 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Johnson akanga asina kuverengwa mumwaka wose wa 198081. Mwaka wake wakatanga ne 1980 UK Championship umo akarova John Dunning 96 mumakumi matatu nemaviri ekupedzisira asati arasikirwa ne 94 mumakumi maviri nemana ekupedzisira kuna Patsy Fagan. Muna 1981 Yamaha Organs Trophy Johnson akarasikirwa nemitambo yake mitatu yekukodzera; akarohwa 30 naMike Hallett naTony Knowles uye 21 naWillie Thorne. Chiitiko chinotevera, zvisinei, 1981 English Professional Championship yakaona Johnson achitsiva kurasikirwa kwake kuna Knowles nekukunda kwakakwana 92 mukutanga kwekutanga. Johnson akawana walkover mumakwikwi gumi nematanhatu ekupedzisira achipesana naJohn Pulman uye izvi zvakatora Johnson kuenda kumaquarter fainari, kwaakarasikirwa ne9 5 kuna Ray Edmonds. Pamutambo Wenyika wa1981Johnson akarasikirwa nomutambo wake wokutanga, kurwisana kwokupedzisira naTony Meo. Johnson akafananidza Meo zvakaringana chimiro chechimiro mumutambo wese kusvikira arasikirwa nefirimu rekupedzisira uye mutambo 98. Johnson haana kuwana mapoinzi panguva yemwaka, mubairo wake wemari wemwaka waive 850, 28th pane runyorwa rwemari uye akapedza mwaka achiri asina kuverengerwa. 