Peter Johnson (footballer, born 1954)

For the Gillingham and Southend player, see Peter Johnson (footballer, born 1958).
Peter Johnson
Personal information
Full name Peter J Johnson
Date of birth (1954-02-18) 18 February 1954
Place of birth Hackney, Greater London
Playing position Winger
Youth career
?–1971 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 Leyton Orient 3 (0)
1974–1975 AEK Athens ? (?)
1975–1976 Crystal Palace 7 (0)
1976–1979 Bournemouth 107 (11)
1979–? Weymouth ? (?)

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


Peter J Johnson, (born 18 February 1954 in Hackney, Greater London)[1] is an English, retired professional footballer who played as a winger but who could also play in a more central role. Johnson made a total of 117 appearances in the Football League for Leyton Orient, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth between 1971 and 1979, before moving into non-league football with Weymouth He also had a spell in mid-career with AEK Athens.

Playing career

Johnson began his career as an amateur with Tottenham Hotspur,[2] but did not make a senior appearance for the club, signing instead for Leyton Orient in 1971. However after only three appearances in two seasons, Johnson signed for Greek side AEK Athens. In January 1975,[1] Johnson signed for Crystal Palace and made his debut on 4 January in a home 2–2 draw with Hereford United.[3] Johnson made only three further appearances that season[3] and three at the end of the 1975–1976 season[4] as Palace's campaign tailed off after defeat in the F.A. Cup semi-final and the club failed to gain promotion from the old Football League Third Division. In June 1976, Johnson moved on to Bournemouth where he made 107 appearances over 3 seasons, scoring 11 goals. In 1979, Johnson moved into non-league football with Weymouth F.C.

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 330. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/peterjohnson.html
  3. 1 2 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 243. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 245. ISBN 0907969542.
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