▁at ▁Br istol ▁Ro vers , ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁and ▁scored ▁an ▁ 8 5 th - min ute ▁equal iser ▁which ▁secured ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁Premier ▁League ▁debut ▁for ▁Le eds ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 – 1 ▁defeat ▁of ▁Char l ton ▁Athlet ic , ▁replacing ▁Alan ▁Smith . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons , ▁Johnson ▁only ▁made ▁sp or adic ▁appearances ▁for ▁Le eds ▁and ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁several ▁clubs ▁for ▁first ▁team ▁experience . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁left ▁Le eds ▁and ▁signed ▁for ▁Dar ling ton ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁where ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁regular ▁first ▁team ▁football , ▁but ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁under ▁manager ▁Dave ▁Pen ney ▁after ▁nearly ▁signing ▁for ▁Wy com be ▁W ander ers . ▁He ▁joined ▁Here ford ▁United ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁initially ▁on ▁a ▁short - term ▁contract , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁extended . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁Ed gar ▁Street ▁he ▁was ▁used ▁mainly ▁as ▁a ▁w inger ▁and ▁made ▁little ▁impact ▁until ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁last ▁minute ▁equal iser ▁against ▁Wy com be ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁league ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁match , ▁and ▁featured ▁regularly ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁Here ford ▁won ▁promotion ▁to ▁League ▁One .