Jimmy Turner (English footballer)

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]

Jimmy Turner

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(1903-11-25) (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

Career

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

Club

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

Source:^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	1893	1	0
	1895	1	0
	1898	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Derby County

• FA Cup runner-up: 1897–98

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).
3. "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 12 March 2023. (registration & fee required)
4. Jimmy Turner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. "Turner, Jimmy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

External links

• Jimmy Turner at Englandstats.com
• Jim Turner at England Football Online