John Turner
Personal information
Full name John Graham Anthony Turner[1]
Date of birth (1954-12-23) 23 December 1954
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1970–1972 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1975 Derby County 0 (0)
1974 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
1974 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 0 (0)
1975 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 1 (0)
1975–1978 Reading 31 (0)
1978–1980 Torquay United 76 (0)
1980–1983 Chesterfield 132 (0)
1983–1984 Torquay United 34 (0)
1984 Weymouth
1984 Burnley 0 (0)
1984–1986 Peterborough United 60 (0)
Total 338 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Graham Anthony Turner (born 23 December 1954 in Gateshead)[1] is a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Doncaster Rovers,[2] Huddersfield Town,[3] Reading,[4] Torquay United,[5] Chesterfield,[6] and Peterborough United.[7] He began his career with Derby County, but never appeared for the first team, and spent time with Brighton & Hove Albion and Burnley, again without appearing for the first team, and with non-league club Weymouth.[8][9] His professional career ended when he broke his leg with 10 minutes left in an FA Cup tie against Leeds United; Peterborough hung on for a 1–0 upset win.[8]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Basson, Stuart. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers : 1946/47–1997/98 & 2003/04–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Torquay United : 1946/47–2006/07". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Chesterfield : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough United : 1960/61–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Clough movie jogs Turner's memory". Torquay Herald Express. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "John Turner profile". DoncasterRovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon: Official Player Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.


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