David Johnson RIP

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Ohhhh nooooo it came up with condolences on auto fill I was sure and I was rushing! I should have waited. I do apologise. The wrong thread to make a mistake in.

No harm EB. Don’t worry about it, spellchecker has a mint of its awn.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Remember that Cardiff game

RIP

 

[deano ou812]

Top player back in the day when I actually didn’t mind the red scousers R.I.P David..

 

[LongsightM13]

I remember him once trying the worst ever attempt at an overhead kick at the North Stand end while playing for us, missed the ball completely iirc. Fair to say he wasn’t the most lithe and athletic at his peak, so by the time he came to us, well…
We put a photo of it on the cover of the next home game programme.

 

[Blueboy73]

RIP David.
Not a nice way to go

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Great striker , he was past his best when he signed for us and had lost the electric pace he once had , but he was superb for both Everton & Liverpool , the big "C" claims another stalwart , RIP

 

[TedofChume]

I remember him signing for City and being dead excited, as I had his Liverpool bubble gum card! I think we signed him as a super sub to back up Jim Tolmie and Derek Parlane in our promotion push. Then someone pointed out he was too old!

He scored on his debut v Cardiff, and I was there!!

Just been digging!

 

[TedofChume]

close ups

 

[spacecadet]

So sad, RIP David.

 

[LongsightM13]

Great striker , he was past his best when he signed for us and had lost the electric pace he once had , but he was superb for both Everton & Liverpool , the big "C" claims another stalwart , RIP

Really not sure he ever had electric pace tbf, I’d put him in the category of ‘clever’ centre forwards. Knew the game

 

[TedofChume]

I remember him once trying the worst ever attempt at an overhead kick at the North Stand end while playing for us, missed the ball completely iirc. Fair to say he wasn’t the most lithe and athletic at his peak, so by the time he came to us, well…
We put a photo of it on the cover of the next home game programme.

 

[KS55]

A top player much underrated at his zenith.
RIP DJ.

 

[City_Shirts]

RIP David Johnson

 

[LongsightM13]

Haha fantastic, yes second picture was the one, he was closer to decapitating the keeper than ever making contact with the ball
First was after his one and only goal for us iirc

 

[LongsightM13]

RIP David Johnson

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A very young Andy Dibble in goal for Cardiff there, just to bring a couple of current threads together…

 

[PinkFinal]

As I suspected he played in that Easter 1984 game at Oldham Athletic. What an occasion that was.

 

[roman totale]

Remember him well, but have zero recollection of his short time at City.

 

[LongsightM13]

As I suspected he played in that Easter 1984 game at Oldham Athletic. What an occasion that was.

Was that the fucking mental one with the ladder, the flying wooden seats from the top tier, the copper sparked out on the pitch and Billy McNeill coming out to the open terrace and telling us all to ‘calm the fuck down for fuck’s sake’?
What a day

 

[Blue Theatre]

Really good - possibly underrated - forward.

He was a brilliant foil to Dalglish at Liverpool as well as a regular goalscorer himself ... and the Ipswich, Liverpool & Everton sides he played in were excellent trophy-chasing sides.

City, less so.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Remember him signing and was excited to see him.

Interesting Lineker mentioned all his clubs accept playing for City during half time last night.