Vicky Johnson is a former England women's international

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who won five caps as a defender and scored one goal. Johnson played for Lowestoft Ladies with whom she won the 1982 WFA Cup final. She won the tournament for a second time in the 1986 WFA Cup final with Norwich City Women

Club Career

Johnson was playing for Spurs Ladies when she received her first international cap. She won the

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for the first time in 1982 with Lowestoft Ladies after they defeated Cleveland Spartans 20 in the final at

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signed her to Norwich where she won her second WFA winners medal in 1986. They beat

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43.

International career

Vicky Johnson debuted for England in 1980 against

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. In November 2022, Johnson was recognized by

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as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 50th women's player to be capped by England.

Honours

Lowestoft Ladies F.C. *

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

Norwich City *

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References

Living people Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players Lowestoft Ladies F.C. players Norwich City Women F.C. players English women's footballers England women's international footballers Women's association football fullbacks Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-women-footy-bio-stub