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Gary Johnson: I’ve still got the fire! Veteran boss returns to the dugout with Taunton Town

Gary Johnson insists his passion for management is undimmed after returning to the dug-out with Step 3 Taunton Town.

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Chris Dunlavy
28 December 2025

Gary Johnson is excited by what Taunton Town could achieve

Gary Johnson insists his passion for management is undimmed after returning to the dug-out with Step 3 Taunton Town.

The 70-year-old has enjoyed a glittering 1,326-game managerial career, the vast majority spent in the EFL. He guided Yeovil from the Conference to the Championship across two separate spells, won automatic promotion from League One with Bristol City and in 2008 took the Robins to within 90 minutes of the Premier League.
Now Johnson has sensationally been unveiled as the new manager of Southern League Premier South strugglers Taunton – his first taste of part-time football sin...

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