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Dick Johnson Personal information Full name Richard Kemp Johnson Date of birth 1895 Place of birth Gateshead, England Date of death 3 January 1933 Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† – Felling Colliery 1919–1924 Liverpool 77 (28) 1924–1928 Stoke 78 (21) 1929–1930 New Brighton 74 (23) – Connah's Quay Total 229 (72) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Richard Kemp Johnson (born 1895 in Gateshead, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool, New Brighton and Stoke. He made seventy eight appearances for Stoke.
Career
Dick Johnson was a pacey centre-forward with great ball control who scored 72 league goals in a career lasting just 10 years. He helped Liverpool to the Second Division title before joining Stoke where he won the Third Division North in 1926-27 season. He joined New Brighton and Connah's Quay before his death in 1933.[1]
Honours
- with Stoke City
- Football League Third Division North Champions: 1926–27
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1)
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