| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1859-11-28)28 November 1859 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 1901(1901-06-30) (aged 41) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1878–1880 | Saltley College | ||
| 1880–1885 | Stoke | ||
| International career | |||
| 1880–1884 | England | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Johnson (28 November 1859 – 30 June 1901) was an English footballer who played for Stoke and the England national team. He scored Stoke's first goal in the FA Cup and is also the club's first player to be capped.
Club career
Johnson was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and by the 1870s he was attending the Saltley College in Birmingham where he played a number of sports including association football. 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. He retired due to injury without playing in any more competitive fixtures for Stoke and later worked for the Staffordshire Football Association.
International career
Johnson played twice for England firstly against Wales in 1880 and against Ireland in 1884. He scored twice against Ireland in an 8–1 win for England.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | FA Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1883–84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
International
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1880 | 1 | 0 |
| 1884 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
References
- ^ "Edward Johnson". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- "Ireland 1 - 8 England". England stats. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- "Johnson, Edward". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.