John Kurila

John Kurila

Personal information
Full name	John Kurila
Date of birth	April 10, 1941
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1958–1961	Celtic	5	(0)
1962–1963	Northampton Town	40	(1)
1963–1964	Bristol City	6	(0)
1964–1968	Northampton Town	108	(3)
1968–1970	Southend United	88	(1)
1970–1972	Colchester United	53	(4)
1972	Lincoln City	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Kurila (born 10 April 1941) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Kurila most notably played for Northampton Town, as well as playing for Celtic, Bristol City, Southend United, Colchester United and Lincoln City .^[1]

Kurila settled in the Northampton area after football — he had two separate spells with the Cobblers — and worked in the building trade, notably as a qualified carpenter. Two of his three children, Mick and Alan, became footballers at non-league level.^[2]

Honours

Club

Northampton Town^[3][4]

• Football League Second Division Runner-up (1): 1964–65
• Football League Third Division Winner (1): 1962–63

References

1. "John Kurila". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
2. "Caught in Time". Rob Maul. Times Online. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
3. "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
4. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

External links

• League stats at Neil Brown's site
• Player stats at coludata.co.uk