Travis Johnson (English footballer)

{{Short description|English footballer}}

{{For|other people called Travis Johnson|Travis Johnson (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Travis Johnson

| image =

| fullname = Travis Joel Gary Johnson{{cite web|title=Retained List 2018–19|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf|publisher=English Football League|accessdate=28 August 2019}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031824/https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf Archived].

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|08|28}}

| birth_place = Stoke-on-Trent, England{{Soccerway|id=530329|accessdate=9 March 2020}}

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}{{cite web | url=https://www.crewealex.net/teams/first-team/defender/travis-johnson/ | title=Travis Johnson - Defender - First Team - Crewe Alexandra }}

| position = Right-back{{WorldFootball.net|travis-johnson}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs1 = Crewe Alexandra

| years1 = 2018–2022 | clubs1 = Crewe Alexandra | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = → Witton Albion (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2024 | clubs3 = Crawley Town | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 0

| club-update = 08:18, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

}}

Travis Joel Gary Johnson (born 28 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a right-back for {{English football updater|CrawleyT}} club Crawley Town. He previously played for Crewe Alexandra.

Career

=Crewe Alexandra=

Johnson joined Crewe Alexandra's Academy and signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2018,{{cite web |title=Travis Johnson |url=https://www.crewealex.net/teams/first-team/defender/travis-johnson/ |website=Crewe Alexandra F.C. |accessdate=9 October 2019}} agreeing a new contract in June 2019.{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Peter |title=Crewe Alex: Update on Travis Johnson contract situation |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/crewe-alex-update-travis-johnson-16413983 |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=Cheshire Live |date=12 June 2019}} He made his first Crewe start and first-team debut in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Mansfield Town on 8 October 2019,{{cite web |title=Mansfield Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2019/october/match-report-for-mansfield-town-vs-crewe-alexandra-on-08-oct-19/ |website=Mansfield Town FC |accessdate=9 October 2019}} and his league debut on 11 January 2020, coming on as a 68th minute substitute for Nicky Hunt, at Swindon Town.{{cite news |title=Swindon Town 3-1 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50990577 |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=11 January 2020}} On 13 March 2020, Johnson joined Witton Albion until 25 April 2020.[https://www.crewealex.net/news/2020/march/travis-johnson-joins-witton-albion-on-loan/ Travis Johnson Joins Witton Albion On Loan], crewealex.net, 13 March 2020

He was offered a new contract in June 2020,{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Peter |title=Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/paul-green-nicky-hunt-released-18395931 |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Cheshire Live |date=10 June 2020}} and signed a new one-year deal.{{cite web |title=Contract Extensions Update |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2020/june/contract-extensions-update/ |website=Crewe Alexandra F.C. |accessdate=16 June 2020}} On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had triggered a contract extension.{{cite web |title=20/21 Retained List |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2021/may/2021-retained-list/ |website=Crewe Alexandra F.C. |access-date=13 May 2021}} In November 2021, Johnson suffered an ankle ligament injury during training, ruling him out of first-team action for some weeks.{{cite news |title=Right-Back Set-Back For Ramsay And Johnson |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2021/november/set-back-ramsay-and-johnson/ |access-date=5 November 2021 |work=CreweAlex.net}} Johnson was initially offered a new contract at the end of the 2021–22 season following Crewe's relegation,{{cite web|url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2022/may/2021-22-retained-list/|title=2021–22 Retained List|website=www.crewealex.net|date=4 May 2022|accessdate=18 May 2022}} however this offer was later withdrawn, allowing Johnson to leave the club on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2022/may/morris-withdraws-johnson-contract-offer/|title=Morris Withdraws Johnson's Contract Offer|website=www.crewealex.net|date=18 May 2022}}

=Crawley Town=

On 20 June 2022, it was announced that Johnson was joining EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year contract on 1 July 2022, following the expiry of his contract at Crewe.{{cite web | url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2022/june/johnson-signs-for-the-reds/ | title=Johnson Signs for the Reds }} He was released by Crawley in May 2024.{{cite news |title=2023/24 Released & Retained List |url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2024/may/202324-released--retained-list/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=Crawley Town FC |date=23 May 2024}}

Career statistics

{{updated|24 May 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Crewe Alexandra2019–20{{cite web |title=Games played by Travis Johnson in 2019/2020 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114105&season_id=152 |website=Soccerbase |accessdate=9 October 2019}}League Two1000002{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}030
2020–21{{cite web |title=Games played by Travis Johnson in 2020/2021 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114105&season_id=153 |website=Soccerbase |accessdate=8 November 2020}}League One7010004{{efn|name=EFLT}}0120
2021–22{{cite web |title=Games played by Travis Johnson in 2021/2022 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114105&season_id=153 |website=Soccerbase |accessdate=24 August 2021}}League One20000104{{efn|name=EFLT}}0250
colspan="2"|Crewe total

!28

01010100400
rowspan="3"|Crawley Town

|2022–23{{cite web |title=Games played by Travis Johnson in 2022/2023 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114105&season_id=154 |website=Soccerbase |accessdate=2 September 2022}}

|League Two

|25

010303{{efn|name=EFLT}}0320
2023–24{{cite web |title=Games played by Travis Johnson in 2023/2024 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114105&season_id=155 |website=Soccerbase |accessdate=29 November 2023}}

|League Two

|7

010104{{efn|name=EFLT}}0130
colspan="2"|Crawley total

!32

0204070450
colspan="3"|Career total

!60

03050170850

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References