Jimmy Turnbull

Jimmy Turnbull

Personal information
Full name	James McLachlan Turnbull
Date of birth	(1882-05-23)23 May 1882
Place of birth	Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Stenhousemuir
1900–1901	East Stirlingshire	12	(11)
1901–1903	Dundee	25	(6)
1903–1904	Falkirk	16	(13)
1904	Rangers	1	(1)
1905–?	Preston North End	?	(?)
?–1907	Leyton	?	(?)
1907–1910	Manchester United	67	(36)
1910–1912	Bradford (Park Avenue)	?	(?)
1912–1913	Chelsea	20	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McLachlan Turnbull (born 23 May 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Manchester United, with whom he won the Football League and the FA Charity Shield in 1908 and the FA Cup in 1909. Turnbull was the first player to net a hat-trick in a Charity Shield game.

Club career

Turnbull played for Scottish clubs East Stirlingshire, Dundee, Falkirk and Rangers, before moving to England to sign for Preston North End and later the now dissolved Leyton. In May 1907 he was bought by Manchester United, where he won a league title, an FA Cup and the Charity Shield. He scored a total of 45 goals in 78 games for the club, with his best season being 1908–09, in which he scored 22 times in 28 appearances in all competitions. He was sold to Bradford Park Avenue in September 1910, and later played for Chelsea.

Turnbull played in the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match in 1911, but did not receive any other representative honours.

Honours

Manchester United

• Football League First Division: 1907–08
• FA Cup: 1908–09
• FA Community Shield: 1908