Grant Johnson (footballer)

Grant Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Ian Grant Johnson
Date of birth	(1972-03-24) 24 March 1972
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Raith Rovers (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1997	Dundee United	86	(7)
1997–2000	Huddersfield Town	65	(5)
2000	Clydebank	4	(0)
2000–2001	Alloa Athletic	24	(1)
2001–2003	Montrose	52	(4)
2003–2007	Brechin City	83	(4)
International career
1992–1993	Scotland U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Grant Johnson (born 24 March 1972 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers. Johnson began his playing career with Dundee United before moving to Huddersfield Town in England. Returning to Scotland, he played for Clydebank, Alloa Athletic and Montrose before ending his career at Brechin City. Johnson is a Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 1992 and 1993.

Playing career

Club

Johnson played for Dundee United until his mid-twenties, making over eighty appearances for The Terrors. He played eight games for United in 1996–97, which would be his final full season at Tannadice. In November 1997, he signed for Huddersfield Town, where he would spend the next three seasons. In August 2000, he had a month with Clydebank, then moved to Alloa Athletic for the remainder of the 2000–01 season. Two seasons at Montrose followed, before his move to Brechin City in 2003. He left the club in August 2007, returning a year later in a coaching role.

International

Johnson represented the Scotland national under-21 football team.

After football

During his playing career Johnson completed a law degree at the University of Dundee. He joined Thorntons, a Dundee solicitors, in 2003 and was made a partner in the firm in 2013.

Honours

Club

Brechin City

• Scottish Second Division: 2004-05

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1991–92	Dundee United	Scottish Premier Division	10	1	-		-		-		10	1
1992–93			17	1	1	0	3	2	-		21	3
1993–94			9	0	-		1	0	1	0	11	0
1994–95			13	1	-		-		-		13	1
1995–96		Scottish First Division	30	4	3	0	-		-		33	4
1996–97		Scottish Premier Division	8	0	-		1	0	-		9	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1997–98	Huddersfield Town	Football League First Division	28	1	2	0	-		-		30	1
1998–99			36	4	5	0	4	1	-		45	5
1999–2000			-		-		-		-		0	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	Clydebank	Scottish Second Division	4	0	-		1	0	-		5	0
	Alloa Athletic	Scottish First Division	24	1	-		-		-		24	1
2001–02	Montrose	Scottish Third Division	31	2	2	0	1	0	-		34	2
2002–03			30	4	2	1	1	0	-		33	5
2003–04	Brechin City	Scottish First Division	25	0	1	0	1	0	-		27	0
2004–05		Scottish Second Division	24	0	3	0	2	0	-		29	0
2005–06		Scottish First Division	23	3	1	0	-		-		24	3
2006–07		Scottish Second Division	12	1	-		2	0	-		12	3

External links

• Grant Johnson career statistics at Soccerbase