Neil Turner | |
Fullname: | Neil McDougall Turner |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1891 |
Birth Place: | Govan, Scotland |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Massachusetts, United States |
Position: | Outside right |
Clubs1: | Petershill |
Years2: | 1913–1914 |
Clubs2: | Leeds City |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1914–1916 |
Caps3: | 59 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Years4: | 1917–1918 |
Clubs4: | St Mirren |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 1918 |
Clubs5: | → Vale of Leven (loan) |
Years6: | 1918–1919 |
Clubs6: | Kilmarnock |
Caps6: | 9 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Years7: | 1919 |
Clubs7: | Sunderland |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1920 |
Caps8: | 22 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Years9: | 1922–1923 |
Clubs9: | Dundee |
Caps9: | 8 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 1923–1925 |
Caps10: | 43 |
Goals10: | 17 |
Years11: | 1925–1926 |
Clubs11: | New Bedford Whalers |
Caps11: | 32 |
Goals11: | 14 |
Years12: | 1926–1927 |
Clubs12: | Springfield Babes |
Caps12: | 21 |
Goals12: | 6 |
Neil McDougall Turner (10 October 1891 – January 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League, Scottish Football League and the American Soccer League as a forward.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,[2] Turner played for Petershill as a youth player. In September 1913, he moved to Leeds City. In August 1914, Leeds sent Turner to Raith Rovers. During World War I, he played as a guest with Benburb F.C. At some point, he joined Vale of Leven before moving to Kilmarnock in September 1918.[3] He also played for Aberdare Athletic and Sunderland.
In October 1923, Turner joined Bethlehem Steel of the American Soccer League.[4] In 1925, he moved to the New Bedford Whalers before finishing his career with the Springfield Babes during the 1926–1927 season.[5]