Harry Johnson (footballer, born 1899)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other people|Harry Johnson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Harry Johnson
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1899|1|4}}
| birth_place = Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|5||1899|1|4|df=y}}
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Sheffield United |author=Nemo |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=6}}
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Ecclesfield
| years1 = 1916–1931
| years2 = 1932–1935
| clubs1 = Sheffield United
| clubs2 = Mansfield Town
| caps1 = 313
| caps2 = 163
| goals1 = 201
| goals2 = 104
| totalcaps = 476
| totalgoals = 305
}}
Harry Johnson (4 January 1899 – May 1981) was an English footballer who played as a striker for Sheffield United and Mansfield Town.
Career
=Sheffield United=
Johnson played for Sheffield United between 1916 and 1931. He is Sheffield United's all-time top goalscorer with 201 goals. He played his first match in United colours for a Reserve side at Heckmondwike, and upset the home fans who "displayed a certain amount of animosity," and one irate man even waved an unloaded gun at him.{{cite book|last=Clarebrough|first=Denis|title=Sheffield United F.C., The First 100 years|publisher=Sheffield United Football Club|year=1989}}
=Mansfield Town=
He played for Mansfield Town between 1932 and 1935, for which he is also all-time top goalscorer with 114 goals in all competitions.
Personal life
His father, also known as Harry (although his birth forename was William), also played for Sheffield United and gained six caps for England.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersIJ/BioJohnsonWH.html |title=England Players, Harry Johnson|website=England Football Online |accessdate=30 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffieldfootball.co.uk/harry-johnson.html|title=Harry Johnson 1916-30|website=Football in Sheffield|accessdate=30 August 2018}} His younger brother Tom also played for the Blades for several years.{{cite book|author=Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham|title=Sheffield United Who's Who|publisher=Hallamshire Press|year=2008|page=182|isbn=978-1-874718-69-7}}
References
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Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Sheffield
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players
Category:People from Ecclesfield
Category:British Army soldiers