JOHN DURNIN 1986/89
by Chris Wood
Date of Birth - 18/08/65
Nationality - English
Position - Striker
Games - 1 (1)
Goals - 0
Club Hons (Lpool) - None
Intnl Hons - None
Other Clubs - Waterloo Dock (amateur), WBA (loan), Oxford, Portsmouth, Blackpool (loan), Carlisle, Tranmere, Kidderminster, Rhyl (amateur), Port Vale, Accrington Stanley (amateur)
Bootle-born John's Liverpool career is one of the shortest on record. He started only one first-team game for the club, a League cup 2nd round tie at Craven Cottage on 7th October 1986 when the Reds beat Fulham 3-2 - having already won 10-0 at Anfield two weeks previously.
Trying to impress at a time when Liverpool's forward-line was full of experienced international players, it was no surprise when John left Anfield to join West Bromwich Albion towards the end of the 1980's and he enjoyed a good career with a handful of clubs in the lower divisions, most notably at Oxford United & Portsmouth.
He would go on to establish himself at Liverpool eventually, albeit not in the way he would have hoped for as an aspiring youngster. The growing popularity of the Legends six a side tournaments presented John with his long awaited opportunity to play alongside the likes of John Barnes and Ian Rush, and he proved to be a prolific marksman in the Legends side.
He can also be seen regularly on the Liverpool's TV channel, providing expert analysis of the club's reserves games.
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