Nicky Johns

Nicky Johns

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-06-08) 8 June 1957
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1976	Minehead
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1978	Millwall	50	(0)
1978	Tampa Bay Rowdies	8	(0)
1978	→ Sheffield United (loan)	1	(0)
1978–1979	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)
1979–1987	Charlton Athletic	288	(0)
1987–1989	Queens Park Rangers	10	(0)
1989–1991	Maidstone United	41	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2003	Erith Town (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicky Johns is an English retired football goalkeeper who played both in the Football League and the North American Soccer League.

Johns began his career with Minehead. In 1976, he signed with Millwall. In 1978, he played eight games with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. However, the Rowdies had two good goalkeepers in Winston DuBose and Paul Hammond. Consequently, Johns saw time in only eight games before being sent on loan to Sheffield United where he played one game. The Rowdies then sent him on loan to Charlton Athletic. In February 1979, the Rowdies traded Johns to Charlton in exchange for Mike Flanagan who had recently been ejected from a Charlton game for fighting with his teammate Derek Hales. Johns experienced his greatest success at Charlton. Over ten seasons, he played 288 games and was named the 1981, 1983 and 1984 Charlton Player of the Year. He later played for Queens Park Rangers before finishing his career with Maidstone United.

In 2003, he became an assistant manager with Erith Town in the Kent League.

External links

• Nicky Johns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• NASL stats