Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer)

Infobox Football biography


playername = Andy Johnson
fullname = Andrew James Johnson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|5|2
cityofbirth = Bristol
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=1
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Barnsley
clubnumber = 16
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992-1997
1997-2001
2001-2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City
Barnsley
caps(goals) = 066 (14)
119 0(9)
131 0(7)
022 0(1)
004 0(0)
nationalyears = 1998–2004
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 015 0(0)
pcupdate = 12:53, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 17:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Andrew James "Andy" Johnson (born 2 May, 1974 in Bristol) is an English born Welsh international football midfielder who is currently playing for Barnsley.

Career

His career started out at Norwich City, before joining Nottingham Forest in 1997, failing to give Johnson the opportunity to fulfil his potential at the club. Having made over one hundred appearances in Forest's squad, he moved on to West Bromwich Albion due to his contract expiring at the end of the season.

He made his Albion debut as a first-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Wimbledon on 22 September, 2001. His first goal for the club was scored in a 3–2 defeat away at Barnsley on 28 October of the same year. His appearances for WBA ensured that they achieved the second promotion spot in the division and thus moved up to the Premier League. Johnson made his 100th league appearance for West Bromwich Albion during the 2003-04 league season, during which he also helped Albion to a second promotion in three years. He has made several appearances for his chosen country, Wales, but has yet to score a goal in international competition.

Johnson joined Leicester City in June 2006. [cite news
title = AJ joins Foxes
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~842021,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2006-06-23
accessdate = 2007-08-31] He was heavily criticised for his performances by the City fans, especially in the 2-1 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 4 November 2006. Following that performance, Johnson had a spell on the sidelines through injury, but then made a comeback and was the man of the match against Luton Town on 3 February 2007. He was also voted as one of the worst Leicester City players of all time in a poll that took place on a fansite.

On 25 April 2007 it was announced that having not featured under manager Nigel Worthington Leicester had begun talks to terminate Johnson's contract early, [ [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=463209&CPID=10&clid=13&lid=&title=Foxes+cut+loose+Johnson&channel=& Foxes Cut Johnson Loose] ] and he was eventually released in May 2007. Johnson was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007.cite news
title = Barnsley complete double signing
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/6735209.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-06-08
accessdate = 2007-06-08]

Johnson started 4 Championship games for Barnsley in 2007, but lost his holding midfield position to the on-loan Brazilian Anderson De Silva, occasionally being named as a substitute. It was announced on January 8, 2008 by manager Simon Davey that Johnson had been placed on the transfer list by Barnsley.

International career

Before played for Wales, he once a member of England youth team. Johnson was an unused member of England U-20 team at 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. [ [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191252/teams/team=1888255.html FIFA.com and sub-pages] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10309~16407,00.html Andy Johnson profile] at barnsleyfc.co.uk
* [http://www.lcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10274~16407,00.html Andy Johnson profile] at lcfc.co.uk
* [http://www.wba.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~16407,00.html Andy Johnson profile] at wba.co.uk
*soccerbase|3934|Andy Johnson
* [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/johnson.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]