Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and MK Dons / Wimbledon
A-K
913) Patrick Agyemang
PNE 122 apps; 21 goals
Dons 121 app; 20 goals
PNE debut 19/11/2004 v Cardiff (A) – Won 1-0
754) Gareth Ainsworth
PNE 92 apps; 13 goals
Dons 36 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 11/01/1992 v Shrewsbury (A) – Lost 0-2
827) Kevin Gage
PNE 23 apps; 0 goals
Dons 168 apps; 15 goals
PNE debut 02/04/1996 v Torquay (H) – Won 1-0
930) Jermal Johnson
PNE 3 apps; 1 goal
Dons 96 apps; 12 goals
PNE debut 29/10/2005 v Leicester (H) – Drawn 0-0
830) John Kay
PNE 7 apps 0 goals
Dons 63 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 24/08/1996 v Bristol Rovers (H) – Drawn 0-0
Player Profile Jermal Johnson
Jermal Pierre Johnson was born in New Jersey on 3 May 1984.Though born in the USA, Johnson's family moved to Macclesfield when he was five years old. Originally signed by Manchester United, Johnson joined Blackburn’s' Academy when he was sixteen.
Johnson made his first team debut as a substitute in Rovers' FA Cup Third Round 1-1 tie at Cardiff on 8 January 2005, replacing Paul Dickov after 89 minutes. He scored his first senior goal, in his first start, on 29 January at in Blackburn's Fourth Round 3-0 home victory over Colchester and also played in the Fifth Round goalless draw at Burnley, but played no further part in Rovers' semi-final run. He also made three substitute appearances in the Premier League in the 2004/05 season; the first was a 1-0 home defeat to Bolton on 24 January 2005.
In October 2005 he joined Preston on loan; his debut came in a 0-0 draw against Leicester on 29 October and would be best remembered for a blatant dive on 11 minutes in the penalty area over the hands of Foxes goalkeeper Rob Douglas. His second appearance three days later saw him score is only goal for the club as PNE beat Hull 3-0. His final appearance came as a substitute in a 2-1 home win over Cardiff on 19 November.
In March 2006 he joined League Two Darlington on a six week loan, manager David Hodgson having tracked him since July 2004. Johnson scored 3 times in 9 starts.
Having failed to establish himself in the Rovers first team with just 6 league appearances, Johnson joined Championship club Wolves in August 2006 for an undisclosed fee. He scored two match-winning goals in his first two league games for the club with 1-0 victory at Burnley and at home to Luton but by the end of the season he scored just one further goal in a total of 23 appearances. He joined Leeds on a three month loan in February 2007, but had a frustrating time at Elland Road, making just five appearances. Back at Molineux he was placed on the transfer list.
In August 2007, Paul Ince’s Milton Keynes Dons paid an undisclosed fee for Johnson, and he signed a two year contract. His debut came in a 3-2 defeat at Rochdale on 1 September with his first goal coming on his third appearances a fortnight later as MK Dons won 3-0 at Brentford In his first season at the club, he scored some vital goals, including one against Swansea to help get the Dons into the Football League Trophy final. He also played in the final at Wembley as the Dons beat Grimsby 2-0 to lift the trophy. Johnson scored 5 goals in 39 appearances helping the club win the Second Division title.
Johnson struck 5 times in 33 league appearances in 2008/09, as the Dons finished two points off an automatic promotion place to the Championship. This included a brace in a 5-3 victory at Cheltenham on 31 January 2009. He did not feature in the play-off encounter with eventual promotion winners Scunthorpe.
His contract ran out in May 2009; however, he re-signed with the club in July 2009, penning a new two year deal after his former Wolves teammate Paul Ince returned to the management post.
Johnson scored an hat-trick against Northampton in a pre-season friendly, he lost his first team place in November. In January 2010, MK Dons announced that Johnson was to join League One Stockport with 3 other MK Dons players. He went on to score 2 goals in 16 appearances for Stockport during his loan spell, as the club dropped out of the league in bottom place - a whole 25 points from safety.
Johnson had trials with two Major league Soccer clubs in August 2010 in D.C. United and Kansas Citry Wizards, but neither club offered him a contract. New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix FC did offer him a contract, though nothing came of the offer.
He returned to MK Dons but found himself on the bench. He joined Port Vale on a one month loan in September 2010, after 6 appearances Vale seemed to have extended Johnson's loan spell by a further month, however his parent club recalled him at the last minute. Johnson had scord 12 goals in 96 appearances but in January 2011 Johnson left Milton Keynes Dons when his contract was terminated by mutual consent. His last appearance came in a 1-0 defeat at Yeovil on 3 January.
He rejected offers from English league clubs and instead moved to Bulgaria to play for Lokomotiv Sofia and on 28 February, he made his first appearance for the Railwaymen in a 2–0 home win against Motana. He left the club by mutual consent in the summer after scoring once in 11 appearances.
In July 2011, Johnson returned to England to sign a twelve month contract (with an option to extend) with League Two side Southend with his debut coming in a 1-0 home win over Hereford on 6 August.