Johnson made his first grade debut for Souths against Western Suburbs in Round 1 1922 at Pratten Park scoring a try in a 20-12 win.
In 1923, Souths reached the grand final against Eastern Suburbs. Johnson played at halfback in the 15-12 defeat which was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In 1924, Souths again reached the grand final against rivals Balmain. Souths lost 3-0 which was the lowest scoring grand final at the time. Johnson only played 2 games in 1924, spending half the second half of the season playing for Gundagai in the New South Wales country competition.
In 1925, Johnson was part of the South Sydney side which went the entire season undefeated and won the premiership outright without needing to play in a grand final.
Overall, Johnson made a total of 52 appearances for Souths across all grades.[2][3][4][5]
Referencesedit
^"Alec Johnson- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^"South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Alec Johnson". www.ssralmanac.com.
^"A Look Back At Premiership Success". www.rabbitohs.com.au.
^Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN1875169571
^"Tigers, Souths love a ruckus". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
January 01, 1970
alec, johnson, rugby, league, alec, johnson, also, known, alexander, johnston, australian, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1920s, played, south, sydney, south, wales, rugby, league, nswrl, competition, alec, johnsonpersonal, informationfull, namealexander, . Alec Johnson also known as Alexander Johnston was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s He played for South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League NSWRL competition Alec JohnsonPersonal informationFull nameAlexander JohnsonBorn1901Sydney New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionHalfback Five eighthClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922 25 South Sydney 32 6 0 0 18 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1923 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0Source 1 Playing career editJohnson made his first grade debut for Souths against Western Suburbs in Round 1 1922 at Pratten Park scoring a try in a 20 12 win In 1923 Souths reached the grand final against Eastern Suburbs Johnson played at halfback in the 15 12 defeat which was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground In 1924 Souths again reached the grand final against rivals Balmain Souths lost 3 0 which was the lowest scoring grand final at the time Johnson only played 2 games in 1924 spending half the second half of the season playing for Gundagai in the New South Wales country competition In 1925 Johnson was part of the South Sydney side which went the entire season undefeated and won the premiership outright without needing to play in a grand final Overall Johnson made a total of 52 appearances for Souths across all grades 2 3 4 5 References edit Alec Johnson Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Rugbyleagueproject org South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report Alec Johnson www ssralmanac com A Look Back At Premiership Success www rabbitohs com au Alan Whiticker Glen Hudson The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players 1995 edition ISBN 1875169571 Tigers Souths love a ruckus Heraldsun com au Retrieved 25 March 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alec Johnson rugby league amp oldid 889518800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
