Arthur Johnson (footballer, born 1886)

Arthur Johnson

Personal information
Date of birth	1886
Place of birth	Grays, England
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Southend United
1907–1908	Sheffield United	2	(0)
	Southend United
1909–1915	New Brompton	132	(5)
Managerial career
	Grays Thurrock United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur J. Johnson (born 1886) was an English footballer active prior to the First World War.

A half-back, Johnson's earliest known club was Southend United, then playing in the Southern League. He had a spell with Sheffield United of The Football League, but only made two appearances for the "Blades".^[1] He then returned to Southend before joining another Southern League club, New Brompton, making his debut against Watford on 25 December 1909.^[2] He remained with the club until competitive football was abandoned in 1915 due to the escalation of the First World War, finishing with a total of 132 Southern League appearances and five goals.^[3]

He served as secretary-manager of Grays Thurrock United in the mid-1920s.^[4]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 139. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
2. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 27. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
3. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 128. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
4. "Grays Thurrock United". Chelmsford Chronicle. 21 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.