AC AF ▁Gold ▁Cup , ▁but ▁Johnson ▁was ▁not ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁squad . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁attempt ▁to ▁call ▁Johnson ▁up , ▁but ▁the ▁efforts ▁came ▁to ▁nothing . ▁National ▁team ▁manager ▁Law rie ▁San chez ▁told ▁the ▁B elf ast ▁Te legraph ▁that ▁Johnson ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify . ▁San chez ▁said , ▁" I ▁did ▁speak ▁to ▁David ▁Johnson ▁a ▁while ▁ago ; ▁he ▁was ▁interested , ▁but ▁when ▁we ▁checked ▁his ▁el ig ibility ▁we ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁English ▁and ▁therefore ▁he ▁can ' t ▁play ▁for ▁us ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Johnson ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Al ison ▁Johnson ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁they ▁separated ▁after ▁Johnson ▁had ▁an ▁affair . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁causing ▁more ▁than ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁damage ▁to ▁his ▁ex - w ife ' s ▁home ▁and ▁car ▁in ▁West ▁Br id g ford , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Not ting ham . ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁the ▁court ▁heard ▁that ▁Johnson ▁often ▁visited ▁his ▁former ▁residence ▁while ▁dr unk , ▁but ▁later ▁expressed ▁his ▁intention ▁not ▁to ▁drink ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁television ▁present er ▁Richard ▁Ke ys ▁was ▁heard ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁ra cially ▁motiv ated ▁comment ▁about ▁Johnson ▁while ▁broadcast ing ▁live ▁on ▁a ▁Sky ▁test ▁channel