Matt Johnson (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Harrison Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Date of death | 1988 (aged 77–78)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left, centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| White Lea Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1932 | Harton Colliery | ||
| 1932–1933 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Hartlepools United | 6 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1934–1935 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Rochdale | 19 | (5) |
| 1936–1937 | Darwen | ||
| 1937–1939 | Crewe Alexandra | 83 | (25) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Harrison Johnson (26 July 1910 – 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale and Hartlepools United.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1933–34[3] | Third Division North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 1935–36[4] | Third Division North | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 1936–37[4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Third Division North Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 155. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Rochdale. Strong men for heavy ground". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Matt Johnson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ a b Phillips, Steven (17 November 2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-09-4.
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- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- 1910 births
- Footballers from South Shields
- Men's association football outside forwards
- 1988 deaths
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Darwen F.C. (1870) players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1910s birth stubs