Ian Grant Johnson (born 24 March 1972 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently on the board of directors of Scottish Highland Football League club Brechin City. Johnson began his playing career with Dundee United before moving to Huddersfield Town in England. Returning to Scotland, he played for Clydebank, Alloa Athletic and Montrose before ending his career at Brechin City. Johnson is a Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 1992 and 1993.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Grant Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brechin City (director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1997 | Dundee United | 86 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Huddersfield Town | 65 | (5) |
| 2000 | Clydebank | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Alloa Athletic | 24 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Montrose | 52 | (4) |
| 2003–2007 | Brechin City | 83 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Scotland U21[2] | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editJohnson played for Dundee United until his mid-twenties, making over eighty appearances for The Terrors. He played eight games for United in 1996–97, which would be his final full season at Tannadice. In November 1997, he signed for Huddersfield Town, where he would spend the next three seasons. In August 2000, he had a month with Clydebank, then moved to Alloa Athletic for the remainder of the 2000–01 season. Two seasons at Montrose followed, before his move to Brechin City in 2003. He retired after leaving the club in August 2007.
International
editJohnson represented the Scotland national under-21 football team.[2][3]
Coaching career
editJohnson returned to Brechin City in a coaching role in 2008,[4] going on to work under managers including his former Dundee United teammates Michael O'Neill[5] and Ray McKinnon. When McKinnon subsequently moved on to manage Raith Rovers in June 2015, Johnson went with him.[6] In May 2016, they returned to Dundee United.[7] Johnson's coaching work is part-time, as he is employed as a solicitor.
Outside football
editDuring his playing career Johnson completed a law degree at the University of Dundee. He joined Thorntons, a Dundee solicitors, in 2003 and was made a partner in the firm in 2013.[8]
Honours
editClub
edit- Brechin City
Career statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Dundee United | Scottish Premier Division | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 1992–93 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 21 | 3 | |||
| 1993–94 | 9 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 1995–96 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |||
| 1996–97 | Scottish Premier Division | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Huddersfield Town | Football League First Division | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 45 | 5 | |||
| 1999–2000 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Clydebank | Scottish Second Division | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | Scottish First Division | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Montrose | Scottish Third Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 34 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2003–04 | Brechin City | Scottish First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Scottish First Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2006–07 | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 3 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Grant Johnson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Scotland U21 Player Grant Johnson Details".
- ^ Paul, Ian (17 February 1993). "Scotland Under-21s 3, Malta Under-21s 0". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Brechin post for Johnson". The Courier. Dundee. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ "Michael O'Neill: Managing success from Brechin to Euro 2016". BBC Sport. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Thomson, Doug (15 June 2015). "Raith Rovers role for former Huddersfield Town midfielder Grant Johnson". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Ray McKinnon on Dundee United: 'Head, not heart ruled my decision'". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "New partners for Thorntons". The Courier. Dundee: DC Thomson. 12 February 2013.
External links
edit- Grant Johnson at Soccerbase
