Wally Johnson Explained

Wally Johnson
Fullname:Walter Simon Johnson
Birth Date:1887 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Collingwood, Victoria
Death Place:Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:Abbotsford
Height:183 cm
Weight:83 kg
Position:Centre half back
Statsend:1919
Repstatsend:1914
Years1:1907–1916
Games Goals1:175 (83)
Years2:1919
Games Goals2:15 (0)
Games Goalstotal:190 (83)
Sooyears1:1914
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:2 (0)
Careerhighlights:

Walter Simon Johnson (1 September 1887 – 9 October 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Thomas Henry Johnson (1866-1915),[1] and Eliza Caroline Johnson (1863-1949), née Thomas,[2] [3] Walter Simon Johnson was born in Collingwood on 1 September 1887.[4]

Football

Having initially tried to play with Collingwood,[5] Johnson made his debut for Fitzroy in 1907 and finished the year as the club's joint best and fairest winner. He played most of his career at half back but played up forward for his first three seasons, topping Fitzroy's goal-kicking in 1908 with 27 goals.

A member of their premiership side in 1913, the following season Johnson represented Victoria at the Sydney Carnival. In 1916 he was appointed club captain and led the side to the premiership, defeating Carlton in the grand final. Fitzroy had actually finished the home and away season in last position; but, because of the war, only four teams were competing, and all qualified for the semi-finals.

For the next two years Johnson lived in the United Kingdom, where he worked in a munitions factory,[6] before returning to Australia for one last season in 1919.

After retiring as a Fitzroy player,[7] he was appointed captain-coach of the Ballarat Imperial Football Club in 1924.[8] He retired before the 1926 season commenced and took up umpiring.[9]

Death

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 9 October 1962.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1576732 Deaths: Johnson, The Argus, (Tuesday, 2 November 1915), p.1
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197966773 Marriages: Johnson—Thomas, The (Melbourne) Leader, Saturday 26 April 1884), p.42.
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22764955 Deaths: Johnson, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 July 1949), p.14.
  4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196498142 Births: Johnson, The (Melbourne) Leader, (Saturday, 10 September 1887), p.42.
  5. News: W. JOHNSON. . . CVII . 2,783 . Victoria, Australia . 2 August 1919 . 25 May 2018 . 26 (TOWN EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
  6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242464870 Presentation to Players, The Herald, (Monday, 6 November 1916), p.9
  7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203702897 Football, The Age, (Friday, 16 April 1920), p.12
  8. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214252025 Coach for Imperial, The Ballarat Star, (Monday, 14 April 1924), p.2
  9. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184834990 Men and Incidents in Ballarat Football, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 21 April 1926), p.12.
  10. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BTpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7294%2C1700228 Deaths: Johnson, The Age, (Thursday, 11 October 1962), p.17.