Alex Johnson (footballer, born 1917)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1917[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 31 July 1944 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | south of Salalah, Oman | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937 | Birtley | ||
| 1938–1939 | Norwich City | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Johnson (5 December 1917 – 31 July 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Norwich City.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Johnson was married.[2] He served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2] Johnson was killed on 31 July 1944 aboard Douglas Dakota KG690 when the aircraft crashed into a mountain 48 km (30 mi) south of Salalah, Oman.[3][4] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Norwich City | 1938–39 | Second Division[1] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Alex Johnson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Alexander Johnson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Dakota III KG690". RAFCommands. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Accident description for Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG690 at the Aviation Safety Network
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Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1944 deaths
- Military personnel from Tyne and Wear
- Footballers from Gateshead
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Birtley Town F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Royal Air Force airmen
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1944
- Accidental deaths in Oman
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs