Terence Johnson (born 30 August 1949) is an English retired professional

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who made 263 appearances in the Football League for

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, Southend United and

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. He is a member of the Blyth Spartans Hall of Fame.

Playing career

Newcastle United

, Johnson began his career as a junior with hometown club

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. He was a prolific scorer for the club's youth and reserve teams, bagging nearly 50 goals. He looked set to make his senior debut for the club in a

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third round first leg match away to Real Zaragoza on

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1969, but passport issues prevented him from travelling with the squad. Johnson failed to make an appearance for Newcastle United and departed the club in January 1971.

Darlington (loan)

With a lack of first team opportunities available at Newcastle, Johnson joined

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on loan in November 1969. He made four league appearances and scored one goal for the Quakers.

Southend United

Johnson signed for Fourth Division club Southend United in January 1971, for a £7,000 fee. He scored 8 goals in 21 games during the remainder of the 1970–71 season. Johnson was a virtual ever-present for the next three seasons and helped the club to promotion to the

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in the 1971–72 season. He won the club's Player of the Year award for his performances in the 1972–73 season. He departed the Shrimpers in November 1974, after making 170 appearances and scoring 38 goals.

Brentford

Johnson signed for Fourth Division club

in November 1974 for a £15,000 fee. He made 110 appearances for the Bees and scored 30 goals before problems with homesickness saw him quit

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at the end of the 1976–77 season.

Blyth Spartans

Johnson ended his career with a spell at

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club Blyth Spartans. During the 1977–78 season, he was a part of the squad which won a hat-trick of cups and took Fourth Division club Wrexham to a replay in the fifth round of the FA Cup, a match played at St James' Park. Despite retiring due to injury in January 1980, Johnson returned to the club a matter of months later and finished the 1979–80 season with a Northern League winner's medal. The 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons brought two more Northern League championships and a number of minor cup wins before his departure during the 1982 off-season. After spell with Northern League Second Division club

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during the first half of the 1982–83 season, Johnson returned to Blyth Spartans and helped the club to another First Division title prior to his retirement at the end of the campaign. Johnson was later inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.

Honours

Southend United *

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second-place promotion: 1971–72 Blyth Spartans *

: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 *

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: 1977–78, 1981–82 * Northumberland Senior Cup: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82 * Debenhams Cup: 1977–78 Individual * Southend United Player of the Year: 1972–73 * Blyth Spartans Hall of Fame

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Terry 1949 births Living people Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Newcastle United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players English Football League players Northern Football League players Bedlington Terriers F.C. players