Henry Johnson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Edward Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1962 (aged 64) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Coventry City | 2 | (0) |
| 1921 | →Darlaston (loan) | ||
| 1921–1924 | Southampton | 38 | (8) |
| 1924–1926 | Queens Park Rangers | 50 | (15) |
| 1926–19?? | Cradley Heath | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Henry Edward Johnson (19 November 1897 – 20 October 1962) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the 1920s for Southampton and Queens Park Rangers.
Johnson was born in Birmingham, and first came to prominence when playing for the British Army in 1919. He started his professional football career with Coventry City for whom he made only two first-team appearances, from where he was loaned to Darlaston of the Birmingham & District League. In April 1921, together with his Darlaston team-mate John Cooper, he moved on a free transfer to the south coast to join Southampton, then playing in the Football League Third Division South.
He made his first-team debut for the "Saints" on 10 December 1921, taking Len Andrews' place at Inside-right in a 1–0 victory against Bristol Rovers. In the following match, Johnson scored twice in an 8–0 "thrashing" of Northampton Town, with Arthur Dominy also scoring twice and Bill Rawlings scoring four. This remains Southampton's highest margin of victory in a Football League match. Despite this early success, Johnson was unable to maintain any consistent form, and after nine matches he lost his place back to Andrews. He was recalled to the team in March, following the sale of Fred Foxall to Birmingham as part of a four-player exchange deal, but after two matches he was dropped in favour of Ken Boyes. After a run of four matches without a victory, manager Jimmy McIntyre recalled Johnson for the match against Aberdare Athletic with Johnson scoring the only goal. The team went on to win five of the last seven matches, enabling the Saints to take the Third Division South on goal average over Plymouth Argyle.
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