John McTurk

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John McTurk
Personal information
Full name Johnathan McTurk
Date of birth (1936-07-11) 11 July 1936 (age 87) [1]
Place of birth Lugar, East Ayrshire, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Auchinleck Talbot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1951–1961 St Mirren 49 (3)
1957–1958 → Wrexham (loan) 2 (0)
1961–1962 Queen of the South 45 (6)
1962–1963 Ayr United 1 (0)
1963–1964 Greenock Morton 5 (2)
1964–1965 Stirling Albion 17 (5)
1965–1966 Albion Rovers 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Johnathan McTurk (born 11 July 1936) [2] is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender.

Career

McTurk began his career at St Mirren before being called up to serve with the Royal Engineers. [3]

He would be loaned out to Welsh club Wrexham during his time at the club, which would fly him in for matches from Fleet. He also played for the Army Team during his time with St Mirren. [3]

After his time at St Mirren, he would enjoy spells at Scottish clubs Queen of the South, Ayr United, Greenock Morton, Stirling Albion and Albion Rovers. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John McTurk". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "John McTurk". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Scot who gave Graham Taylor his big break". Brian Fowlie. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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