John Durnin
Pictured at a Masters game in 2008 by Jarle Vines.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Paul Durnin | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Bootle, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Waterloo Dock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1988 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 1989–1993 | Oxford United | 161 | (44) |
| 1993–1999 | Portsmouth | 181 | (31) |
| 1999 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Carlisle United | 22 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | 31 | (9) |
| 2001 | Rhyl | 10 | (4) |
| 2001–2003 | Port Vale | 47 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | (4) |
| Total | 477 | (99) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Paul Durnin (born 18 August 1965) is an English former footballer who scored 100 goals in 475 league appearances over a career spanning close to two decades.
He began his career at Liverpool in 1986, but made just three minor cup appearances for the first team before he was allowed to join Oxford United for a £225,000 fee in February 1989, having previously gained experience on loan at West Bromwich Albion. He spent four years with Oxford, playing close to 200 games, before he was sold on to Portsmouth for £200,000 in 1993. In six years with "Pompey" he made around 200 appearances, before he was loaned out to Blackpool, and then allowed to leave permanently for Carlisle United in 1999. In 2000, he signed with Kidderminster Harriers, before he briefly entered the Welsh football circuit with Rhyl in 2001. Later that year he returned to the Football League with Port Vale, before he joined Conference side Accrington Stanley for a twelve-month spell in May 2003.
Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he was signed from local non-league side Waterloo Dock for £500. Able to play in midfield or up front, he was a regular in the Liverpool Reserves but failed to break into the first team, making only two appearances, both in the League Cup. In October 1988 he was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion, as one of Brian Talbot's first signings at The Hawthorns. He scored twice in five Second Division appearances before returning to Anfield. He moved to Oxford United in February 1989, after manager Brian Horton paid a fee of £225,000. The "Yellows" finished 17th in the Second Division in 1988–89 and 1989–90, with Durnin finishing as the club's top scorer in the latter campaign with 15 goals. They rose to 10th in 1990–91, only to plummet to one place and two points above the relegation zone in 1991–92. They rose to 14th in 1992–93. Durnin spent four and a half years at the Manor Ground, amassing 47 goals in 180 league and cup appearances, becoming a cult hero amongst the fans, who affectionately gave him the nickname "Johnny Lager".
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