Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Johnson | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 December 1917||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1944 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | south of Salalah, Oman | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1937 | Birtley | ||
1938–1939 | Norwich City | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Johnson (5 December 1917 – 31 July 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Norwich City. [1]
Johnson was married. [2] He served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. [2] Johnson was killed on 31 July 1944 aboard Douglas Dakota KG690 when the aircraft crashed into a mountain 48 km (30 mi) south of Salalah, Oman. [3] [4] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Norwich City | 1938–39 | Second Division [1] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Alexander Johnson | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 December 1917||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1944 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | south of Salalah, Oman | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1937 | Birtley | ||
1938–1939 | Norwich City | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Johnson (5 December 1917 – 31 July 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Norwich City. [1]
Johnson was married. [2] He served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. [2] Johnson was killed on 31 July 1944 aboard Douglas Dakota KG690 when the aircraft crashed into a mountain 48 km (30 mi) south of Salalah, Oman. [3] [4] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Norwich City | 1938–39 | Second Division [1] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |