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Edward Johnson
Saltley College FC & Stoke FC

2 caps, 2 goals
100% successful
1880-85
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180


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Edward Johnson Profile

Full name Edward Johnson
Born January to March 1860 in Stoke-upon-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire; [registered in Stoke in March 1860]
Died 30 June 1901, in Stoke-upon-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, aged 41 years;
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Played junior football before assisting Saltley College in Birmingham in 1880-81, also playing for Stoke FC from 1880 for several years, eventually retiring through injury [he fell from a horse-drawn vehicle]; also represented Birmingham FA;
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

England Career

Player number One of six who became the 75th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right;
First match No. 11, 15 March 1880, Wales 2 England 3, friendly match at 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham.  Aged 20, or close to;
Last match No. 20, 23 February 1884, Ireland 1 England 8, a British Championship match at Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast.  Aged 24, or close to; scored two goals;
Major tournaments British Championship 1883-84;
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

After giving up playing was closely connected with the administration of Stoke St Peter's FC, and for many years a member of the Staffordshire FA before being compelled to resign on health grounds in 1898. He was a schoolteacher in Stoke, according to the 1881 census. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.144./FindMyPast.com

 

Edward Johnson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
2 2 1 180 2 90 min 2 None None

 

Edward Johnson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 =0
All 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 =0

 

Edward Johnson - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Friendly 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
All 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 =0

 

Edward Johnson - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1883-84 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All Tournaments
BC All 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Edward Johnson - Match History
Club: Saltley College F.C. & Stoke F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 11 Wales 15-Mar-1880 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham F 3 2 AW Start n/a
Club: Stoke F.C. - 1 cap
2 20 Ireland 23-Feb-1884 Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 8 1 AW Start
n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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