| Edward Johnson | |
| Birth Date: | 1859 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-upon-Trent, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1878–1880 |
| Clubs1: | Saltley College |
| Years2: | 1880–1885 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1880–1884 |
| Nationalteam1: | England |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Edward Johnson (28 November 1859 – 30 June 1901) was an English footballer who played for Stoke and the England national team.[1] He scored Stoke's first goal in the FA Cup and is also the club's first player to be capped.[1]
Johnson was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and by the 1870s he was attending the Saltley College in Birmingham where he played a number of sports including association football.[1] He returned to his home town and started playing for Stoke where he played and scored in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup which was against Manchester in a 2–1 defeat.[1] He retired due to injury without playing in any more competitive fixtures for Stoke and later worked for the Staffordshire Football Association.[1]
Johnson played twice for England firstly against Wales in 1880 and against Ireland in 1884.[2] He scored twice against Ireland in an 8–1 win for England.[3]
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1880 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1884 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2 | ||