Jimmy Turner (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Turner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1866[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 25 November 1903 (aged 37)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1887 | Black Lane Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889–1894 | Bolton Wanderers | 96 | (8) |
| 1894–1896 | Stoke | 52 | (1) |
| 1896–1898 | Derby County | 51 | (1) |
| 1898–1899 | Stoke | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1893–1898 | England | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Turner (6 October 1866 – 25 November 1903) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Derby County and Stoke. He also gained three caps for England.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Turner was born in Stoke-upon-Trent but started his football career at Black Lane Rovers F.C. in 1887.[3] The following year he moved to Bolton Wanderers where he spent six seasons making 103 appearances for the "Trotters" before joining his home town club Stoke in August 1894.[1] In the 1894–95 season Stoke struggled and had to play a test match against Newton Heath to remain in the First Division, Stoke won the match 3–0 and stayed up.[1] Turner established himself at left half for the 1895–96 season making 27 appearances.[1] He joined Derby County in 1896 where he spent two seasons reaching the 1898 FA Cup Final losing out to Nottingham Forest before he re-joined Stoke in 1898.[1] He played seven matches before retiring due to injury.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Source:[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Test Match | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1888–89 | The Football League | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | |
| 1889–90 | The Football League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1890–91 | The Football League | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1891–92 | The Football League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| 1892–93 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1893–94 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 10 | ||
| Stoke | 1894–95[1] | First Division | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1895–96[1] | First Division | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Derby County | 1896–97 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| 1897–98 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
| Stoke | 1898–99[1] | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 204 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 13 | ||
International
[edit]Source:[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1893 | 1 | 0 |
| 1895 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1898 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Derby County
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).
- ^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 12 March 2023. (registration & fee required)
- ^ Jimmy Turner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Turner, Jimmy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Turner at Englandstats.com
- Jim Turner at England Football Online
- 1866 births
- 1903 deaths
- People from Goldenhill
- Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- Men's association football wing halves