John Kurila

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| name = John Kurila

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| fullname = John Kurila{{Hugman|11227|access-date=9 March 2017}}

| birth_date = 10 April 1941

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| death_date = 6 March 2018 (aged 76)

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| position = Wing half

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 1958–1961 | clubs1 = Celtic | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1962 | clubs2 = Hamilton Steelers

| years3 = 1962–1963 | clubs3 = Northampton Town | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1963 | clubs4 = Hamilton Steelers

| years5 = 1963| clubs5 = Bristol City | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1963–1968 | clubs6 = Northampton Town | caps6 = 108 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 1968–1970 | clubs7 = Southend United | caps7 = 88 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 1970–1972 | clubs8 = Colchester United | caps8 = 53 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 1972 | clubs9 = Lincoln City | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 324

| totalgoals = 9

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John Kurila (10 April 1941 – 6 March 2018) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half in The Football League.

Career

John was born in Scotland of Lithuanian parentage. He was raised in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland. Kurila most notably played for Northampton Town, as well as playing for Celtic, Bristol City, Southend United, Colchester United and Lincoln City.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/johnkurila.html |title=John Kurila |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=23 March 2011}} He also spent two summers in Canada playing for Hamilton Steelers of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.{{cite web |url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2018/march/john-kurila/ |title=John Kurila |work=NTFC |publisher=NTFC |access-date=16 September 2018}}{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=213}}

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. He was married to Nan Carr, also from Glasgow, and had three children - a daughter Keely, and two sons, Mick and Alan, who both became footballers at non-League level.{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3823040.ece |title=Caught in Time |work=Rob Maul |publisher=Times Online |access-date=23 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Kurila died in March 2018 at the age of 76.[https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/legendary-cobblers-centre-half-john-kurila-has-died-1-8403857 Legendary Cobblers centre-half John Kurila has died]

Honours

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;Northampton Town{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerTheChampionship.html |title=Tier Two (Championship) Honours |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerLeagueOne.html |title=Tier Three (League One) Honours |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}