Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #129
Appearances:
110
Starts:
110
Goals:
47
Seasons:
7
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
George Johnson
Position
Forward
From
1897-98
To
1904-05
IMAGE CREDIT
George Johnson
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Seasons
Age*
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
110 |
1 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
Starts
110 |
1 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
47 |
1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
George Edward Johnson
Birth Date
Saturday, 11 November 1871
Birth Place
West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Walsall
From
For
£300
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
West Bromwich Baptist School |
Beeches Road School |
West Bromwich Sandwell |
West Bromwich Baptist FC |
Wrockwardine Wood |
West Bromwich Albion |
1896-97 Walsall |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Plymouth Argyle
For
Released
On
1904
Subsequent Clubs
Plymouth Argyle |
Crystal Palace |
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1898-04 Aston Villa, £300, 110 | 47 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 30 April 1898
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 30 April 1898
Nottingham Forest (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 30 April 1898
Final Appearance
Wednesday, 9 November 1904
Manchester City (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 9 November 1904
Honours
1898-99 League Champions |
1899-00 League Champions |
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1 May 1934, Aged 62
George Johnson
Player #129 for Aston Villa, George Edward Johnson, known as George Johnson played as a forward for the club.
George played for Villa between 1897-98 and 1904-05.
George was born in West Bromwich, less than 7 miles from Villa Park, on 11th November 1871 and made his debut for the club as a 26 year old on the 30th April 1898.
Villa had signed George from Walsall for £300 and he went on to make a total of 110 appearances across 7 seasons scoring at a rate of nearly a goal every other game.
During his time with Villa, George won 4 major trophies: 2 League Championships in 1898-99 and 1899-00 and 2 Charity Shields.
George’s final appearance for Villa came on 9th November 1904 following which he retired from football due to injury.
George played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
George passed away in Walsall in 6th May 1934 aged 62.