Michael Johnson (footballer born 1973)

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For the Manchester City footballer, see Michael Johnson (footballer born 1988).

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Personal information
Michael Johnson

Full name	Michael Owen Johnson
Date of birth	July 4, 1973 (1973-07-04) (age 34)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Notts County
Number	?
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1995 1995-2003 2003-2008 2007 2008 2008-	Notts County Birmingham City Derby County → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) → Notts County (loan) Notts County	107 0(0) 262 (12) 138 0(4) 013 0(0) 13 0(1) 0 0(0)
National team²
1999-	Jamaica	012 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23/09/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Owen Johnson born (July 4, 1973 in Nottingham, England) is a Jamaican footballer . He currently plays for Notts County after signing a 1 year contract after being released by Derby County. Although born in England, he is a full Jamaican international and has played several times for the Jamaican national team.

Previous clubs include Notts County and Birmingham City, where he played in the 2001 League Cup final against Liverpool. He joined Derby in August 2003 after playing 1 season in the Premiership with Birmingham.

He was a fans favourite at Birmingham, where he picked up the nickname "Magic", for his often immense performances. During his time at Birmingham he was known as a quick, clever centre-back. "Magic" was known for his incredible leap, which scored him a number of goals for Birmingham.

He remains popular with the fans of Derby County for his whole hearted approach and dedication to the team. He also is the sexiest Jamaican footballer according to GQ magazine(October 2001.)

On 20 September 2007 Johnson joined Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency loan deal.^[1] He made his debut on the 22nd and made an impact as The Owls picked up their first points of the season (which was 9 games old) in a 1-0 win against Hull City at Hillsborough.

On 26 December 2007 Johnson returned to the Derby County team to face Liverpool coming on as a first half substitute.His return was greeted by Derby fans with chants of Theres only one Michael Johnson.

On 29 February 2008 Johnson returned to the team where he started his career Notts County on loan for the remainder of the season ^[2] and, on May 6, 2008 it was announced he had signed a one year permanent deal with the club following the completion of his Derby contract on July 1 2008.^[3]

Johnson is a cousin of Darren Daley. A semi-pro footballer in Canada

[edit] References

^ BBC SPORT. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
^ Michael Johnson leaves for Notts County - Derby County FC - Derby County-Mad. www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
^ BBC SPORT. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.

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v • d • e Notts County F.C. – current squad

1 Pilkington • 4 Edwards • 5 Tann • 7 Smith • 8 MacKenzie • 14 Frost • 15 Mayo • 18 Hunt • 20 Sandercombe • 21 Weir-Daley • 23 Butcher • 26 Strachan • 27 Johnson • 30 Weston • Manager: McParland