Players - Glen Johnson

Glen Johnson
Birthdate: 23 August 1984
Birthplace: Greenwich, London, England
Other clubs: West Ham United (2000-03), Millwall (loan 2002), Chelsea (2003-07), Portsmouth (loan 2006-07 + transfer 2007-09), Stoke City (2015-18)
Signed from: Portsmouth
Signed for LFC: £17.5m, 26.06.2009
International debut: 16.11.2003 vs. Denmark
International caps: 54/1 (39/1 at LFC) - 19.06.2014
Liverpool debut: 16.08.2009
Last appearance: 10.05.2015
Debut goal: 19.08.2009
Last goal: 29.11.2014
Contract expiry: 01.07.2015
Win ratio: 51% W:102 D:42 L:56
Games/assists ratio: 15.38
Honours: League Cup 2012
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 15 / 0
League games / goals / assists: 160 / 8 / 11
Total games / goals / assists: 200 / 9 / 13

Player Profile

Johnson began his career under Harry Redknapp at West Ham but after just 16 appearances and a loan spell at Millwall the 18-year-old became the first signing for new Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in 2003 for £6million. Johnson made his Chelsea debut against Liverpool on 17 August 2003 while Harry Kewell and Steve Finnan played their first game for the Reds. Chelsea won 2-1 with Johnson playing for 73 minutes before being replaced by William Gallas. Only three months later he played his first game for England against Denmark. Johnson's stock was rising high. He was a regular in the 2003/04 season that turned out to be Claudio Raineri's last and featured in the second half of the 2004/05 Premiership-winning season under Jose Mourinho. Johnson played rarely in the following campaign and spent the whole of the 2006/07 on loan at Portsmouth. After four years with the Blues, Pompey purchased Johnson for £4 million in August 2007. Johnson won the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and despite Portsmouth finishing just below mid table he was selected at right-back in the PFA Team of the Year 2008/09. His screaming left-foot volley against Hull on 22 November 2008 was BBC's Match of the Day's Goal of the Season. 

Johnson was hardly pleased with his first season at Anfield although he appeared in 35 of the club's 56 competitive matches. He scored in two of the opening four League matches to enhance his reputation as an attacking full-back. Defensively he maybe wasn't quite as sound but that is an accusation that could be levelled at a number of his colleagues too. Johnson was injured in the closing stages of Liverpool's victory at Aston Villa between Christmas and New Year and did not play again until coming on as a substitute at Wigan in March. With fitness as well as form being an important factor before England's World Cup squad was announced in May, Johnson came safely through the final few League matches of the season in which he was picked from the start. Like his club captain Steven Gerrard, Johnson played from the start in all four of England's matches in South Africa, being substituted only towards the end of the last 16 defeat by Germany.

Johnson figured in 28 of the 38 Premier League matches in 2010/11 and added a further 7 appearances in the Europa League. Towards the end of the season he was sometimes asked to switch to the left to accommodate the emergence of Jon Flanagan on the right. Although Johnson figured in less than 60% of Liverpool's first-team matches in 2011/12, he took his total of appearances for the club to one short of a century. He won his first winners' medal with the club and scored a tidy penalty in the shoot-out that followed the drawn League Cup final with Cardiff City. Johnson featured for the England team in Euro 2012 and reached the quarter-finals. Brendan Rodgers' arrival revitalised Johnson's career at Liverpool initially . He played a number of games as a left-winger where he could attack at will and showed desire to succeed that had been sadly lacking until then. Johnson missed only two Premier League matches in 2012/13 to take his total of appearances for Liverpool close to the one hundred and fifty mark. He also scored twice, at home to Gomel in the Europa League and away to one of his former clubs, West Ham United, in the Premier League.

Even the player himself would probably admit that his form was patchy during the 2013/14 season. For the first time since arriving at Liverpool in 2009 Johnson went through a season without scoring a goal for his club. But he still appeared in 30 of the club's 38 competitive matches and was included in Roy Hodgson's squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil. Johnson played throughout England's first two group matches against Italy and Uruguay. But with England eliminated after two defeats he was an unused substitute in the final group match against Costa Rica.

In 2014/15, the final year of his Liverpool contract, Johnson appeared for the first team twenty-eight times, which took his total of appearances for the club up to exactly two hundred. His only goal of the season was the late winner against Stoke City at Anfield at the end of November 2014. After Johnson's contract expired in the summer of 2015 he joined Mark Hughes' Stoke City keeping himself in the Premier League. He was a regular and consistent performer until injuring his knee in February and when Stoke dropped down the table, manager Mark Hughes cited Johnson's absence as one of the main reasons. In 2016-17 he appeared 25 times and signed a contract extension, but in 2017-18 he was out of favour and made only seven starts. He was released at the end of a season that saw Stoke relegated and was without a club for the first half of 2018-19. On 8th January 2018 he launched his investment business 'Bed of Honey' and on the 21st of that month he confirmed his retirement from the game. 
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 160 7 7 26 0 200
2009-2010 25 0 1 9 0 35
2010-2011 28 0 0 7 0 35
2011-2012 23 3 3 0 0 29
2012-2013 36 0 0 7 0 43
2013-2014 29 0 1 0 0 30
2014-2015 19 4 2 3 0 28
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
12 1046 Chelsea
10 900 Manchester City
10 825 Manchester United
9 731 Aston Villa
9 729 Stoke City
9 636 WBA
8 720 West Ham United
8 720 Tottenham
8 720 Sunderland
8 713 Newcastle United
7 630 Fulham
7 542 Swansea City
6 523 Norwich City
6 503 Blackburn Rovers
5 450 Everton
5 444 QPR
5 396 Wigan Athletic
5 375 Southampton
4 360 Wolves
4 360 Bolton Wanderers
4 352 Arsenal
4 325 Hull City
3 300 Cardiff City
3 270 Birmingham City
3 161 Burnley
2 210 Atletico Madrid
2 180 Braga
2 180 Zenit St. Petersburg
2 180 Lille
2 180 Reading
2 180 Udinese
2 180 Debrecen VSC
2 180 Crystal Palace
2 180 Benfica
2 180 Blackpool
2 160 Portsmouth
2 136 Gomel
1 120 Notts County
1 90 Basel
1 90 Fiorentina
1 90 Napoli
1 90 Rabotnicki
1 90 Sparta Prague
1 90 Utrecht
1 90 Ludogorets
1 90 Brighton & Hove Albion
1 90 Real Madrid
1 90 Trabzonspor
1 90 Leicester City
1 46 Anzhi Makhachkala
1 18 Leeds United
Total Started/substitutions
191 Started
14 On the bench
9 Substitute
16 Substituted
Total Venue
100 Away
97 Home
3 Neutral
Total Competition
160 Premier League
20 Europa League
7 FA Cup
7 League Cup
6 Champions League
Total W D L Win % Manager
101 55 22 24 54.5% Brendan Rodgers
46 21 12 13 45.7% Kenny Dalglish
35 19 4 12 54.3% Rafa Benítez
18 7 4 7 38.9% Roy Hodgson
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 8 0 0 1 0 9
2009-2010 3 0 0 0 0 3
2010-2011 2 0 0 0 0 2
2011-2012 1 0 0 0 0 1
2012-2013 1 0 0 1 0 2
2013-2014 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014-2015 1 0 0 0 0 1
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Started/substitutions
9 Started
0 Substitute
Total Competition
8 Premier League
1 Europa League
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
1 16-30 minutes
3 31-45 minutes
1 61-75 minutes
3 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
9 Open play
Assists per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 11 0 2 0 0 13
2009-2010 3 0 0 0 0 3
2010-2011 2 0 0 0 0 2
2011-2012 0 0 1 0 0 1
2012-2013 4 0 0 0 0 4
2013-2014 2 0 1 0 0 3
2014-2015 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's assists
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 16.08.2009 Tottenham White Hart Lane League
50 11.12.2010 Newcastle United St James' Park League
100 02.08.2012 Gomel Central Stadion Europe
150 23.11.2013 Everton Goodison Park League
200 10.05.2015 Chelsea Stamford Bridge League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 45 19.08.2009 Stoke City Anfield League
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Related Quotes

Glen Johnson is not only the best right back for England – he's also the best in the league. In fact, I'd go so far as to say he could be the best in the world. I really think that. Some people rave about Ashley Cole being one of the best in the world but Johnson on the other side has all the attributes to be even better than him. People also go on about European and South American full backs, but Glen beats them all for me. As a former right-back, I watch him and I can tell you he is one of the very, very best there is and the lad can only keep on improving.

Paul Parker on new Liverpool signing Glen Johnson in June 2009

When you're confined to the couch you'll look at anything, but I am sick of the TV now. Thankfully I've got Football Manager too, which got me through that time - and I won everything with Liverpool!

Glen Johnson on his injury-hit first season at Liverpool

Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
West Ham United 2002-2003 England Premier League 15 0 16 0
Millwall 2002-2003 England First Division 8 0 8 0
Chelsea 2003-2004 England Premier League 19 3 30 3
Chelsea 2004-2005 England Premier League 16 0 28 0
Chelsea 2005-2006 England Premier League 4 0 8 0
Chelsea 2006-2007 England Premier League 0 0 0 0
Portsmouth 2006-2007 England Premier League 26 0 28 0
Portsmouth 2007-2008 England Premier League 29 1 36 1
Portsmouth 2008-2009 England Premier League 29 3 35 3
Stoke City 2015-2016 Premier League 25 0 29 0
Stoke City 2016-2017 Premier League 25 0 27 0
Stoke City 2017-2018 Premier League 9 0 10 0
Total 205 7 255 7