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. † Appearances (goals)

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
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1883–84	1	1	1	1
Career Total		1	1	1	1

References

1. 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.