Name: Damien Michael JohnsonBorn: 18 November 1978, Lisburn
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.09 st
Position: Midfielder/Right-Back
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 56 Full Caps (1999-2009), 11 Under-21 Caps, 2 Under-18 Caps, 1 Under-17 Cap / 1 Goal, 2 Under-16 Caps, 6 Under-15 Schools Caps.
Club Honours: (with Portadown) Mid-Ulster Cup Winner 1994/95; (with Birmingham) Football League Championship Runner-Up 2006/07, 2008/09; (with Huddersfield) Football League One Play-Off Winner 2011/12.
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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FL Cup
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Other
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Lisburn
Youth
|
-
|
-
|
Youth
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Portadown
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94/95
|
-
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Youth
|
2 (1)/0
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0(1)/0
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1(0)/0
|
3(0)/1
|
Blackburn
Rovers
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97/98-01/02
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Aug-97
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Youth
|
43(16)/3
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3(4)/0
|
12(3)/1
|
-
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Nottingham
Forest
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97/98
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Jan-98
|
Loan
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5 (1)/0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Birmingham
City
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02/03-09/10
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Mar-02
|
£50k
|
179(13)/4
|
13(2)/0
|
5(2)/0
|
1(0)/0
|
Plymouth
Argyle
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09/10-11/12
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Jan-10
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Free
|
20 (0)/2
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Huddersfield
Town
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10/11
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Aug-10
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Loan
|
14 (2)/0
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3(0)/0
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1(1)/0
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2(0)/0
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Huddersfield
Town
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11/12
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Jul-11
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Loan
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16 (2)/0
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-
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-
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3(0)/0
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Fleetwood
Town
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12/13-13/14
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Jun-12
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Free
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17 (5)/0
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1(0)/0
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-
|
-
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TOTALS
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-
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£50k
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296(40)/9
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20(7)/0
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19(6)/1
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9(0)/1
|
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From teenage striking sensation with Portadown, through flying winger with Blackburn, to midfield anchor and captain at Birmingham, Damien Johnson was undoubtedly one of Northern Ireland's most valuable players.
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Johnson won his fiftieth cap against Poland in March 2009 and was awarded the captaincy for the occasion. Cheekily the match announcer credited him with the third goal in a 3-2 win which was actually an own goal.
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On 29th July 2010, at the age of 31, Johnson announced his retirement from international football following a succession of injuries. story
Johnson playing career drew to a close after he was released by Fleetwood in October 2013. He has since coached at Everton's Academy and worked as a scout for the Irish FA. In April 2015 took a coaching role at Blackburn's Academy and he joined the Northern Ireland Under-21 coaching set-up the following month, remaining part of the staff until August 2016.
Johnson playing career drew to a close after he was released by Fleetwood in October 2013. He has since coached at Everton's Academy and worked as a scout for the Irish FA. In April 2015 took a coaching role at Blackburn's Academy and he joined the Northern Ireland Under-21 coaching set-up the following month, remaining part of the staff until August 2016.
More to follow.
Irish FA Bio
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
29-05-1999 Rep of Ireland A W 1-0 FR. sub
10-10-1999 Finland....... A L 1-4 ECQ sub
23-02-2000 Luxemburg..... A W 3-1 FR
28-03-2000 Malta......... A W 3-0 FR. sub
26-04-2000 Hungary....... H L 0-1 FR. sub
16-08-2000 Yugoslavia.... H L 1-2 FR
02-09-2000 Malta......... H W 1-0 WCQ
11-10-2000 Iceland....... A L 0-1 WCQ
28-02-2001 Norway........ H L 0-4 FR. sub
28-03-2001 Bulgaria...... A L 3-4 WCQ sub
02-06-2001 Bulgaria...... H L 0-1 WCQ
06-06-2001 Czech Republic A L 1-3 WCQ
06-10-2001 Malta......... A W 1-0 WCQ
13-02-2002 Poland........ N L 1-4 FR
27-03-2002 Liechtenstein. A D 0-0 FR
17-04-2002 Spain......... H L 0-5 FR
21-08-2002 Cyprus........ H D 0-0 FR
12-10-2002 Spain......... A L 0-3 ECQ
16-10-2002 Ukraine....... H D 0-0 ECQ
12-02-2003 Finland....... H L 0-1 FR
29-03-2003 Armenia....... A L 0-1 ECQ
02-04-2003 Greece........ H L 0-2 ECQ
03-06-2003 Italy......... A L 0-2 FR
11-06-2003 Spain......... H D 0-0 ECQ
06-09-2003 Ukraine....... A D 0-0 ECQ
10-09-2003 Armenia....... H L 0-1 ECQ
18-02-2004 Norway........ H L 1-4 FR
30-05-2004 Barbados...... A D 1-1 FR
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nev A W 2-0 FR. sub
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tob A W 3-0 FR
18-08-2004 Switzerland... A D 0-0 FR
04-09-2004 Poland........ H L 0-3 WCQ
08-09-2004 Wales......... A D 2-2 WCQ
09-10-2004 Azerbaijan.... A D 0-0 WCQ
13-10-2004 Austria....... H D 3-3 WCQ
26-03-2005 England....... A L 0-4 WCQ
04-06-2005 Germany....... H L 1-4 FR
17-08-2005 Malta......... A D 1-1 FR
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan.... H W 2-0 WCQ
07-09-2005 England....... H W 1-0 WCQ
08-10-2005 Wales......... H L 2-3 WCQ
12-10-2005 Austria....... A L 0-2 WCQ sent off 74
07-10-2006 Denmark....... A D 0-0 ECQ sub
11-10-2006 Latvia........ H W 1-0 ECQ
24-03-2007 Liechtenstein. A W 4-1 ECQ
28-03-2007 Sweden........ H W 2-1 ECQ
06-02-2008 Bulgaria...... H L 0-1 FR
26-03-2008 Georgia....... H W 4-1 FR
11-02-2009 San Marino.... A D 3-0 WCQ
28-03-2009 Poland........ H W 3-2 WCQ
01-04-2009 Slovenia...... H W 1-0 WCQ
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR
12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR
05-09-2009 Poland........ A D 1-1 WCQ
09-09-2009 Slovakia...... H L 0-2 WCQ
14-10-2009 Czech Republic A D 0-0 WCQ
Summary: 48(8)/0. Won 16, Drew 15, Lost 25.
10-10-1999 Finland....... A L 1-4 ECQ sub
23-02-2000 Luxemburg..... A W 3-1 FR
28-03-2000 Malta......... A W 3-0 FR. sub
26-04-2000 Hungary....... H L 0-1 FR. sub
16-08-2000 Yugoslavia.... H L 1-2 FR
02-09-2000 Malta......... H W 1-0 WCQ
11-10-2000 Iceland....... A L 0-1 WCQ
28-02-2001 Norway........ H L 0-4 FR. sub
28-03-2001 Bulgaria...... A L 3-4 WCQ sub
02-06-2001 Bulgaria...... H L 0-1 WCQ
06-06-2001 Czech Republic A L 1-3 WCQ
06-10-2001 Malta......... A W 1-0 WCQ
13-02-2002 Poland........ N L 1-4 FR
27-03-2002 Liechtenstein. A D 0-0 FR
17-04-2002 Spain......... H L 0-5 FR
21-08-2002 Cyprus........ H D 0-0 FR
12-10-2002 Spain......... A L 0-3 ECQ
16-10-2002 Ukraine....... H D 0-0 ECQ
12-02-2003 Finland....... H L 0-1 FR
29-03-2003 Armenia....... A L 0-1 ECQ
02-04-2003 Greece........ H L 0-2 ECQ
03-06-2003 Italy......... A L 0-2 FR
11-06-2003 Spain......... H D 0-0 ECQ
06-09-2003 Ukraine....... A D 0-0 ECQ
10-09-2003 Armenia....... H L 0-1 ECQ
18-02-2004 Norway........ H L 1-4 FR
30-05-2004 Barbados...... A D 1-1 FR
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nev A W 2-0 FR. sub
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tob A W 3-0 FR
18-08-2004 Switzerland... A D 0-0 FR
04-09-2004 Poland........ H L 0-3 WCQ
08-09-2004 Wales......... A D 2-2 WCQ
09-10-2004 Azerbaijan.... A D 0-0 WCQ
13-10-2004 Austria....... H D 3-3 WCQ
26-03-2005 England....... A L 0-4 WCQ
04-06-2005 Germany....... H L 1-4 FR
17-08-2005 Malta......... A D 1-1 FR
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan.... H W 2-0 WCQ
07-09-2005 England....... H W 1-0 WCQ
08-10-2005 Wales......... H L 2-3 WCQ
12-10-2005 Austria....... A L 0-2 WCQ sent off 74
07-10-2006 Denmark....... A D 0-0 ECQ sub
11-10-2006 Latvia........ H W 1-0 ECQ
24-03-2007 Liechtenstein. A W 4-1 ECQ
28-03-2007 Sweden........ H W 2-1 ECQ
06-02-2008 Bulgaria...... H L 0-1 FR
26-03-2008 Georgia....... H W 4-1 FR
11-02-2009 San Marino.... A D 3-0 WCQ
28-03-2009 Poland........ H W 3-2 WCQ
01-04-2009 Slovenia...... H W 1-0 WCQ
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR
12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR
05-09-2009 Poland........ A D 1-1 WCQ
09-09-2009 Slovakia...... H L 0-2 WCQ
14-10-2009 Czech Republic A D 0-0 WCQ
Summary: 48(8)/0. Won 16, Drew 15, Lost 25.
Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
21-04-1998 Switzerland... H W 2-1 FR
20-05-1998 Scotland...... N D 1-1 MT
22-05-1998 Rep of Ireland A W 1-0 MT
04-09-1998 Turkey........ A L 0-2 ECQ
09-10-1998 Finland....... H D 1-1 ECQ
26-03-1999 Germany....... H W 1-0 ECQ
31-03-1999 Moldova....... A D 0-0 ECQ
02-09-1999 Rep of Ireland N L 0-1 MT
17-08-1999 France........ H W 3-1 FR
03-09-1999 Turkey........ H L 1-2 ECQ
07-09-1999 Germany....... A L 0-1 ECQ
Summary: 11/0. Won 4, Drew 3, Lost 4.
20-05-1998 Scotland...... N D 1-1 MT
22-05-1998 Rep of Ireland A W 1-0 MT
04-09-1998 Turkey........ A L 0-2 ECQ
09-10-1998 Finland....... H D 1-1 ECQ
26-03-1999 Germany....... H W 1-0 ECQ
31-03-1999 Moldova....... A D 0-0 ECQ
02-09-1999 Rep of Ireland N L 0-1 MT
17-08-1999 France........ H W 3-1 FR
03-09-1999 Turkey........ H L 1-2 ECQ
07-09-1999 Germany....... A L 0-1 ECQ
Summary: 11/0. Won 4, Drew 3, Lost 4.
Picture by Roy Cathcart.
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