Edward Johnson (footballer, born 1860)

Edward Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth March 1860 (age 156) [1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1878–1880 Saltley College
1880–1885 Stoke 0 (0)
National team
1880–1884 England 2 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Edward Johnson 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 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 Season FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1883–84 1111
Career Total 1111

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
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