Ronnie Turnbull | |
Fullname: | Ronald William Turnbull |
Birth Date: | 18 July 1922 |
Birth Place: | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England |
Death Place: | Sunderland, England |
Position: | Centre forward |
Clubs1: | Jeanfield Swifts |
Years2: | 1946–1947 |
Clubs2: | Dundee |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 27 |
Years3: | 1947–1949 |
Clubs3: | Sunderland |
Caps3: | 40 |
Goals3: | 16 |
Years4: | 1949–1951 |
Clubs4: | Manchester City |
Caps4: | 30 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 1951–1953 |
Clubs5: | Swansea Town |
Caps5: | 67 |
Goals5: | 37 |
Years6: | 1953–1954 |
Clubs6: | Dundee |
Caps6: | 16 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Clubs7: | Ashington |
Ronnie Turnbull (18 July 1922 – 17 November 1966) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
He played junior football in Scotland during the Second World War with Jeanfield Swifts before joining Dundee in 1944.[1] He was transferred to Sunderland for a fee of £10,000 in November 1947, scoring four goals on his debut for the club.[2] He made 40 appearances, scoring 16 goals, before moving on to Manchester City in September 1949. He was then signed by Swansea Town for a fee of £7,500 in January 1951, where he was the club's top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons.[3]
After retiring, he lived and worked in Sunderland. He died in November 1966 after suffering a heart-attack.