Tommy Johnson (footballer born 1900)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Clark Fisher Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalton-in-Furness, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 1973 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalton Athletic | |||
| Dalton Casuals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1930 | Manchester City | 328 | (158) |
| 1930–1934 | Everton | 146 | (56) |
| 1934–1936 | Liverpool | 36 | (8) |
| 1936–1939 | Darwen | ||
| Total | 511 | (222) | |
| National team | |||
| 1926–1933 | England | 5 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Thomas Clark Fisher Johnson (19 August 1900 – 28 January 1973 in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire) was an English football player who played as either a centre forward or an inside forward. He started his professional career at Manchester City in 1919, and represented the club throughout the 1920s. Known for his powerful left foot shot, Johnson holds the record for the most goals scored by a Manchester City player in a single season, with 38 goals in 1928–29. He played for Manchester City in the 1926 FA Cup Final, and was a member of the City side which won the Second Division in 1927.
Johnson signed for Everton in 1930, acting as a foil for the prolific centre-forward Dixie Dean. In four seasons at Everton Johnson won the Second Division, the First Division and the FA Cup, before finishing his professional career with a short spell at Liverpool.
Born in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, Johnson became an apprentice at the local shipyard. He played football part-time for Dalton Athletic and Dalton Casuals until 1919, when he signed a professional contract with Manchester City following a recommendation from City defender Eli Fletcher; Fletcher had threatened to leave the club if Johnson was not signed. He made a goalscoring debut in a war league match against Blackburn Rovers on 22 February 1919, and scored a hat-trick against Port Vale a fortnight later.League football returned in August 1919, but Johnson did not play for the first team until much later in the season. He made his league debut against Middlesbrough on 18 February 1920 scoring both goals in a 2–0 win, playing in the position previously occupied by Tommy Browell. He kept his place for a further six matches, scoring one more goal. The final match in this run of appearances was a 2–1 win against Liverpool at Hyde Road, which was attended by the reigning monarch, King George V. Johnson made a further three appearances in the remainder of the season.
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