Wilmot Turner

Wilmot Turner
Personal information
Full name	Wilmot Arthur Turner
Date of birth	1865
Place of birth	Chester, England
Date of death	1931 (aged 66)
Position(s)	Center forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1890–1891	Chester
1890–1892	Stoke
1893–1894	Ardwick
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilmot Arthur Turner (1865–1931) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Ardwick and Stoke.^[1]

Football Career

Turner started his career with his home town club Chester before moving to Football Alliance side Stoke in 1890.^[1] He scored eleven goals in the Alliance as Stoke won the title and with it were re-elected back into the Football League.^[1] Unfortunately for Turner he was not as prolific in the superior competition, scoring eight goals in two seasons.^[1] At the end of the 1892–93 he was allowed to sign for Manchester club Ardwick for whom he played once.

Professional Baseball

In 1890 Turner played professional baseball for Stoke in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain.

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke^[1]	1890–91	Football Alliance	20	11	3	1	23	12
	1891–92	The Football League	26	6	5	2	31	8
	1892–93	First Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
	Total		51	19	8	3	59	22
Ardwick	1892–93	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			52	19	8	3	60	22

Honours

with Stoke

Football Alliance champions: 1890–91

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Wilmot Turner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] Wilmot Turner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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