Rod Johnson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | December 2019 (aged 74) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1968 | Leeds United | 22 | (4) |
| 1968–1970 | Doncaster Rovers | 107 | (23) |
| 1970–1973 | Rotherham United | 110 | (8) |
| 1973–1979 | Bradford City | 192 | (16) |
| Gainsborough Trinity | |||
| Total | 431 | (51) | |
| International career | |||
| England youth | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodney Johnson (8 January 1945 – December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Born in Leeds, Johnson played for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Gainsborough Trinity.[1][2]
He was also an England youth international.[1]
He died in December 2019, aged 74.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rod Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Rod Johnson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Former Bradford City captain dies, aged 74". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
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- 1945 births
- 2019 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- England men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Leeds
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs