Ken Johnson (footballer)

Ken Johnson
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Johnson
Date of birth (1931-02-15)15 February 1931
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Date of death 29 December 2011(2011-12-29) (aged 80)
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
–1949 Seaton Holy Trinity ?
1949–1964 Hartlepools United 384 (98)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Kenneth "Ken" Johnson (15 February 1931 – 29 December 2011) was an English-born footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s, spending his whole senior career with Hartlepools United.[1]

He was born in Hartlepool and joined Hartlepools United from local team Seaton Holy Trinity.[1] He made his Pools debut on 31 December 1949 against Bradford City and went on to play 413 matches for the club, with his final appearance coming against Newport County on 6 April 1964.[2] He is fourth on the all-time list for most Hartlepool appearances, and the clubs highest all-time Hartlepool goalscorer, having scored 106 in all competitions.[2] His goals tally includes six scored in the FA Cup, one of which was against Manchester United on 5 January in the 1956-57 tournament,[3] a day which saw Hartlepools record ever attendance of 17,264.[4]

In 1956 he was chosen to play for the Football League Third Division North select team for the match against Division Three South, along with his team-mates George Luke and Watty Moore.[5]

Johnson died on 29 December 2011.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  2. 1 2 Stats and profile at inthemadcrowd.co.uk, including appearances by season
  3. ↑ Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-538-7.
  4. ↑ Hartlepool United Records at thefootballnetwork.co.uk
  5. ↑ "Former Pools star George Luke dies at 76". Hartlepool United F.C. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Pools legend Johnson passes away". Hartlepool United F.C. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-29.


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