Williamson made his Manchester City debut on 1 April 1950 in a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal. He spent the next few years on the fringes of the first team, playing more than half the first team games in only one season, 1953–54, when along with Billy Spurdle, he was Manchester City's joint top goalscorer with 12 goals.
In 1955, Williamson was playing in the reserves when a new tactic was tried out at the behest of Williamson and Ken Barnes.[1] Inspired by the Hungarian team which had beaten England 6–3 at Wembley, Williamson was deployed as a deep-lying striker in an attempt to draw the opposing centre-half out of position. The tactic worked well, and for the start of the 1954–55 the first-team began to use the tactic, with Don Revie as the deep-lying forward. As a result, the tactic became known as the Revie Plan.[2] On occasions when Revie was unavailable Williamson played the role, but made only nine appearances, and was transferred to Blackburn at the end of the season. He did not make much of an impact at Blackburn, making only nine appearances, in which he scored three goals.
In 1959, Williamson signed for Hyde United and played in the Cheshire County League. Earlier he had played for Ashton United in the Lancashire Combination.
Referencesedit
^James, Gary (2005). The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame. Hamlyn. ISBN0-600-61282-1. p. 170.
^Brandon, Derek (1978). A-Z of Manchester Football: 100 Years of Rivalry, 1878-1978. London: Boondoggle. p. 194.
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johnny, williamson, preston, north, player, footballer, born, 1895, 1929, august, 2021, footballer, played, forward, manchester, city, blackburn, rovers, 1950s, personal, informationdate, birth, 1929, 1929place, birthmanchester, englanddate, death27, august, 2. For the Preston North End player see Johnny Williamson footballer born 1895 Johnny Williamson 8 May 1929 27 August 2021 was a footballer who played as a forward for Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers in the 1950s Johnny WilliamsonPersonal informationDate of birth 1929 05 08 8 May 1929Place of birthManchester EnglandDate of death27 August 2021 2021 08 27 aged 92 Position s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1950 1955Manchester City59 18 1955 1958Blackburn Rovers9 3 Total68 21 Club domestic league appearances and goalsWilliamson made his Manchester City debut on 1 April 1950 in a 4 1 defeat against Arsenal He spent the next few years on the fringes of the first team playing more than half the first team games in only one season 1953 54 when along with Billy Spurdle he was Manchester City s joint top goalscorer with 12 goals In 1955 Williamson was playing in the reserves when a new tactic was tried out at the behest of Williamson and Ken Barnes 1 Inspired by the Hungarian team which had beaten England 6 3 at Wembley Williamson was deployed as a deep lying striker in an attempt to draw the opposing centre half out of position The tactic worked well and for the start of the 1954 55 the first team began to use the tactic with Don Revie as the deep lying forward As a result the tactic became known as the Revie Plan 2 On occasions when Revie was unavailable Williamson played the role but made only nine appearances and was transferred to Blackburn at the end of the season He did not make much of an impact at Blackburn making only nine appearances in which he scored three goals In 1959 Williamson signed for Hyde United and played in the Cheshire County League Earlier he had played for Ashton United in the Lancashire Combination References edit James Gary 2005 The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame Hamlyn ISBN 0 600 61282 1 p 170 Brandon Derek 1978 A Z of Manchester Football 100 Years of Rivalry 1878 1978 London Boondoggle p 194 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a forward born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Williamson amp oldid 1164085482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
