Background
He is the grandson of former Liverpool player Ronnie Moran.
He is the grandson of former Liverpool player Ronnie Moran.
Johnson started his career at Wigan Athletic. He signed a one-year professional contract with the club at the end of the season, but failed to make a first-team appearance during the following season and was released in April 2002. He was released, however, in March 2003 without making a single league appearance for the club
He then signed for Marine, playing seven times and scoring once, before joining Burscough in March 2004.
After a good first season with the club, in which he scored six goals, Johnson suffered a cruciate ligament injury, keeping him out for most of the following season. In 2008 he signed for newly formed A.F.C. Liverpool, where he played 14 times and scored twice during the 2008-2009 season.