Ian Johnson (footballer, born 1983)

Ian Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2002–2003 Southport 0 (0)
2003–2004 Marine 7 (1)
2004–2006 Burscough 21 (6)
2008–2009 A.F.C. Liverpool 14 (2)

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


Ian Johnson (born 7 March 1983 in Liverpool) is an English football midfielder. He is the grandson of former Liverpool player Ronnie Moran.[1]

Johnson started his career at Wigan Athletic. He made his debut for the club on 9 January 2001 in a 3–2 away win against Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy,[2] and made a further appearance in the next round of the competition in a 2–1 defeat against Walsall. He signed a one-year professional contract with the club at the end of the season, but failed to make a first-team appearance during the following season and was released in April 2002.[3] He then joined Southport, where he made one appearance in the Liverpool Senior Cup, scoring in a 3–1 win against Prescot Cables.[4] He was released, however, in March 2003 without making a single league appearance for the club.[5] He then signed for Marine, playing seven times and scoring once,[6] before joining Burscough in March 2004.[7]

After a good first season with the club, in which he scored six goals,[8] Johnson suffered a cruciate ligament injury, keeping him out for most of the following season.[9][10] In 2008 he signed for newly formed A.F.C. Liverpool,[1] where he played 14 times and scored twice during the 2008–09 season.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Goulding Signs Nine In AFC Liverpool Swoop". AFC Liverpool. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. "Oldham 2-3 Wigan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2001. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. Ramsdale, Bernard. "Wigan Athletic Football League players - A to Z". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. "Player Profile: Ian Johnson". Port Online. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. "Southport release duo". BBC Sport. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. "Player Details: Season 2003-2004". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  7. "Archived News and Information 26 March to 1 April 2004". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  8. "Player Details: Season 2004-2005". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  9. "Football: Non-league: Returns some way off; Burscough". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 27 October 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  10. "Player Details: Season 2005-2006". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  11. http://afcliverpool.org.uk/go/afc-liverpool-season-20082009-players
  12. http://afcliverpool.org.uk/go/afc-liverpool-season-20082009-goalscorers
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