John Turner (footballer, born 1986)

For other people named John Turner, see John Turner (disambiguation).
John Turner
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986
Place of birth Harrow, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
2001–2002 Aston Villa
2002–2003 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Cambridge United 84 (10)
2005 → Aldershot Town (loan) 4 (0)
2006 Rushden & Diamonds 11 (1)
2006–2007 Grays Athletic 10 (0)
2006 → Braintree Town (loan)
2007 → Bishop's Stortford (loan)
2007–2009 King's Lynn[1][2] 34 (7)
2009– Corby Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 14 November 2009 (UTC).


John Turner (born 12 February 1986) is an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Cambridge United and Rushden & Diamonds.[3] He currently plays for Corby Town.

Career

Born in Harrow, London, Turner joined Cambridge United's youth system as a 16-year-old, after leaving Aston Villa's youth academy.[4] Still only 17, he made his debut on 12 April 2003 in the Third Division match against Exeter City: entering the game as a 76th-minute substitute, he scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.[5][6] He scored a hat-trick in November 2004 in a League Two match against Rushden & Diamonds to give Cambridge a 3–1 victory.[7] In late 2005 he spent a month on loan at Aldershot in an attempt to recover his goalscoring form,[8] and joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in January 2006.[5] Despite being knocked unconscious during his first appearance, three days later he signed a permanent contract until the end of the 2005–06 season, at which point he was offered another deal but preferred to join Grays Athletic.[9] Grays loaned him out to Conference South sides Braintree and Bishop's Stortford[10] before releasing him at the end of the 2006–07 season when he joined King's Lynn.[11] In January 2009, he left the club by mutual consent[12] and signed for Corby Town, with whom he won promotion to the Conference North in 2009.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Appearances 2007–08". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Appearances 2008–09". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "John Turner". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Stick with Howard, urges Duncan". Cambridge Evening News. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Player Profile John Turner". Non-League Daily. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "A star is born". Cambridge Evening News. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "U's Turner Round Gets Herve Off The Hook". Cambridge Evening News. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Turner is on the brink!". Cambridge Evening News. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  9. 1 2 "John Turner". Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  10. ↑ "Conference South Guide – Transfers Season 06/07". Conference South Guide. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  11. ↑ "News from The Walks". King's Lynn F.C. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "News from The Walks". King's Lynn F.C. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
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