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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{for|the Australian rugby player|Lindsay Johnson (rugby league)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lindsay Johnson
| image = Lindsay Johnson.jpg
| image_size = 150
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|05|08}}
| birth_place = [[Hartlepool]], [[England]]
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=soc-wwc/2007/bio.aspx?pid=2140|title=#20 Lindsay Johnson|publisher=The Sports Network|accessdate=8 September 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604065611/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=soc-wwc%2F2007%2Fbio.aspx%3Fpid%3D2140|archivedate=4 June 2011}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = |clubs1 = [[Coventry City L.F.C.|Coventry City]] |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 2001–2003 |clubs2 = [[Liverpool L.F.C.|Liverpool Ladies]] |caps2 = |goals2 =
| years3 = 2003–2015 |clubs3 = [[Everton L.F.C.|Everton Ladies]] |caps3 = |goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2011 |nationalteam1 = [[England women's national football team|England]] |nationalcaps1 = 43 |nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 08:56, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
}}
'''Lindsay Johnson''' (born 8 May 1980) is an English former [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who played for [[Everton L.F.C.|Everton Ladies]] and the [[England women's national football team]]. Johnson was a fast and versatile defender, with the ability to play in any of the defensive positions.<ref name=fa>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/Players/LindsayJohnson.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090503032130/http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/Players/LindsayJohnson.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date= 3 May 2009 |title=Lindsay Johnson |publisher=The Football Association |accessdate=8 September 2009 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Johnson was born in [[Hartlepool]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/Lindsay-helps-England-make-Euro.5623128.jp|title=Lindsay helps England make Euro final|work=The Hartlepool Mail|date=7 September 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118012328/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/Lindsay-helps-England-make-Euro.5623128.jp|archive-date=18 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was educated at [[Fens Primary School]], [[Manor College of Technology]], and [[Hartlepool Sixth Form College]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Town-girl-goes-for-Euro.5627556.jp|title=Town girl goes for Euro glory!|work=[[Hartlepool Mail]]|date=8 September 2009|accessdate=20 September 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802200814/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Town-girl-goes-for-Euro.5627556.jp|archive-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her interest in sport in general began at a very early age. At the age of six years, she began [[Track and field athletics|athletics]] training, although was not allowed to compete until the age of eight years.<ref name=sc>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingchampions.org.uk/sc2/champions_profile.php?champion_id=110|title=Champion Profile – Lindsay Johnson|publisher=Sporting Champions|accessdate=8 September 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She went on to represent her county at [[200 metres|200m]] and the [[long jump]] and also represented her county at [[Field hockey|hockey]] and [[netball]].<ref name=sc />

==Club career==
Johnson's football career began at the age of 11 years when she joined a girls club.<ref name=sc/> She also played for [[Coventry City L.F.C.|Coventry City]] on one or two occasions while attending Manchester Metropolitan University.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Lindsay|title=Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/lindsayjohnson6/status/579568797511716864|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=31 March 2015|date=22 March 2015|quote=when I was at university I played 1/2 games for them! #random}}</ref> However, her Premier League career began relatively late when she joined [[Liverpool L.F.C.|Liverpool Ladies]], from where she joined [[Everton L.F.C.|Everton Ladies]] in 2003.<ref name=sc /> Everton fans gave her the nickname "Lindsay Lightning" due to her pace.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/Lindsay-set-for-Euro-2009.5026056.jp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805013742/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/Lindsay-set-for-Euro-2009.5026056.jp|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2012|title=Lindsay set for Euro 2009 warm up|work=The Hartlepool Mail|date=28 February 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref> She played for Everton in their 1–0 FA Women's Cup Final defeat to [[Charlton Athletic L.F.C.|Charlton Athletic Ladies]] in 2005, earning the Player of the Match award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/4605953.stm|title=England squad guide|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 June 2005|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref> She also played in Everton's League Cup win in 2008, beating [[Arsenal L.F.C.|Arsenal Ladies]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/Register.aspx?ReturnURL=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/Lindsay39s-goal-more-medals.3864954.jp|title=Lindsay's goal more medals|work=The Hartlepool Mail|date=11 March 2008|accessdate=8 September 2009|author=Chris Young}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Johnson's loyalty to Everton was rewarded with another two Cup finals in 2010: a 3–1 defeat by [[Leeds United L.F.C.|Leeds Carnegie]] in the Premier League Cup, in which [[Fara Williams]] scored Everton's consolation,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensPLCup/NewsandFeatures/2010/FAWPLCFinal_White|title='Overwhelmed' White lauds Final effort|publisher=The Football Association|date=12 February 2010|accessdate=26 March 2010}}</ref> followed by [[2010 FA Women's Cup Final|a memorable extra–time win over Arsenal in the FA Women's Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article7115210.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530185018/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article7115210.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2010|title=Natasha Dowie goals lift family mood as Everton win Women's Cup|work=The Times|date=4 May 2010|author=Peter Lansley|accessdate=3 October 2010}}</ref>

When the [[2014 FA WSL|2014]] season culminated in Everton's [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]], Johnson postponed her plans to retire and decided to play on for another season in FA WSL 2. In October 2015, she confirmed that Everton's match against [[Oxford United Ladies F.C.|Oxford United]] would be her last. Johnson marked the occasion with a goal in Everton's 5–3 win.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Philbin|first1=Paul|title=Everton Ladies 5-3 Oxford United Ladies: Match report|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/everton-ladies-5-3-oxford-10284738|accessdate=18 October 2015|publisher=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=18 October 2015}}</ref>

==International career==
Johnson represented [[England women's national football team|England]] at Under-21 level, before making her senior debut against the [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] in September 2004.<ref name=fa /> Her performances during the following season's [[Algarve Cup]] ensured a regular place in coach [[Hope Powell]]'s England squad.

Although initially left out of the [[FIFA Women's World Cup 2007|2007 World Cup]] squad, she was included as a late replacement for [[Steph Houghton]], who sustained a fractured fibula in training.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2007/08/17/lindsay-johnson-gets-england-call-100252-19652032/|title=Lindsay Johnson gets England call|publisher=The Liverpool Echo|date=17 August 2007|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref>

In May 2009, Johnson was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by [[the Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8050189.stm|title=England Women awarded contracts|publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2009|accessdate=29 July 2009}}</ref> That August she was named in the squad for the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|Women's UEFA 2009]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=6760|title=England squad announced for Euro 2009|publisher=Fair Game|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> her versatility meaning she could provide cover for injury worries [[Alex Scott (footballer born 1984)|Alex Scott]] and [[Faye White]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/08/womens-football-england-pen-pictures|title=Who's who in the England squad facing Germany in the European Championship final|author=Tony Leighton|work=The Guardian|date=8 September 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref> She replaced White in the first half of the quarter-final game against [[Finland women's national football team|Finland]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8234737.stm|title=Finland women 2–3 England women|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 September 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref> and played all of the semi-final extra-time victory against the [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8238831.stm|title=England Ladies 2 – 1 Holland Ladies|publisher=BBC Sport|author=Marc Vesty|date=6 September 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref>

Johnson was allotted 153 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy?tab=Players |title=ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=25 January 2025 |publisher=[[The Football Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey-Hatton |first=Jack |date=2022-11-18 |title=Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionesses-introduce-legacy-numbers-players-28529161 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Millwall Lionesses Vs Everton (16762829167).jpg|right|thumb|Slide-tackling Rosella Ayane of Millwall in March 2015]]
Johnson, a fan of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]],<ref name=scint /> was a teacher of PE at [[The King's Academy, Middlesbrough|The King's Academy]], but gave up her teaching career to focus on her football career.<ref name=scint>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingchampions.org.uk/sc2/champions_interview.php?champion_id=110|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070528214237/http://www.sportingchampions.org.uk/sc2/champions_interview.php?champion_id=110|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2007|title=Interview with Lindsay Johnson|publisher=Sporting Champions|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref> She also works as a mentor and trainer for BTEC students studying fitness and sports development at [[Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School|Cardinal Heenan Sports College]] and as part of this is at the forefront of the SHAPE initiative that aims to promote health and physical activity among young children in central [[Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardinal-heenan.org.uk/shapingFutur.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116060443/http://www.cardinal-heenan.org.uk/shapingFutur.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 November 2007 |title=Shaping the future |author=Liam Martindale |accessdate=8 September 2009 |publisher=Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School }}</ref> Johnson was at Cardinal Heenan for 17 years and left her position as Assistant Headteacher to join Withington Girls' School as Director of Sport.

Johnson now has a high profile national media career, and is well renowned for her knowledgeable co-comms for national and international women's fixtures.

She is related to Jenny Wilkes, also a footballer; who plays for [[Newcastle United W.F.C.|Newcastle United Women]] and England at Junior level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2009/04/07/jenny-gets-an-england-call-up-61634-23327256/|title=Newcastle schoolgirl gets an England call-up |author=Dan Warburton|date=7 April 2009|accessdate=25 September 2011|publisher=JournalLive.co.uk}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goal===
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored
|-
| 1 || 23 April 2009 || [[New Meadow]], [[Shrewsbury]] || {{fbw|NOR}} || 3–0 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] || 1
|}

==Honours==
;Everton
*[[FA Women's Cup]]: 2009–10
*[[FA Women's Premier League Cup]]: 2007–08

;England
*[[Cyprus Cup]]: 2009

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/J/Lindsay-Johnson Lindsay Johnson] at The FA website
*[http://everton.fawsl.com/playerProfile/lindsay_johnson.html Lindsay Johnson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815223757/http://everton.fawsl.com/playerProfile/lindsay_johnson.html |date=15 August 2011 }} at the Everton website

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[[Category:1980 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Hartlepool]]
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[[Category:FA Women's National League players]]
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