Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
10.0
World class
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.34
goals / match
Nottingham Forest
top club · 163 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#27
goals rank
#235
assists rank
123
season goals
7
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
—
peak value
€4.50m
top transfer fee · 00/01
27
best season · 02/03
5 / 2
int'l caps / goals
363Appearances
123Goals
7Assists
29Yellow cards
0Red cards
57Full matches (90′)
| Full name | David Johnson |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1976-08-15 (49 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Citizenship | Jamaica England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2008
Transfer: Hucknall Town FC → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Mar 2007
Transfer: Without Club → Hucknall Town FC
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Forest → Without Club
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Nottingham Forest
19 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
May 2005
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Forest
04/05 · Return from loan
Mar 2005
Transfer: Forest → Sheff Utd
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest
41 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Nottingham Forest
18 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Nottingham Forest
45 matches · 27 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2002
Transfer: Burnley → Forest
01/02 · Return from loan
Mar 2002
Transfer: Forest → Burnley
01/02 · Loan
Mar 2002
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Forest
01/02 · Return from loan
Feb 2002
Transfer: Forest → Sheff Wed
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Nottingham Forest, Burnley FC, Sheffield Wednesday
40 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: Ipswich → Forest
00/01 · Transfer · €4.50m
Jul 2000
00/01 — Nottingham Forest, Ipswich Town
35 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Ipswich Town
49 matches · 23 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Ipswich Town
46 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 1997
Transfer: Bury → Ipswich
97/98 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 1997
97/98 — Ipswich Town, Bury FC
52 matches · 27 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Bury FC
18 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
Transfer: Man Utd → Bury
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1994
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd
94/95 · Transfer
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals23 total · 4.21/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A23 total · 4.21/90
Yellow cards6 total · 1.10/90
Minutes played by club
Ipswich Town
30.1%
Bury FC
15.1%
Nottingham Forest
46.4%
Sheffield United
0.0%
Sheffield Wednesday
5.8%
Burnley FC
2.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 146 | 60 | 0 | 1,531 |
| Bury FC | 2 | 96/97 | 97/98 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 769 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 00/01 | 05/06 | 163 | 48 | 7 | 2,364 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 294 |
| Burnley FC | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 135 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 44 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 168 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 277 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Bury FC | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 299 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 31 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130 |
| 96/97 | Second Division | Bury FC | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 470 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 343 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 366 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 134 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 136 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 472 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Burnley FC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 294 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 834 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Ipswich Town | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Man Utd U18 | Man Utd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-05 | Man Utd | Bury | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-11-14 | Bury | Ipswich | Transfer | 0 | €1.20m |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-12 | Ipswich | Forest | Transfer | 0 | €4.50m |
| 01/02 | 2002-02-05 | Forest | Sheff Wed | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-07 | Sheff Wed | Forest | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-12 | Forest | Burnley | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-05-31 | Burnley | Forest | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-03-10 | Forest | Sheff Utd | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-05-31 | Sheff Utd | Forest | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Forest | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-03-01 | Without Club | Hucknall Town FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Hucknall Town FC | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #52786 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3671 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 42 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 25 | 48 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Ipswich Town | 22 | 44 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Championship | Sheffield United | 4 | 35 |
| 05/06 | League One | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 17 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-05-31 | Sheff Utd | Forest | Return from loan | — | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-03-10 | Forest | Sheff Utd | Loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-05-31 | Burnley | Forest | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-12 | Forest | Burnley | Loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-07 | Sheff Wed | Forest | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-02-05 | Forest | Sheff Wed | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by David Johnson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 31% |
| Leicester City | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 50% |
| Derby County | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 38% |
| Coventry City | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 50% |
| Reading FC | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 8% |
| Sheffield United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 17% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 33% |
| Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 33% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 50% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 42% |
| Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33% |
| Millwall FC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 42% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 04/05 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 98/99 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 49 | 492 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 98/99 | 46 | 487 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 |
| 97/98 | 52 | 581 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 96/97 | 18 | 470 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 04/05 | 41 | 366 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 03/04 | 18 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 02/03 | 45 | 215 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| 01/02 | 40 | 901 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 00/01 | 35 | 1,104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
First Division
249 apps
104 G
0 A
Championship
35 apps
6 G
4 A
League Cup
19 apps
5 G
0 A
League One
17 apps
3 G
3 A
Second Division
18 apps
3 G
0 A
FA Cup
12 apps
2 G
0 A
Premier League
13 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is David Johnson?
David Johnson is a Jamaica professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is David Johnson?
David Johnson is 49 years old. He was born on August 15, 1976 in Kingston.
What position does David Johnson play?
David Johnson plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does David Johnson play for?
David Johnson currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has David Johnson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David Johnson has scored 123 goals in 363 appearances.