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 (age 38)
Place of birth	Harrow, England
Position(s)	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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
2. "Appearances 2008–09". King's Lynn F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. 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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Player Profile John Turner". Non-League Daily. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
6. "A star is born". Cambridge Evening News. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 14 November 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "U's Turner Round Gets Herve Off The Hook". Cambridge Evening News. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
8. "Turner is on the brink!". Cambridge Evening News. 29 December 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
9. "John Turner". Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
10. "Conference South Guide – Transfers Season 06/07". Conference South Guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. 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.

External links

• John Turner at Soccerbase