Player Details

John Johnson

Full Name: John Johnson
Born: 06/06/1949 (Huyton)

Heritage Number: 1171
Debut Match*: 21/02/1981 v Marine (Northern Premier League)
Last Match*: 15/01/1983 v Gainsborough Trinity (Northern Premier League)
* Qualifying Games

Johnson had been on Southport’s books under Billy Bingham in 1967 but never made it into the Football League side. Ably assisted by Len Traynor, Johnson assembled the best squad of the early eighties. The footballing side became secondary at times under Johnson with at one point being linked with a consortium who took over the running of the club for a month. Upon Gary Culshaw’s appointment as chairman, Johnson was part of the board along with Barry Hedley, Traynor and latterly Charlie Powell. In the March 1983 Johnson’s involvement ended owing to “numerous personal difficulties” and acting coach George Ross took up the reins temporarily before being offered the job permanently for the start of the 1983/84 season.

Southport Playing Stats

First Team

	Heritage Qualifying				League Only				Cup Only				Other Only				All
Season
1967/1968	0	(0)	0	0	0	(0)	0	0	1	(0)	1	0	0	(0)	0	0	1	(0)	1	0
1980/1981	16	(0)	16	1	16	(0)	16	1	1	(0)	1	0	0	(0)	0	0	17	(0)	17	1
1981/1982	39	(0)	39	0	32	(0)	32	0	12	(0)	12	0	0	(0)	0	0	44	(0)	44	0
1982/1983	16	(0)	16	0	10	(0)	10	0	7	(1)	8	0	0	(0)	0	0	17	(1)	18	0
Total	71	(0)	71	1	58	(0)	58	1	21	(1)	22	0	0	(0)	0	0	79	(1)	80	1

Transfers

Season	Date	Club From	Standard From	Club To	Standard To	Value/Notes
1967/1968	09/08/1967	Bolton Wanderers	First Team	Southport	First Team
1967/1968	01/06/1968	Southport	First Team	No Club	First Team

Management Stats

Southport First Team

Timeline		Heritage Qualifying				League Only				Cup Only				Other Only				All
Start	End
29/01/1981	19/03/1983	109	36 (33 %)	37	36	94	30 (32 %)	35	29	29	11 (38 %)	5	13	0	0 (0 %)	0	0	123	41 (33 %)	40	42
Total		109	36 (33 %)	37	36	94	30 (32 %)	35	29	29	11 (38 %)	5	13	0	0 (0 %)	0	0	123	41 (33 %)	40	42