He was formerly with Cambridge United, Kettering Town, Watford (as director of their youth academy) and Yeovil Town. He has also managed the Latvian National Team.
Johnson was manager at Newmarket Town F.C. where he was persuaded to join Cambridge United as Reserve Team manager in 1988. Appointed as Assistant Manager in 1990, Johnson helped John Beck organise the U's remarkable rise in the early 1990s, in which they came within two matches of bec...
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He was formerly with Cambridge United, Kettering Town, Watford (as director of their youth academy) and Yeovil Town. He has also managed the Latvian National Team.
Johnson was manager at Newmarket Town F.C. where he was persuaded to join Cambridge United as Reserve Team manager in 1988. Appointed as Assistant Manager in 1990, Johnson helped John Beck organise the U's remarkable rise in the early 1990s, in which they came within two matches of becoming the first club to rise from the old Fourth Division to the top flight in successive seasons. Johnson was briefly caretaker manager in late 1992 and then took charge from 1993 until 1995.
After being sacked by Cambridge, Johnson took over as manager of Kettering Town, but was sacked in the 1996-97 season and moved to Watford, as director of their youth academy.
He was approached by the Latvian football authorities for help, and became coach of their national team for two years from 1999 to 2001.
Whilst coaching Latvia, he spotted the...
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