Gary Johnson

Johnson signed for Watford as an apprentice at sixteen and turned professional at the age of eighteen. He then left Vicarage Road and moved to play football in Sweden for Malmö FF. After building up a successful football holiday business, Johnson then returned to England and played part-time football for Soham Town Rangers, Newmarket Town and Cambridge United. After his playing career ended, Johnson spent the next six years training to earn his coaching badges and took his first managerial job at Newmarket Town in 1986.

Cambridge United

Johnson was the manager at Newmarket Town, when he was persuaded to join Cambridge United as reserve team manager in 1988. Appointed as assistant manager in 1990, 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 (Northampton Town having spent two seasons in both the third and second divisions before promotion to the first division in 1966). Johnson was briefly caretaker manager in late 1992 and then took charge from 1993 until 1995. Under Johnson's stewardship, the U's were contenders for a play-off place in Division Two in 1993–94, before eventually finishing tenth. The following season, many players were sold to balance the books and Johnson moved to take over at Kettering Town.

Kettering Town

After leaving Cambridge, Johnson took over as manager of Kettering Town as the club introduced full-time football for the first time in the club's history. However, once the decision was made to revert to being a part-time club, Johnson moved to Watford as director of their youth academy by request of former England manager Graham Taylor.

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 Marians Pahars and recommended him to…

Manager

Yeovil Town

Football League One play-offs: 2013 Football League Two: 2004–05 Football Conference: 2002–03 FA Trophy: 2001–02 Bristol City

Football League One second-place promotion: 2006–07 Cheltenham Town

National League: 2015–16 Torquay United

National League South: 2018–19 Individual

Football Conference Manager of the Month: September 2002, March 2003, April 2003 Football Conference Manager of the Year: 2002–03 Football League One Manager of the Month: April 2006, March 2007