Lee Johnson (footballer)

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position = Midfielder
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Yeovil Town
Hearts
Bristol City
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191 (23)
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Lee David Johnson (born 7 June 1981 in Newmarket, Suffolk) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Championship club Bristol City. He is a midfielder.

Although born in England, Johnson is eligible to play for the Scotland national team through his parentage but has yet to be capped by either at international level.

Career

Johnson started his career as a youth player with Arsenal, but left the club aged 17 after falling out with one of the club's coaches. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4592670.stm BBC Johnson completes Hearts switch] BBC] He joined Watford, whose youth system was run by his father Gary. He did not make a first team appearance for the club. He went on have a spell with Brighton before joining Conference side Yeovil Town in 2001. Managed by his father Gary, Yeovil achieved two promotions, reaching the Football League Second Division. In this time, Johnson won the player of the year award three times in a row.

Johnson joined Scottish Premier League club Hearts on 11 January 2006 for £50,000, signing a two-half year contract. His debut came in a 4–1 victory over their Edinburgh rivals Hibernian. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4652326.stm Hearts 4-1 Hibernian] BBC]

Less than two months after Johnson joined Hearts the man who signed him Graham Rix was sacked. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4832716.stm Rix sacked as Hearts head coach] BBC] After that Johnson had only made one substitute appearance for the club. In August 2006 he left to re-join his father Gary at Bristol City. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/5252814.stm Johnson back with father at City] BBC]

On 12 August 2006 Huddersfield Town manager Peter Jackson was sent to the stands after grabbing Johnson around the throat in a touchline incident 10 minutes from full-time. [ [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_league1/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer_league_1_and_2/06/08/12/manual_182144.html LATE ABBOTT STRIKE SINKS ROBINS] Sporting Life] Johnson was part of the City team that won promotion to the Football League Championship in the 2006–07 season.

References

External links

* [http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10327~19920,00.html Bristol City F.C. profile]
* [http://www.ytfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10673~19920,00.html Yeovil Town F.C. profile]
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