Wally Johnson

Wally Johnson
File:Wally Johnson.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Wally Johnson
Date of birth	(1887-09-01)1 September 1887
Date of death
Original team(s)	Abbotsford
Height/Weight	183 cm / 83 kg
Position(s)	Centre half back
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907–1916 1919 Total	Fitzroy Fitzroy	175 (83) 15 (0) 190 (83)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1914	Victoria	2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1914.
Career highlights
Fitzroy premiership player 1913 Fitzroy premiership captain 1916 Mitchell Medal 1907 Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1908 Fitzroy captain 1916, 1919

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

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 before returning to Australia for one last season in 1919.

External links

• Wally Johnson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Wally Johnson's profile from AustralianFootball.com