Ian Johnson (footballer, born 1983)


Ian Johnson is an English football midfielder. He is the grandson of former Liverpool player Ronnie Moran.
Johnson started his career at Wigan Athletic. He made his debut for the club on 9 January 2001 in a 3–2 away win against Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy, and made a further appearance in the next round of the competition in a 2–1 defeat against Walsall. 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 then joined Southport, where he made one appearance in the Liverpool Senior Cup, scoring in a 3–1 win against Prescot Cables. 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 2008–09 season.
Ian then returned to Marine Football Club in May 2018, when he was named as manager Tommy Lawson's new assistant.