Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1971)

Tommy Johnson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1971-01-15) 15 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1990 Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Notts County 118 (47)
1992–1995 Derby County 98 (30)
1995–1997 Aston Villa 47 (13)
1997–2001 Celtic 35 (18)
1999Everton (loan) 3 (0)
2001 Sheffield Wednesday 8 (3)
2001–2002 Kilmarnock 10 (7)
2002–2005 Gillingham 49 (7)
2005–2006 Sheffield United 1 (0)
2005 Scunthorpe United 14 (1)
2006 Tamworth 7 (1)
2006–2007 Rocester
Total 350 (127)
International career
1990–1992 England U21 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Johnson (born 15 January 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.

As a player, he was a striker notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa and Everton and in the Scottish Premier League for Celtic and Kilmarnock. He also played in the Football League for Notts County, Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Gillingham, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United, before finishing his career in non-League football with Tamworth and Rocester. He was capped seven times by England U21 scoring twice.

Since retirement, he was worked on the coaching staff at Notts County, Northern Ireland U23s as well as working for Cardiff City as a club scout. He is currently coaching assistant for the Northern Ireland national team.

  1. ^ "Tommy Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Tommy Johnson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2023.