then became a back up player until his departure to New Brighton in August 1929.[1] He spent two seasons at New Brighton and the left for Welsh League side Connah's Quay before his death at the age of 38 in 1933.[1]

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Dick Johnson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 1919–20 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1920–21 First Division 26 13 1 0 27 13
1921–22 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
1922–23 First Division 37 14 4 2 41 16
1923–24 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1924–25 First Division 11 1 0 0 11 1
Total 77 28 5 2 82 30
Stoke City 1924–25 Second Division 13 4 0 0 13 4
1925–26 Second Division 31 9 2 4 33 13
1926–27 Third Division North 15 5 3 0 18 5
1927–28 Second Division 14 1 0 0 14 1
1928–29 Second Division 5 2 0 0 5 2
Total 78 21 5 4 83 25
New Brighton 1929–30 Third Division North 36 17 2 1 38 18
1930–31 Third Division North 38 6 1 0 39 6
Total 74 23 3 1 77 24
Career Total 229 72 13 7 242 79

Honours

Liverpool
Stoke City

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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