Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Brian James Johnson
- Nickname(s)
- Johnno
- Born
- Tuesday, 26th June, 1956
- Died
- Monday, 11th January, 2016 (Aged 59 years and 198 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Dapto, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Biography
Athletic, snowy-haired fullback (originally from Dapto) played for St George in the 1979 grand final victory over C’bury. An exciting attacking player, and a frequent try-scorer from fullback, Johnson had a long career with the Dragons before joining Easts in the mid-1980s. He played for Warrington in 1985 and, returning to England after his Sydney career finished, took over as coach of Warrington in 1990.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 159 | 55 | - | - | 182 | 92 | 61 | 6 | 57.86% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 10 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 71 | 33 | - | - | 132 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 66.20% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 12 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1979 | 24 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 79.17% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1980 | 24 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 58.33% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1981 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 36.36% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1982 | 24 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 45.83% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1983 | 24 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRL 1984 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 65.38% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRL 1985 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1979-1986 | 159 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 92 | 61 | 6 | 57.86% | List | |||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | 1979-85 | 147 | 53 | - | - | 174 | 86 | 55 | 6 | 58.50% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1986 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1979-1986 | 159 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 92 | 61 | 6 | 57.86% | List | |||
Australian Finals Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | 1979-80, 1983-85 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1979-1985 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
English League Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Warrington | Championship 1985/86 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 9 | 1 | 65.52% | List | |||
| Warrington | Championship 1986/87 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 11 | 1 | 69.23% | List | |||
| Warrington | Championship 1987/88 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 11 | 2 | 61.76% | List | |||
| Overall | 1985-1988 | 102 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 67 | 31 | 4 | 65.69% | List | |||
English League Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Warrington | 1985-87 | 102 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 67 | 31 | 4 | 65.69% | List | |||
| Overall | 1985-1988 | 102 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 67 | 31 | 4 | 65.69% | List | |||
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Your Say
Paul Carter says: In 1980 Johnson was the Dally M Fullback of the year. (16/06/2011)
Anonymous says: Great player on his day he was equal to any fullback ever to play but I will admit sometimes he looked disinterested (31/10/2013)
Anonymous says: Very underrated player in an era of top fullbacks, as good as any of them I.M.O. . (02/08/2014)
Ross G says: One of the best fullbacks to never wear the Green & Gold. (11/10/2014)
Anonymous says: R.i.p.old mate legend when footy was real (12/01/2016)
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