Hugh Turner (footballer, born 1917)

Hugh Peter Turner (12 May 1917 – 1992), also known as Hughie Turner, was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Darlington.

For the Huddersfield Town and England goalkeeper, see Hugh Turner (footballer, born 1904).

Hugh Turner
Personal information
Full name Hugh Peter Turner[1]
Date of birth (1917-05-12)12 May 1917[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death 1992 (aged 74)
Place of death Central Cleveland,[lower-alpha 1] England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– South Bank St Peters 0 (0)
1935–1939 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1939–1947 Darlington 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Turner was born in 1917 in Middlesbrough, which was then in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[2] He began his football career as a wing half with local team South Bank St Peters,[4] turned professional with First Division club Middlesbrough in 1935,[2] and remained with the club for four seasons, during which time he was converted to play at right back. He played for Middlesbrough's "A" team in the North Eastern League, but never managed to break into the senior team, and left for Darlington in August 1939.[3]

Described as "a sound defender [who] has a strong kick",[3] Turner was not selected for any of Darlington's three matches in the Third Division North before the Football League was abandoned for the duration of the Second World War.[5] He returned to Darlington for the first postwar season, but made only six appearances in the League before retiring from the game.[6]

Turner died in 1992 at the age of 74.[4][lower-alpha 1]

Notes
  1. Turner's death was registered in March 1992, in the Central Cleveland registration district of Yorkshire,[1] which covers Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton-on-Tees and surrounding area.[7]

References
  1. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Hugh Peter Turner. District: Central Cleveland. County: Yorkshire. Register number: 392. Volume: 3. Page: 2592. Retrieved 14 October 2014 – via Findmypast.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 549. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  3. "New man for Darlington". Yorkshire Post. 9 August 1939. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Past local players of note". A B C of Football Tradition in South Bank. This is the North East/Communigate. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
  5. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  6. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  7. "Central Cleveland registration district". UKBMD. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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