Paul Johnson (footballer, born 1959)

Paul Johnson (born 25 May 1959) is an English former footballer who played for Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and York City in the Football League.[3]

Paul Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Paul Johnson[1]
Date of birth	(1959-05-25) 25 May 1959[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1977	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1981	Stoke City	34	(0)
1981–1987	Shrewsbury Town	180	(3)
1987–1989	York City	83	(1)
1989–1993	Macclesfield Town	108	(2)
1993–?	Leek Town
Total		405	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Johnson progressed through the Stoke City youth system, before turning professional in May 1977.[1] He was unable to affirm himself as a regular in the first team and,[2] after making 34 league appearances, he joined Shrewsbury Town in May 1981.[1] After making 180 appearances and scoring three goals in the league for Shrewsbury,[1] he joined York City in July 1987 and was appointed as captain.[2] He spent two seasons at the club, making 96 appearances and scoring one goal, before joining Football Conference team Macclesfield Town in 1989.[2] He made 108 appearances and scored two goals in the league,[4] before joining Leek Town while working as Stoke's Community Development Officer.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1978–79	Second Division	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	1979–80	First Division	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	1980–81	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
Shrewsbury Town	1981–82	Second Division	41	1	4	0	2	0	5	0	52	1
	1982–83	Second Division	33	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	40	1
	1983–84	Second Division	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	1984–85	Second Division	36	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	39	1
	1985–86	Second Division	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	1986–87	Second Division	39	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	48	0
	Total		180	3	9	0	15	0	7	0	211	3
York City	1987–88	Third Division	39	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	47	0
	1988–89	Fourth Division	44	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	49	1
	Total		83	1	4	0	5	0	4	0	96	1
Macclesfield Town	1989–90[6]	Football Conference	34	0	2	0	—		15	2	51	2
	1990–91[7]	Football Conference	27	1	2	0	—		4	1	33	2
	1991–92[8]	Football Conference	33	1	1	0	—		15	0	49	1
	1992–93[9]	Football Conference	14	0	3	0	—		5	0	22	0
	Total		108	2	8	0	—		39	3	155	5
Career Total			405	6	21	0	20	0	50	0	496	9

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Group Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 326. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
3. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
4. Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The First 25 Years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 431–435. ISBN 1-869833-52-X.
5. Paul Johnson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
6. "Football Conference - 1989-90". Silkmen Archive.
7. "Football Conference - 1990-91". Silkmen Archive.
8. "Football Conference - 1991-92". Silkmen Archive.
9. "Football Conference - 1992-93". Silkmen Archive.