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Bobby
Turnbull |
Bradford AFC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 1:
A 1
50% successful
1919
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Robert Turnbull
There is no evidence of a middle name of Joseph |
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Birth |
17 December 1895 at 79 Princess Street,
South Bank, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Middlesbrough, January 1896]. |
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According to the 1901
census, five year old Robert is the youngest of six children to John and
Welsh-born Caroline, living at 79 Princess Street in the South Bank area
of Middlebrough, His father is a lift engine driver. |
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According to the 1911 census,
fifteen year old Robert is the only child from the six remaining children
to be living with their widowed mother at 79 Princess Street and two
boarders. Another five of the children had tragically died. Robert is an
engine cleaner at the steelworks. |
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Marriage |
to Florence Thompson
[registered in Middlesbrough, September 1919]. They had three children, John G.
(b.1920), Doris (b.1922), Audrey E. (b.1929) and Norman
(b.7 December 1932) |
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According to the
1921 census, Robert, a professional footballer (for Bradford AFC), is now
married to Florence, and with two children, Robert and John George, they
are living at 45 Oliver Street in the South Bank area of Middlesbrough
with his wife's parents, John and Sarah Ellen Thompson
According to passenger lists, Turnbull, along with
other footballers, was part of a tour of South Africa that returned to
Southampton on 5 August 1929 from Cape Town on board the SS Arundel
Castle. His address was stated as 45 Oliver Street in South Bank,
Middlesbrough. |
"ROBERT
TURNBULL'S FAMILY SAID TO BE DESTITUTE.
"The South Bank (North Yorks) Bench to-day
issued a warrant for the arrest of Robert Turnbull, the Leeds United and
English international, who failed to answer a summons for wife maintenance
arrears.
"The case was adjourned a fortnight ago and in the meantime
Turnbull was warned to pay off arrears or attend the court. The police
court missionary stated that Turnbull's [wife and two children] was
absolutely destitute and that there was not a particle of food in the
house when it was visited."
- Thursday, 22 October 1931, Derby Daily
Telegraph |
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According to the 1939 register, Robert, a fireman at the steelworks, is
still married, and they still live at 45 Oliver Street, along with at least one of their children, Norman. |
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Death |
18 March 1952, aged
56 years 92 days
[registered in Cleveland, March 1952]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football in South Bank, before playing
for the local junior club, South Bank East End FC. He signed youth forms
with Chesterfield FC before the war curtailed his career. After playing
army football, Turnbull signed for Bradford AFC in January 1918. Despite
breaking his toe in early 1923, he completed
207 league appearanances, amassing 47 goals. Leeds United AFC
signed Turnbull in May 1925, where he made
another 204 league appearances, and scored another 45 goals. Spent
a season with Rhyl Athletic FC after signing for them on 15 September
1932, before retiring at the season's completion. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Three North runners-up 1921-22;
Division Two runners-up 1927-28, 1931-32; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5' 7½",
12st.
3lbs [1922]. Described by newspaper reports as a
"light-haired Adonis from South Bank". |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & doingthe92.com. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of seven who became the 383rd players
(387) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right |
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First match |
No. 120, 25 October 1919,
Ireland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged
23 years
312 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1919-20; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England victory (three
appearances, 1919), FA
Tour of South Africa 1920 and 1929; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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A steel worker at Dormans before and
after his football career. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.251. |
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Bobby Turnbull - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Bobby Turnbull
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Bobby Turnbull
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1919-20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Bobby Turnbull
- Match History |
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Club: Bradford A.F.C.
- 1 full cap |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
120 |
25 October 1919
- Ireland 1 England 1,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
Start |
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Notes
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