Gavin Johnson (footballer)

Gavin Johnson (born 10 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back or midfielder.

Gavin Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Johnson[1]
Date of birth	(1970-10-10) 10 October 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Stowmarket, England
Position(s)	Left-back, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1995	Ipswich Town	131	(10)
1995	Luton Town	5	(0)
1995–1998	Wigan Athletic	98	(10)
1998–1999	Dunfermline Athletic	18	(0)
1999–2005	Colchester United	146	(13)
2005	Boston United	4	(0)
2005–2006	Northampton Town	24	(1)
2006–2007	Oxford United[2]	29	(1)
2007–2010	Bury Town	83	(8)
2010–2011	Walsham-le-Willows	?	(?)
2011–2012	Needham Market	0	(0)
2012–2013	Walsham-le-Willows	?	(?)
Total		538	(43)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Career

Born in Stowmarket, Johnson started his career with nearby Ipswich Town, making his debut in a 2–0 win over Barnsley on 21 February 1989.^[3] He moved on to Luton Town in 1995, but was sold to Wigan Athletic for £15,000 in the same year. After three years at Wigan, he spent a season in Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic, before returning to East Anglia to join Colchester United in 1999.

After being released by Colchester in 2005 he had a brief spell with Boston United, before spending a season with Northampton Town and then Oxford United. In 2007, he returned to Suffolk to play for Bury Town, before moving onto Walsham-le-Willows in 2010.

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Johnson signed for Isthmian League Division One North club Needham Market.^[4]

Honours

Club

Ipswich Town^[5]

• Football League Second Division Winner (1): 1991–92

Wigan Athletic^[6]

• Football League Division Three Winner (1): 1996–97

Northampton Town

• Football League Two Winner (1): 2005–06