Author Topic: RIP David Johnson. 1951 - 2022. Liverpool Legend. (Read 5821 times)

ljycb · « **on:** November 23, 2022, 09:35:44 am »

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So sad to hear my great friend and Liverpool Legend David Johnson has passed away today.
Shared so many great moments and memories with ‘Jono’.
Today is a very sad day🥲 condolences to all Dave’s family.
RIP ‘Doc’

From David Fairclough on Twitter

Passmaster Molby · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2022, 09:37:27 am »

RIP David Johnson 😢

naYoRHa2b · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2022, 09:37:38 am »

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2022, 09:38:48 am »

Sad news.

RIP

wah00ey · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2022, 09:43:33 am »

Oh no, horrid news. RIP.

Cracking Left Foot · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2022, 09:50:29 am »

Ah that's very sad. One of the first Liverpool players I remember when I was a child. RIP.

Armchair expert · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2022, 09:51:36 am »

That's incredibly sad news, met him at a sportsman's dinner a few years back, very funny guy and then had ten minutes at every table there
A legend at not just at Liverpool but also for Everton, Ipswich and England

RIP

Dr. Beaker · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:02:17 am »

Loved Jono, always gave 100%, always managed to get a rocket of a shot off, on target.

RIP

Redsnappa · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:03:11 am »

I just saw John Aldridge's tweet. How sad to hear.

I saw most of his career with us. We signed him on the back of his tremendous forward play for Bobby Robson's mid-70's Ipswich and prolific England appearances - he only won 8 caps but scored 6 goals in the process. He had to fight it out here with Toshack and Fairclough for a place alongside Keegan, but then was a regular for the next three years or so until Ian Rush started to get games ahead of him.

He was the first player to score for both Everton and Liverpool in the Derby, was a big part of Paisley's tremendous late 70's/early 80's side before we sold him back to Everton, where he'd begun his career.

It's no age really 71 these days. Hadn't even heard he was ill. RIP 'Doc' or 'Jonno' as we called him.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #9 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:09:59 am »

Sad news at a relative young age. Couple of years before I can remover watching us, but obviously seen loads of footage of him from those glory years. RIP David.

Barneylfc∗ · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:10:59 am »

Ah grim. RIP David. A proper merseyside legend.

gazzam1963 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:12:17 am »

Only met him once in a bar in town , me and a mate seen him and he said he was in the team for Everton when rush scored four , I had no recollection of this so off we went to chat to him about it and he confirmed and cost me a fiver … was great at Ipswich too even better when he joined the reds rip the doc

Red_Rich · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:21:38 am »

I remember getting 'Johnson 9' printed on the back of my HITACHI shirt in 1980.

RIP David. Thanks for everything.

Redsnappa · « **Reply #13 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:38:41 am »

From the old 100 players who shook the Kop series:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/v04kgkNHoCs&ab_channel=JankoSladovi%C4%87" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/v04kgkNHoCs&ab_channel=JankoSladovi%C4%87</a>

Stubbins · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:42:09 am »

Awful news. Such an important member of the team in those glory days of the late 70s and a wonderful, colourful scouse character.

RIP Dave

Lfc19ynwa · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:43:10 am »

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rob1966 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:48:51 am »

royhendo · « **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2022, 10:56:28 am »

This one's got me in the stomach, I have to say. We met him four years ago I think it was (maybe five?) - Alisson did his dink over a forward against Brighton. Lovely man.

FlashingBlade · « **Reply #19 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:01:54 am »

Ah! man! such sad news....a great player in a legendary team.
.thanks for everything Davy

John C · « **Reply #20 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:05:01 am »

This is so, so sad, Johnson was an absolute legend. A goal scoring machine.

RIP

King Kenny 7 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:08:40 am »

Sad news, still seemed young enough.

A real worker in part of a great team.

RIP.

Gaz123456 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:17:46 am »

RIP David

24/7 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:17:50 am »

:'(

The Final Third · « **Reply #24 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:18:38 am »

Vale Jonno RIP.

jack witham · « **Reply #25 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:20:21 am »

Another one of our greats gone,remember his pass out to Heighway in the build up to one of the best goals ever scored at Anfield.

Terry Macs header against Spurs in the 7-0.

RIP doc.

moondog · « **Reply #26 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:20:59 am »

Great player and seemed like a lovely fella, RIP and condolences to his family.

MonsLibpool · « **Reply #27 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:21:02 am »

Very sad news.

KillieRed · « **Reply #28 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:24:00 am »

Gutted by this, very much the centre forward for MY first Liverpool team.

RedSince86 · « **Reply #29 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:24:09 am »

Charlie Adams fried egg · « **Reply #30 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:24:28 am »

Shocked me that. I had a great view from the paddock of his part in Terry Mc's goal in 78.
Ran into him in a Cardiff hotel for one of the finals and he ended up having a beer and joining in with some songs. A nice fella. Another one gone too young 71 is no age at all.

lfc_col · « **Reply #31 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:28:16 am »

pa · « **Reply #32 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:29:59 am »

RIP—another one of our greats has left us.

paulrazor · « **Reply #33 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:37:19 am »

Surprised nothing has appeared on official site yet

sad news

rip the doc

oojason · « **Reply #34 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:45:51 am »

RIP Doc.

Lovely man and top quality player.

For anyone too young to remember him or have seen him play: www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=352908.0

The media is starting to report this sad news too...

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63729872
www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-john-aldridge-ipswich-everton-england-b2231387.html
www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/david-johnson-dies-liverpool-everton-england-b1042016.html
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-deeply-saddened-passing-david-johnson
www.evertonfc.com/news/2915390/everton-deeply-saddened-to-learn-passing-of-david-doc-johnson
www.itfc.co.uk/news/2022/november/remembering-david-johnson
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-david-johnson-dead-liverpool-28562796
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-johnson-liverpool-everton-striker-25583762

AndyMuller · « **Reply #35 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:50:00 am »

Mighty-Emlyn · « **Reply #36 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:50:30 am »

Sad news.
Rip David.

Samie · « **Reply #37 on:** November 23, 2022, 11:51:21 am »

RIP

The club have not posted anything on him though.

Buck Pete · « **Reply #38 on:** November 23, 2022, 12:01:32 pm »

Quote from: Cracking Left Foot on November 23, 2022, 09:50:29 am

Ah that's very sad. One of the first Liverpool players I remember when I was a child. RIP.

Yeah me too.

Whenever I see his name, my mind always flashes back to his picture from one of my early Panini sticker albums.

Even when I saw this terrible news, the same picture popped up in my head

RIP to a great player.

Johann Gambolputty · « **Reply #39 on:** November 23, 2022, 12:01:40 pm »

Really gutted to hear we have lost another one of our players from the legendary late 70's team.
Thanks for the memories.
Davie Johnno-The Doc RIP