John Durnin

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John Durnin
Full name	John Paul Durnin
Date of birth	August 18, 1965 (1965-08-18) (age 42)
Place of birth	Bootle, England
Playing position	Midfielder/Striker (retired)
Youth clubs
	Waterloo Dock
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–1989 1988 1989–1993 1993–1999 1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2003 2003–2004	Liverpool → West Brom (loan) Oxford United Portsmouth → Blackpool (loan) Carlisle United Kidderminster Rhyl Port Vale Accrington Stanley	000 0(0) 005 0(2) 161 (44) 181 (31) 005 0(1) 022 0(2) 031 0(9) 010 0(4) 047 0(2) 015 0(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Paul Durnin (born August 18, 1965 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer.

Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he was signed from local non-league side Waterloo Dock. A midfielder or striker, he was a regular in the Liverpool Reserves but couldn't break into the first team, making only two appearances, both in the Football League Cup. In October 1988 he was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion, and moved permanently to Oxford the following February. He spent four and a half years with Oxford, during which time he earned the nickname "Johnny Lager" for his drinking activities which led to several court appearances.^{[citation needed]}

He was transferred to Portsmouth in 1993, where he played for seven seasons. His final season at Portsmouth (1999/2000) saw him loaned out to Blackpool and then Carlisle. He signed a permanent deal with Carlisle in February 2000 but he was released the following summer. He spent the following season with League newcomers Kidderminster Harriers, before joining League of Wales side Rhyl as player/coach in July 2001. By December he was back in the English Football League, linking up with his former manager Brian Horton at Port Vale. He played there for 18 months, before spending one season with Conference side Accrington Stanley.