David Johnson Obituary, Cause Of Death – David Johnson, who played for both Liverpool and England during his career, passed away at the age of 71. During his six years at Anfield, Johnson played in a total of 213 games and scored 78 goals. In addition, he spent two separate stints playing for Everton and represented England on eight occasions, during which he scored six goals.
Kenny Dalglish, a former teammate of his at Anfield, paid tribute to his former teammate by writing on Twitter, “Sad news about the Doc. David was quite well-liked by everyone in the locker room. A very wonderful individual and our deepest condolences go out to his entire family.
Another one of David Johnson’s old coworkers at Liverpool, David Fairclough, expressed his sorrow in an online post by saying, “Very sad to hear my wonderful buddy and Liverpool legend David Johnson died away today. We shared so many wonderful experiences and memories together with ‘Jono.’ Today is a terribly sad day. My deepest condolences go out to Dave’s entire family. RIP ‘Doc’.”
The news was confirmed by Everton, which issued the following statement: “Everyone at Everton Football Club is devastated to learn of the untimely departure of David ‘Doc’ Johnson at the age of 71.” During this difficult time, we are keeping David’s family and friends in our thoughts.