David Edward Johnson was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a forward and won major trophies for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s.
He also played for Ipswich Town, Everton, and other clubs, as well as the England national team.
Johnson signed for Liverpool rivals Everton as a youngster and after showing his ability in early matches, Liverpool manager Bill Shankly pestered Everton counterpart Harry Catterick to sell the young striker but was rebuffed.
He signed for Liverpool for a club-record fee of £200,000. He made his debut for the club on 21 August 1976 in a 1–0 league win over Norwich at Anfield.
Johnson ended the 1983–84 season at Manchester City before spending the summer at the American side Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL.
He also worked at Anfield, hosting in the corporate lounges. He could also be heard regularly on BBC Radio Merseyside as both a match summariser and also a regular contributor to the station’s Red Alert program aired on Fridays at 7.30 pm where he provided what was known during the show as “The Doc’s Diagnosis”.
Johnson died on 23 November 2022, at the age of 71.
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