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Glen Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Lloyd Glen Johnson
Date of birth	April 22, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–68	Vancouver Firefighters FC
1968–69	Eintracht Vancouver SC
1969–1974	West Bromwich Albion
1969, 1970, 1971	Vancouver Spartans
1972	Eintracht Vancouver SC
1972–73	Norburn
1973–74	Vancouver Pegasus
1974–1977	Vancouver Whitecaps
1978–1980	Vancouver Columbus
International career
1972–1976	Canada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Glen Johnson (born April 22, 1951) is a former Canadian international soccer player and prominent member of the original Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL. He is an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.

In the Pacific Coast League, Johnson made his debut at just 16 years old in 1967–68 with Vancouver Firefighters FC. The following season, he joined Vancouver Eintracht and led the team with eight goals. After the 1968–69 season, he joined Vancouver Spartans for the 1969 Western Canada Soccer League season and scored 14 goals in just six weeks. In the club's first-ever match on 18 May, he scored six goals in an 8–2 win over Calgary Buffalo Kickers.^[1] Despite playing just half the season, he finished second in league scoring behind John Schepers.

Johnson left in July 1969 for a trial with West Bromwich Albion after he had been spotted in May by manager Alan Ashman during an Albion tour of Canada. He played just 3 league games before suffering a knee injury.

A Vancouver native, Johnson was Whitecap's general manager Denny Veitch's first signing for the team's inaugural season, 1974.^[2] Johnson went on to play four seasons in the NASL with the Whitecaps, 1974 through 1977. He was the league's 16th leading scorer in 1975 with 23 points in 21 games. Johnson also played for Vancouver Columbus FC in the 1978, 1979 and 1980 season.

Johnson officially made eight international "A" appearances for Canada from 1972 to 1976,^[3] six of which were in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. He scored in his debut on 20 August 1972 at King George V Park.^[4] He played in four games against the United States, three games against Mexico, and one against Poland. He also made four exhibition appearances against club teams from Guatemala, England (Arsenal), and the United States (New York Cosmos).

References

^ Roy Jukich (20 May 1969). "Johnson scores six". Google. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ Roy Jukich (Mar 25, 1974). "Johnson's break hurts Pegasus and Whitecaps". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Google Newspaper Archive.
^ "Home".
^ "Home".

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[Johnson_scores_six-1] Roy Jukich (20 May 1969). "Johnson scores six". Google. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[2] Roy Jukich (Mar 25, 1974). "Johnson's break hurts Pegasus and Whitecaps". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Google Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Home".

[4] "Home".

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 '''Glen Johnson''' (born April 22, 1951) is a former [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian international]] soccer player and prominent member of the original [[Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|NASL]]. He is an honoured member of the [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]].
-In the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73)|Pacific Coast League]], Johnson made his debut at just 16 years old in 1967-68 with [[Surrey United Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]]. The following season, he joined Vancouver Eintracht and led the team with eight goals. After the 1968-69 season, he joined Vancouver Spartans for the 1969 [[Western Canada Soccer League]] season and scored 14 goals in just six weeks. In the club's first-ever match on 18 May, he scored six goals in an 8-2 win over Calgary Buffalo Kickers.<ref name="Johnson scores six">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZIBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-YkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1017%2C2129306|title=Johnson scores six|website=Google|author1=Roy Jukich|date=20 May 1969|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}</ref> Despite playing just half the season, he finished second in league scoring behind [[John Schepers]].
+In the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73)|Pacific Coast League]], Johnson made his debut at just 16 years old in 1967–68 with [[Surrey United Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]]. The following season, he joined Vancouver Eintracht and led the team with eight goals. After the 1968–69 season, he joined Vancouver Spartans for the 1969 [[Western Canada Soccer League]] season and scored 14 goals in just six weeks. In the club's first-ever match on 18 May, he scored six goals in an 8–2 win over Calgary Buffalo Kickers.<ref name="Johnson scores six">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZIBlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1017%2C2129306|title=Johnson scores six|website=Google|author=Roy Jukich|date=20 May 1969|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> Despite playing just half the season, he finished second in league scoring behind [[John Schepers]].
 Johnson left in July 1969 for a trial with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] after he had been spotted in May by manager [[Alan Ashman]] during an Albion tour of Canada. He played just 3 league games before suffering a knee injury.
-A [[Vancouver]] native, Johnson was Whitecap's general manager [[Denny Veitch]]'s first signing for the team's inaugural season, 1974.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QZtlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T4sNAAAAIBAJ&pg=871%2C1948478</ref> Johnson went on to play four seasons in the NASL with the Whitecaps, 1974 through 1977.  He was the league's 16th leading scorer in 1975 with 23 points in 21 games. Johnson also played for [[Columbus Clan F.C.|Vancouver Columbus FC]] in the 1978, 1979 and 1980 season.
+A [[Vancouver]] native, Johnson was Whitecap's general manager [[Denny Veitch]]'s first signing for the team's inaugural season, 1974.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QZtlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T4sNAAAAIBAJ&pg=871%2C1948478|title=Johnson's break hurts Pegasus and Whitecaps |work=The Vancouver Sun|date=Mar 25, 1974|author=Roy Jukich|access-date=23 November 2023|via=Google Newspaper Archive}}</ref>  Johnson went on to play four seasons in the NASL with the Whitecaps, 1974 through 1977.  He was the league's 16th leading scorer in 1975 with 23 points in 21 games. Johnson also played for [[Columbus Clan F.C.|Vancouver Columbus FC]] in the 1978, 1979 and 1980 season.
-Johnson officially made eight international "A" appearances for Canada from 1972 to 1976,<ref>https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=1627&t=profile&</ref> six of which were in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. He scored in his debut on 20 August 1972 at [[King George V Park]].<ref>http://canadasoccer.com/?t=match&gid=63</ref> He played in four games against [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]], three games against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], and one against [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. He also made four exhibition appearances against club teams from Guatemala, England ([[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]), and USA ([[New York Cosmos (1970–85)|New York Cosmos]]).
+Johnson officially made eight international "A" appearances for Canada from 1972 to 1976,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=1627&t=profile&|title=Home}}</ref> six of which were in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. He scored in his debut on 20 August 1972 at [[King George V Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/?t=match&gid=63|title=Home}}</ref> He played in four games against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], three games against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], and one against [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. He also made four exhibition appearances against club teams from Guatemala, England ([[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]), and the United States ([[New York Cosmos (1970–85)|New York Cosmos]]).
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 ==External links==
-* [https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=1627&t=profile& Canada Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
+*{{Canada Soccer player|id=1627}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
 * [https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/2017_pdf_cs_hall_of_fame_class Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]
 * [https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/20171231_canada_records_results Canada Soccer Records & Results]
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-[[Category:Sportspeople from Vancouver]]
+[[Category:Soccer players from Vancouver]]
-[[Category:Soccer people from British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Canadian men's soccer players]]
-[[Category:Canadian soccer players]]
+[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
-[[Category:Association football forwards]]
+[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players]]
-[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–84) players]]
+[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players]]
-[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players]]
 [[Category:English Football League players]]
 [[Category:Vancouver Spartans players]]
-[[Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84) players]]
+[[Category:Eintracht Vancouver players]]
+[[Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players]]
 [[Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Canada men's international soccer players]]
-[[Category:Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductees]]
+[[Category:Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees]]
-[[Category:Canadian expatriate soccer players]]
+[[Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players]]
 [[Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in England]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]
+[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]