Doug Johnson

*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.

Doug Johnson

Appearances: 2 Goals: 1

Date / Year of birth: 1951*

Position: Midfielder

Season of first appearance: 1974/75

Season of last appearance: 1975/76

Also played for:

Local player who first came to prominence as captain of local club Thanet Press during the 1969/70 campaign. The club were undefeated throughout the season.

After several more years in local football Doug joined Margate for the 1973/74 season and played exclusively for the reserves during the campaign.

Doug continued to be a regular in the reserves during the 1974/75 season and also made a one-off appearance for the first team. He played in a Kent Messenger Trophy tie against Ashford at Hartsdown on 3.4.75 and although Margate lost 3-1 Doug had the distinction of scoring the consolation goal, albeit via a hefty deflection off future Margate player Neil Cugley.

He was a regular in the reserves once more during the 1975/76 season and Doug also made one further first team appearance, playing as a centre-back in a Kent Floodlight Trophy game at Ramsgate on 8.4.76. However he left the club at the end of the campaign when the reserve team was disbanded for financial reasons and dropped back into local football.

Doug was still playing locally during the 1990/91 campaign aged 40. He spent that season with Britannia who were the successors to Thanet Press who he'd first played for over 20 years earlier.

SEASON (CLUB)

FULL (MAX)

SUB

GLS

FAC

FAT

SLC

KSC

KMT

1974/75 (MFC)

1 (66)

0

1

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (7TH OF 22)

4QR

2R

RU

2R

GR

SEASON (CLUB)

FULL (MAX)

SUB

GLS

FAC

FAT

SLC

KSC

KFT

1975/76 (MFC)

1 (65)

0

0

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (11TH OF 22)

3QR

2R

1R

SF

W