| John Turner | |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Harrow, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Youthyears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cambridge United |
| Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Cambridge United |
| Caps1: | 84 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Clubs2: | → Aldershot Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2006 |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs4: | Grays Athletic |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2006 |
| Clubs5: | → Braintree Town (loan) |
| Years6: | 2007 |
| Clubs6: | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) |
| Years7: | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs7: | King's Lynn[1] [2] |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2009– |
| Clubs8: | Corby Town |
| Club-Update: | 20:52, 14 November 2009 (UTC) |
John Turner (born 12 February 1986) is an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Cambridge United and Rushden & Diamonds.[3] He currently plays for Corby Town.
Born in Harrow, London, Turner joined Cambridge United's youth system as a 16-year-old, after leaving Aston Villa's youth academy.[4] Still only 17, he made his debut on 12 April 2003 in the Third Division match against Exeter City: entering the game as a 76th-minute substitute, he scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.[5] [6] He scored a hat-trick in November 2004 in a League Two match against Rushden & Diamonds to give Cambridge a 3–1 victory.[7] In late 2005 he spent a month on loan at Aldershot in an attempt to recover his goalscoring form,[8] and joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in January 2006.[5] Despite being knocked unconscious during his first appearance, three days later he signed a permanent contract until the end of the 2005–06 season, at which point he was offered another deal but preferred to join Grays Athletic.[9] Grays loaned him out to Conference South sides Braintree and Bishop's Stortford[10] before releasing him at the end of the 2006–07 season when he joined King's Lynn.[11] In January 2009, he left the club by mutual consent[12] and signed for Corby Town, with whom he won promotion to the Conference North in 2009.[9]