Rhys Turner

Rhys Turner

Turner playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Rhys James Turner [1]
Date of birth	(1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Preston, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Preston North End
	Lancaster City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Stockport County	17	(6)
2014–2016	Oldham Athletic	22	(3)
2015	→ York City (loan)	9	(1)
2016	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	2	(0)
2016–2018	Morecambe	36	(2)
2018	→ Stockport County (loan)	14	(3)
2018–2019	Barrow	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:13, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Rhys James Turner (born 22 July 1995) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lancaster City.

Career

Early career

Turner was born in Preston, Lancashire. ^[3] He had spells with Preston North End and Lancaster City ^[4] before he joined Stockport County as an 18-year-old from Myerscough College after scoring 63 goals the previous season. ^[5]

Oldham Athletic

On 31 January 2014, Turner signed for Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. ^[6] Turner had several hamstring injuries at the start of the 2014–15 season, which caused him to miss most games up to January 2015.^{[ citation needed ]} Turner made his first start of the season away at Leyton Orient on 21 February 2015 on the right wing but was replaced in the 60th minute due to another injury.^{[ citation needed ]} His next appearance came on 17 March 2015 in which he replaced Conor Wilkinson; he scored his first goal for Oldham in this match, with a neat finish into the bottom corner.^{[ citation needed ]} He started the next two games and scored two goals against local rivals Rochdale.^{[ citation needed ]}

Turner joined League Two club York City on 17 September 2015 on a one-month loan, ^[7] and debuted two days later as a starter in a 2–2 home draw with Carlisle United. ^[8] He scored his only goal for York in the 38th minute of his next appearance, in a 2–1 home defeat to Oxford United on 29 September 2015, with a simple finish following confusion between Sam Slocombe and Johnny Mullins in the penalty area. ^{[8] [9]} Having made nine appearances and scored one goal at York, ^[8] Turner returned to Oldham on 27 November 2015, after a change of management at York. ^[10]

Turner joined National League club Macclesfield Town on 7 January 2016 on a one-month loan, ^[11] making his debut two days later as a 76th-minute substitute for Chris Holroyd in a 1–0 home defeat to F.C. Halifax Town. ^[12] He scored on his next appearance, with a goal in the 78th minute of Macclesfield's 2–2 away draw Truro City in the FA Trophy on 16 January 2016. ^[12] However, he lost his place in the team with an ankle injury, but after recovering the loan was extended for a second month on 2 February 2016. ^[13] He completed the loan spell with one goal from five appearances. ^[12] Turner was released by Oldham when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16. ^[14]

Morecambe

Turner signed a two-year contract with League Two club Morecambe on 10 July 2016. ^[15] On 2 January 2018, he rejoined National League North club Stockport County on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. ^[16] He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[17]

Barrow

Turner signed for National League club Barrow on 11 July 2018 on a one-year contract. ^[18] He retired from football after a succession of injuries. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stockport County	2013–14 [12] [20]	Conference North	17	6	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	21	6
Oldham Athletic	2013–14 [21]	League One	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2014–15 [22]	League One	14	3	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	15	3
	2015–16 [8]	League One	6	0	—		1	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	8	0
	Total		22	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	25	3
York City (loan)	2015–16 [8]	League Two	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2015–16 [12]	National League	2	0	—		—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	5	1
Morecambe	2016–17 [23]	League Two	30	2	0	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	35	2
	2017–18 [24]	League Two	6	0	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	9	0
	Total		36	2	0	0	2	0	6	0	44	2
Stockport County (loan)	2017–18 [12]	National League North	14	3	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 4]	1	18	4
Barrow	2018–19 [12]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Career total			105	15	3	0	3	0	18	2	129	17

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. "Rhys Turner". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
3. "Rhys Turner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
4. "Rhys returns to Myerscough". Myerscough College. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
5. "Bogie's Turner Prize". Stockport County F.C. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
6. "Oldham sign Stead, Wilson and Turner". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
7. "Oldham striker Rhys Turner joins York City on loan". The Press. York. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
8. "Games played by Rhys Turner in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
9. "York City 1–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
10. Flett, Dave (27 November 2015). "Loan quartet David Tutonda, Rhys Turner, Bryn Morris and Michael Collins leave York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
11. "Macclesfield Town: Rhys Turner joins on loan from Oldham". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
12. "R. Turner: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
13. "Turner extends loan at Macclesfield Town". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
14. "Seven players to leave Oldham Athletic, while three extend their contracts". BBC Sport. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
15. "Rhys Turner: Morecambe sign former Oldham Athletic forward". BBC Sport. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
16. "Morecambe striker Rhys Turner joins Stockport County on loan". The Visitor. Morecambe. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
17. "Morecambe release eight players after avoiding relegation from League Two". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
18. Turner, Paul (11 July 2018). "Barrow AFC sign ex-Morecambe striker Turner". The Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
19. Wright, Matt (13 September 2019). "Former Barrow AFC striker Rhys Turner retires from playing". The Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
20. "Match report: Stockport 1–0 Brighouse Town". Stockport County F.C. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
    "Match report: Stockport 0–1 Rushall Olympic". Stockport County F.C. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
    "Match report: Barrow 2–2 Stockport". Stockport County F.C. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
    "Match report: Stockport 2–3 Barrow". Stockport County F.C. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
21. "Games played by Rhys Turner in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
22. "Games played by Rhys Turner in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
23. "Games played by Rhys Turner in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
24. "Games played by Rhys Turner in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

• Rhys Turner at Soccerbase