DAVID JOHNSON HAS BEEN AROUND THE WORLD?

David Johnson, was born in Jamaica to an English mother. He held a British Passport  and could play for any Caribbean country or any home nation! He played for the England Schoolboys team by virtue of going to school in England. He was called up to the England Under 21 squad in December 1997 for a 1998 UEFA European U21  Football Championship qualification play-off game against Greece, but remained an unused substitute. Johnson played his first senior international football in 1998, making a nine-minute cameo for the England B team under Glenn Hoddle in a 4–1 victory over Russia at Loftus Road. here he is in 2010.

In 1999, on this day, Johnson was called up for his native Jamaica by Brazilian coach René Simões. He made his debut against Trinidad and Tobago on 28 March, coming on as a half-time substitute for Paul Hall in a 2–0 loss in Port of Spain, and then scored in a 3–0 victory over Paraguay in Kingston three days later, after coming on for Ricardo Fuller at half-time. He made another substitute appearance in May 1999, coming on for Theodore Whitmore in the 56th minute of Jamaica's 2–1 friendly defeat to Sweden in Stockholm. Another appearance followed in September 1999, with Johnson again replacing Whitmore shortly after the hour mark of Jamaica's 2–2 draw with the United States; Johnson scored Jamaica's second goal in the 79th minute. Despite appearing four times for Jamaica in friendly games, he was still eligible to play for another national team as FIFA's regulations at the time did not bind players to a nation until they had played a competitive game.

As a British passport holder born outside the United Kingdom, FIFA regulations at the time allowed him to select which of the Home Nations he would like to represent, which led to interest from the non-English Home Nations. On September 27th 1999, he rejected a call-up from Northern Ireland in favour of joining up with Wales, managed by former Manchester United teammate Mark Hughes and coach Eric Harrison. However, he picked up an ankle injury in the lead-up to the game and missed out on the match-day squad.

Following his injury, he was approached to play for Scotland by national manager Craig Brown. Johnson agreed to pledge his international future to Scotland in October 1999, but he was not selected for Scotland's Euro 2000 play-off against England. However, before he could be selected for any Scotland matches, it was revealed that due to an agreement made between the Home Nations in 1993, Johnson would not be eligible to play for any Home Nation other than England, as his mother is from Birmingham. Although Johnson met the terms required by FIFA to play internationally for Scotland, he did not meet the terms of the agreement set out in 1993.

In January 2000, Horace Reid of the Jamaica Football Federation invited Johnson to join the Jamaican squad for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but Johnson was not named in the final squad.

In 2004, Northern Ireland made a second attempt to call Johnson up, but the efforts came to nothing. National team manager Lawrie Sanchez told the Belfast Telegraph that Johnson did not qualify. Sanchez said, "I did speak to David Johnson a while ago; he was interested, but when we checked his eligibility we found out that his mother's English and therefore he can't play for us."

Full name	David Anthony Johnson
Date of birth	15 August 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1992–1994	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Manchester United	0	(0)
1995–1997	Bury	97	(18)
1997–2001	Ipswich Town	131	(55)
2001–2006	Nottingham Forest	148	(46)
2002	→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	7	(2)
2002	→ Burnley (loan)	8	(5)
2005	→ Sheffield Utd (loan)	4	(0)
2007	Hucknall Town	8	(4)
Total		403	(130)
International career
1998	England B	1	(0)
1999	Jamaica	4	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals