- Bert Turner
Football player infobox
playername= Bert Turner
fullname = Herbert Lewis Turner
dateofbirth = 17 th February 1899
cityofbirth =Smethwick , West Midlands
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Deceased
position = Forward
years =1919-1920
1920-1924
1924-1925
1927-1928
1928
clubs = Birmingham
Merthyr Town
Coventry City
Brierley Hill Alliance
Torquay United
Bristol Rovers
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
125 (34)
30 (7)
38 (11)
9 (2)Herbert Lewis Turner (born 17 th February 1899) was an English professional footballer who could play in any of the forward positions.
Bert Turner was born in
Smethwick and played for Darlaston before joining Birmingham on the resumption of competitive football after theFirst World War . He joined Merthyr Town in 1920 for their first season in theFootball League and went on to play 125 games, scoring 34 goals for the Welsh side.In 1924 he returned to the Midlands, joining Coventry City, but left after 30 league games to play for non-league Brierley Hill Alliance. He joined Torquay United in 1927 and played in their first match in the Football League, scoring a penalty in a 1-1 draw with local rivals Exeter City at
Plainmoor onAugust 27 ,1927 .He missed just four games that season, but left at the end of it, joining Bristol Rovers before rejoining Brierley Hill Alliance and later playing for Standard Athletic.
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