David Johnson (footballer, born 1976)
Johnson in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Anthony Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Bury | 97 | (18) |
| 1997–2001 | Ipswich Town | 131 | (55) |
| 2001–2006 | Nottingham Forest | 148 | (46) |
| 2002 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Burnley (loan) | 8 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Hucknall Town | 8 | (4) |
| Total | 403 | (130) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Jamaica | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Anthony Johnson (born 15 August 1976) is a Jamaican former footballer. Born in Kingston, Johnson began his career with English club Manchester United, but was unable to break into the first team and joined Bury on a free transfer in 1995. He later played for Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest, as well as on loan for Sheffield Wednesday, Burnley and Sheffield United, before a back injury ended his career at the age of 30. He also played international football for the Jamaica national team.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Johnson started his career with Manchester United as a trainee in 1992, but a knee injury suffered at the start of the 1992–93 season kept him out for over a year. After making his comeback in November 1993, he scored 12 goals in 22 competitive appearances for the club's youth teams, and was rewarded with a professional contract in July 1994. In 1994–95, he was part of the Manchester United youth team that won the FA Youth Cup.
Johnson did not make any first-team appearances for Manchester United, but he did feature as an unused substitute in the club's 4–0 win at home to Galatasaray in the Champions League on 7 December 1994. Having failed to break into the Manchester United first team, he was released at the end of his contract in June 1995. Now without a club, Johnson was able to sign for Third Division club Bury on a free transfer a few days later. Over the next two years, Johnson scored 18 goals in 97 league appearances as the club secured successive promotions to the First Division.
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