Kevin Peter Johnson (born 29 August 1952 in

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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for

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

, Gillingham,

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

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and

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, and

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for

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, during the 1970s and 1980s.

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* 1952 births Living people Footballers from Doncaster English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub