Maurie Johnson

Maurie Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Maurice Richard Johnson
Date of birth	(1907-01-15)15 January 1907
Place of birth	Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death	30 May 2000(2000-05-30) (aged 93)
Original team(s)	Coburg Jrs/Brunswick
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	81.5 kg (180 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927–1936	Carlton	109 (70)
1936–1937	South Melbourne	019 (27)
Total		128 (97)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Career highlights
Captain for the 1934 VFL season
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Maurice Richard 'Mocha' Johnson (15 January 1907 – 30 May 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

Johnson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 5 of the 1927 season.^[1] He had a falling-out with coach Frank Maher after six rounds of the 1936 season, which resulted in him leaving Carlton to join South Melbourne.^[2] In 1938, Johnson captain-coached Launceston to both the NTFA and Tasmanian State Premierships.^[3]

Johnson died in May 2000.^[4]

References

1. "Maurie Johnson". AFL Tables.
2. "Maurie Johnson". Blueseum.
3. "Launceston Wins". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 October 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Maurice Richard Johnson". Billion Graves.

External links

• Maurie Johnson at AustralianFootball.com