John Johnson (11 December 1921 – October 2003) was an English professional
footballer
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who made over 290 appearances in the
Football League
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for
Millwall
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east ...
as an
outside right
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.
He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
Honours
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Millwall
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east ...
Hall of Fame
References
1921 births
English men's footballers
English Football League players
People from Hazel Grove
Footballers from Greater Manchester
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Millwall F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Southern Football League players
Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
Margate F.C. players
2003 deaths
Men's association football outside forwards
Canterbury City F.C. players
Dover Athletic F.C. players
Kent Football League (1894–1959) players
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