Paul Johnson (born 5 April 1992) is an English former professional footballer who plays for Spennymoor Town as a central defender.
[6] And next season, he had a successful three-month loan spell at Conference North side Workington where he received praise from the Reds' manager Darren Edmondson with him saying "Paul has been fantastic for us, he's grown as a player and learned more about the game than playing meaningless Reserve games.
He returns to Hartlepool an improved footballer and shows what effect the non league can have on the development of young talent.
"[7] He was an unused substitute in a 2–1 win away at Bury[8] shortly before he was loaned to local rivals Darlington for the rest of the season.
[9] He made his debut a day later as he played the full match in a 0–2 league defeat to Ebbsfleet United.