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Martin Johnson⁠

Lock Martin Johnson, born in Solihull on 9 March 1970, made his England debut against France on 16 January 1993. He won 84 caps, which rank 15th on England's all-time list. He also served as England head coach, and his 38 matches in charge place him sixth on the all-time list of England head coaches.

Johnson was selected for three Rugby World Cups. He was in the squad that finished fourth in 1995, then captained England at the 1999 tournament, where they reached the quarter-finals, and at the 2003 tournament, which England won.
Caps84
England careerDebut 1993

England legacy

No.6 on England's all-time head coaches list

Player file

At a glance

Major tournaments

1995 Rugby World Cup1999 Rugby World Cup2003 Rugby World Cup

In charge of England

Martin Johnson as England head coach

2008–2011

Matches38Points 826–652
Won2155.3% of matches
Drawn1Level at the end
Lost1642% of matches

Competition by competition

Where the matches came

Martin Johnson's matches in charge of England by competition
CompetitionPWDL
Test matches188010
Six Nations Championship15915
Rugby World Cup5401

Major tournaments

At the finals

First match
England 39–13 Pacific Islanders, 8 November 2008 · Test matches · Test Match
Last match
France 19–12 England, 8 October 2011 · Rugby World Cup
Latest matches with Martin Johnson in charge of England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
38 8 Oct 2011 France 19–12 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
37 1 Oct 2011 Scotland 12–16 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
36 24 Sep 2011 Romania 3–67 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
35 18 Sep 2011 Georgia 10–41 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
34 10 Sep 2011 Argentina 9–13 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
33 27 Aug 2011 Ireland 9–20 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
32 13 Aug 2011 Wales 19–9 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
31 6 Aug 2011 England 23–19 WalesTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
30 19 Mar 2011 Ireland 24–8 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
29 13 Mar 2011 England 22–16 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
28 26 Feb 2011 England 17–9 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
27 12 Feb 2011 England 59–13 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
Show all 38 matches
Earlier matches with Martin Johnson in charge
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
26 4 Feb 2011 Wales 19–26 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
25 27 Nov 2010 England 11–21 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
24 20 Nov 2010 England 26–13 SamoaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
23 13 Nov 2010 England 35–18 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
22 6 Nov 2010 England 16–26 New ZealandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
21 19 Jun 2010 Australia 20–21 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England won
20 12 Jun 2010 Australia 27–17 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
19 20 Mar 2010 France 12–10 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
18 13 Mar 2010 Scotland 15–15 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England drew
17 27 Feb 2010 England 16–20 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
16 14 Feb 2010 Italy 12–17 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
15 6 Feb 2010 England 30–17 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
14 21 Nov 2009 England 6–19 New ZealandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
13 14 Nov 2009 England 16–9 ArgentinaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
12 7 Nov 2009 England 9–18 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
11 13 Jun 2009 Argentina 24–22 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
10 6 Jun 2009 England 37–15 ArgentinaTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England won
9 21 Mar 2009 England 26–12 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
8 15 Mar 2009 England 34–10 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
7 28 Feb 2009 Ireland 14–13 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
6 14 Feb 2009 Wales 23–15 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
5 7 Feb 2009 England 36–11 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
4 29 Nov 2008 England 6–32 New ZealandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
3 22 Nov 2008 England 6–42 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
2 15 Nov 2008 England 14–28 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
1 8 Nov 2008 England 39–13 Pacific IslandersTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won

Every England try

Martin Johnson's tries

1996 – 1999

Tries2In our match records
Matches scored in2Of 84 caps
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents2Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Martin Johnson's England tries by year
YearTries
19961
19970
19980
19991

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. United States 1
  2. Italy 1
First England try
v Italy, 23 November 1996 · Test matches · Test Match
Latest
v United States, 21 August 1999 · Test matches · Test Match
Latest matches in which Martin Johnson scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
2 21 Aug 1999 England 106–8 United StatesTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×1
1 23 Nov 1996 England 54–21 ItalyTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×1

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