| Paul Johnson | |
| Fullname: | Paul Anthony Johnson |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1976–1982 |
| Caps1: | 56 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1978 |
| Clubs2: | → Southern California Lazers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1982–1983 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | – |
| Totalcaps: | 99 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
Paul Anthony Johnson (born 19 September 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chester and Stoke City.[1] During his time at Stoke he is referenced by his full name to avoid confusion with another Paul Johnson who was at Stoke at the same time.[1]
Johnson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with local side Stoke City progressing to the first team in 1976.[1] At the same time another youth team player of the same name started to break into the first team.[1] Johnson was the more successful of the two playing in 60 matches for Stoke before joining Chester in 1982.[1] In the summer of 1978, Johnson was loaned to the second division American Soccer League side Southern California Lazers, for whom he made 24 appearances before returning to Stoke.[2] [3] He went on to play for non-league Altrincham.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Group Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1976–77 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1979–80 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1980–81 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1981–82 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 60! | 0 | ||||
| Southern California Lazers | 1978 | ASL | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Chester | 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 99 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 2 | |||