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.[2] He also spent two summers in Canada playing for Hamilton Steelers of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.[3][4]
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.[5] Kurila died in March 2018 at the age of 76.[6]
Honours
Club
- Football League Second Division Runner-up (1): 1964–65
- Football League Third Division Winner (1): 1962–63
References
- ^ "John Kurila". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "John Kurila". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "John Kurila". NTFC. NTFC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 213.
- ^ "Caught in Time". Rob Maul. Times Online. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ Legendary Cobblers centre-half John Kurila has died
- ^ "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links
- John Kurila at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- John Kurila at Colchester United Archive Database
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