Ken Johnson (footballer)

Kenneth Johnson (15 February 1931 – 29 December 2011) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s, spending his whole senior career with Hartlepools United.[1]

Ken Johnson
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Johnson
Date of birth (1931-02-15)15 February 1931
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Date of death 29 December 2011(2011-12-29) (aged 80)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1949 Seaton Holy Trinity ?
1949–1964 Hartlepools United 384 (98)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in Hartlepool and joined Hartlepools United from local team Seaton Holy Trinity.[1] He made his Pools debut on 31 December 1949 against Bradford City and went on to play 413 matches for the club, with his final appearance coming against Newport County on 6 April 1964.[2] He is fourth on the all-time list for most Hartlepool appearances, and the club's highest all-time Hartlepool goalscorer, having scored 106 in all competitions.[2] His goals tally includes six scored in the FA Cup, one of which was against Manchester United on 5 January in the 1956-57 tournament,[3] a day which saw Hartlepools record ever attendance of 17,264.[4]

In 1956 he was chosen to play for the Football League Third Division North select team for the match against Division Three South, along with his teammates George Luke and Watty Moore.[5]

Johnson died on 29 December 2011.[6]

References
  1. Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  2. Stats and profile at inthemadcrowd.co.uk, including appearances by season Archived 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-538-7.
  4. Hartlepool United Records at thefootballnetwork.co.uk
  5. "Former Pools star George Luke dies at 76". Hartlepool United F.C. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  6. "Pools legend Johnson passes away". Hartlepool United F.C. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.


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