- Nicky Johns
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Nicky Johns Personal information Date of birth 8 June 1957 Place of birth Orpington, Kent, England Playing position Goalkeeper Youth career -1976 Minehead Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1976-1978 Millwall 50 (0) 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8 (0) 1978 → Sheffield United (loan) 1 (0) 1978-1979 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 1979-1988 Charlton Athletic 288 (0) 1988-1989 Queens Park Rangers 10 (0) 1989-1991 Maidstone United 41 (0) Teams managed 2002-2003 Erith Town FC (assistant) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nicky Johns is a retired English football goalkeeper who played both in the Football League and the North American Soccer League.
Johns began his career with Minehead FC. In 1976, he signed with Millwall FC. In 1978, he played eight games with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League.[1] However, the Rowdies had two good goalkeepers in Winston DuBose and Paul Hammond. Consequently, Johns saw time in only eight games before being sent on loan to Sheffield United where he played one game. The Rowdies then sent him on loan to Charlton Athletic. In February 1979, the Rowdies traded Johns to Charlton in exchange for Mike Flanagan who had recently been ejected from a Charlton game for fighting with his team mate Derek Hales.[2][3] Johns experienced his greatest success at Charlton. Over ten seasons, he played 288 games and was named the 1981, 1983 and 1984 Charlton Player of the Year.[4] He later played for Queens Park Rangers before finishing his career with Maidstone United.
In 2003, he became an assistant manager with Erith Town FC in the Kent League.
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1980–81 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Nicky Johns · DF: Malcolm Brown · DF: Ian Evans · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: John Breckin · MF: Ronnie Glavin · MF: Alan Birch · MF: Danny Wilson · FW: David Kemp · FW: Derek Hales · FW: Tony KellowCharlton Athletic F.C. – Player of the Year 1971: Went • 1972: Peacock • 1973: Horsfield • 1974: Dunn • 1975: Bowman • 1976: Hales • 1977: Flanagan • 1978: Peacock • 1979: Peacock • 1980: Berry • 1981: Johns • 1982: Naylor • 1983: Johns • 1984: Johns • 1985: Aizlewood • 1986: Aizlewood • 1987: Bolder • 1988: Humphrey • 1989: Humphrey • 1990: Humphrey • 1991: Lee • 1992: Webster • 1993: Balmer • 1994: Leaburn • 1995: Rufus • 1996: Robinson • 1997: Petterson • 1998: Kinsella • 1999: Kinsella • 2000: Rufus • 2001: Rufus • 2002: Kiely • 2003: Parker • 2004: Kiely • 2005: Young • 2006: Bent • 2007: Carson • 2008: Holland • 2009: Bailey • 2010: Dailly • 2011: Semedo
Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players
- Millwall F.C. players
- North American Soccer League players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) players
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