Robert Simon Johnson (born 22 February 1962) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

, most noted as a player for

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

Playing career

Johnson signed for local club

as a 17-year-old in August 1979, but due to two serious knee injuries he didn't make his debut until late on in the 1982–83 season. The start of 1983–84 saw him loaned out to Lincoln City, where he made four appearances before returning to

Kenilworth Road Kenilworth Road, known affectionately as The Kenny, is a association football, football stadium in the area of Bury Park, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been the home ground of Luton Town F.C., Luton Town Football Club since 1905. The sta ...

. Neither this year nor the next saw him play at all however, and he didn't become a first team player until 1985–86, when he made 15 appearances. He was now a first team regular, and he even appeared in the 1988 League Cup Final, helping Luton to a 3–2 victory over

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. A year later, he moved to

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, where he made 25 appearances in two years before a move to

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. He only played twice for Barnet before a move into

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with Hitchin Town.

Post-playing career

Johnson is a physiotherapist and has his own practice in Matlock.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Rob 1962 births Living people Footballers from Bedford English men's footballers English Football League players Luton Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Barnet F.C. players British physiotherapists Hitchin Town F.C. players Men's association football defenders