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Vicky Johnson
Personal information
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spurs Ladies
Lowestoft Ladies F.C.
Norwich City Women F.C.
International career
1980 England 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicky Johnson is a former England women's international footballer who won four caps as a defender and scored one goal.[1] Johnson played for Lowestoft Ladies with whom she won the 1982 WFA Cup final. She won the tournament for a second time in the 1986 WFA Cup final with Norwich City Women

Club Career

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Johnson was playing for Spurs Ladies when she received her first international cap.[1] She won the Women's FA Cup for the first time in 1982 with Lowestoft Ladies after they defeated Cleveland Spartans 2-0 in the final at Loftus Road.[2] Maureen Martin signed her to Norwich where she won her second WFA winners medal in 1986. They beat Doncaster Rovers Belles at Carrow Road.[3][4]

International career

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Vicky Johnson debuted for England in 1980 against Belgium.[5] In November 2022, Johnson was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 50th women's player to be capped by England.[6]

Honours

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Lowestoft Ladies F.C.

Norwich City

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pioneers of women's football to be recognised at Wembley this evening". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. ^ "Lowestoft Ladies' incredible FA Cup final triumph remembered in new book". Eastern Daily Press.
  3. ^ "The day Norwich City raised the FA Cup". Eastern Daily Press.
  4. ^ "The forgotten story of women's football pioneer Maureen Martin". nytimes.com.
  5. ^ "Lowestoft's FA Cup winners and Lionesses reunite for special anniversary". Lowestoft Journal. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ Rampling, Ali. "The forgotten story of women's football pioneer Maureen Martin". The Athletic.