Edward Johnson (footballer, born 1860)

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Edward Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth March 1860[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 30 June 1901 (aged 41)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1878–1880 Saltley College
1880–1885 Stoke
National team
1880–1884 England 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edward Johnson (March 1860 – 30 June 1901) was an English footballer who played for Stoke and the England national team.[1] He scored Stoke's first goal in the FA Cup and is also the club's first player to be capped.[1]

Club career[]

Johnson was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and by the 1870s he was attending the Saltley College in Birmingham where he played a number of sports including association football.[1] He returned to his home town and started playing for Stoke where he played and scored in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup which was against Manchester in a 2–1 defeat.[1] He retired due to injury without playing in any more competitive fixtures for Stoke and later worked for the Staffordshire Football Association.[1]

International career[]

Johnson played twice for England firstly against Wales in 1880 and against Ireland in 1884.[2] He scored twice against Ireland in an 8–1 win for England.[3]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Club Season FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1883–84[1] 1 1 1 1
Career Total 1 1 1 1

International[]

Source:[4]

National team Year Apps Goals
England 1880 1 0
1884 1 2
Total 2 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Edward Johnson". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Ireland 1 - 8 England". England stats. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Johnson, Edward". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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