Gary Johnson (born September 28, 1955) is a British football manager. He is currently the manager of Bristol City. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being Bristol Rovers). ...

Management career

He was formerly with Cambridge United, Kettering Town, Watford (as director of their youth academy) and Yeovil Town. He has also managed the Latvian National Team. Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. ... Kettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. ... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Yeovil Town F.C. are an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. ... First international Latvia 1 - 1 Estonia (Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922) Biggest win Latvia 6 - 1 Lithuania (Tallinn, Estonia; 30 May 1935) Biggest defeat Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) European Championship Appearances 1 (First in 2004) Best result Round 1, 2004 The Latvian national football team...

Cambridge United

As assistant manager of Cambridge, Johnson helped John Beck organise the U's remarkable rise in the early 1990s, in which they came within two matches of becoming the first club to rise from the old Fourth Division to the top flight in successive seasons. Johnson was briefly caretaker manager in late 1992 and then took charge from 1993 until 1995. John Beck was a Reform Party candidate in the 1993 Canadian election who was forced to abandon his candidacy after making a series of anti-immigrant remarks. ... The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 season. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system...

Kettering Town

After being sacked by Cambridge, Johnson took over as manager of Kettering Town, but was sacked in the 1996-97 season and moved to Watford, as director of their youth academy. Kettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. ...

Latvia

He was approached by the Latvian football authorities for help, and became coach of their national team for two years from 1999 to 2001.

Whilst coaching Latvia, he spotted the potential of Marian Pahars and recommended him to Southampton's manager Dave Jones, who invited Pahars for a trial before signing him in March 1999. Marian Pahars (born 5 August 1976 in Riga) is a Latvian football player. ... Southampton Football Club (originally St Marys YMA) are an English football team, nicknamed The Saints. ... Dave Jones (born August 17, 1956 in Liverpool) is an English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City F.C. // Playing career Like most professional managers in the game, he enjoyed a career as a player in his early years. ...

Yeovil

Returning to England, Johnson was appointed manager of Yeovil. In his first year in charge the Glovers won the FA Trophy and finished third in the Football Conference; the following year they won the greater prize of the Conference championship and promotion the Football League. Yeovil were immediately contenders in the League and were Division Three champions at the second attempt. The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... Until the 2004/05 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ...

Bristol City

Despite turning down an approach from Derby County in the summer of 2005, Johnson became Bristol City's target when their manager Brian Tinnion resigned that September. Yeovil agreed compensation terms and he became City's manager on 26 September 2005. Despite a long losing streak through October and November, City's fortunes turned around under Johnson and a good run of form in the second half of the season saw them in play-off contention, eventually finishing ninth. Johnson won the League One Manager of the Month award for April 2006 and is also having a good 2006-07 season so far. He was name Coca-Cola League One Manager of the Month in March 2007, after successfully managing his side to 16 points from seven games the previous month, allowing Bristol City to be firmly held in automatic promotion places. On the 7th April 2007, during a 0-0 home draw against Swansea City he was sent to the stand after entering the field of play and tackling an opposition player whom he thought was wasting time after the referee had blown his whistle to award possession to Bristol. He said "The lad was taking too long letting us have the ball back so I decided to help out. It's the first time I've been sent off for a good tackle. I was in the wrong but it does show my enthusiasm." Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Brian Tinnion (born February 23, 1968) (nickname: Tinman) is a British footballer and ex-manager. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Swansea City F.C. are a Welsh football team currently playing in Football League Two. ...

Managerial stats

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External links

• Gary Johnson management career stats at Soccerbase