Stephen Turnbull (footballer, born 1987)

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Stephen Turnbull
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hartlepool United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Hartlepool United 22 (0)
2005–2006 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2006–2007 → Bury (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Rochdale (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2009 Gateshead 40 (2)
2009–2011 Blyth Spartans 83 (11)
2011–2012 Harrogate Town 19 (2)
2013–2014 Blyth Spartans 16 (2)
2014 Shildon 3 (0)
2014–2017 Blyth Spartans 51 (7)
Total206(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Turnbull (born 7 January 1987) is an English former footballer who last played for Blyth Spartans.

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He played in the Football League for Hartlepool United, Bury and Rochdale.

Playing career

Turnbull is a central midfield player. He captained the Hartlepool youth team during the Dallas Cup in 2005 where they achieved third place, and made 22 appearances for the first team the following season, earning his first professional contract.

He joined Bury on loan in 2006, where he was picked by manager Chris Casper for their 3–1 FA Cup second round replay win at Chester City on 12 December; he was ineligible to play and Bury were therefore thrown out of the tournament. [1] Danny Wilson recalled Turnbull to Hartlepool soon after this. He spent March 2007 on loan at Rochdale, playing in four matches.

After leaving Hartlepool at the end of the 2007–08 season, he signed for Gateshead on 2 June 2008, teaming up with his brother. [2] He was released by Gateshead on 14 May 2009 [3] and signed for neighbours Blyth Spartans. Whilst at the club he was awarded the 2010–11 Supporters Player of the year award.

In May 2011 he joined Harrogate Town, [4] but left in February 2012 to move to Australia. [5]

In February 2013, Turnbull returned to England and rejoined Blyth Spartans. [6] He played part-time and worked in the engine room of a cruise ship. He then left Spartans to join Shildon at the end of the 2013–14 season. In September 2014, he started his third spell at Blyth. In the 2014–15 season, he scored seven goals for the Spartans, one of them the famous free-kick at Hartlepool United in the second round of the FA Cup. He helped Blyth get to the third round proper as well as win the Northumberland Senior Cup. As of 22 August he has played a total of 150 appearances in three spells at Blyth Spartans. He announced on 1 February 2017, that he'd be ending his playing career to work full-time on the cruise-liner. He stated that, while he'd be back in England from "time-to-time", it was "largely the end" of his playing career. [7]

Personal life

He is the twin brother of fellow midfielder Phil Turnbull who he played alongside at Hartlepool and Gateshead.

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References

  1. ↑ "Chester take Bury's FA Cup place". BBC Sport. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2006.
  2. ↑ Bowron, Jeff (3 June 2008). "Football: New signing Steven set to be Gateshead's star Turn". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Gateshead FC Squad update 2009-10". Gateshead F.C. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Harrogate bag Spartans duo". Football Conference. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Turnbull leaves Town". Harrogate Town F.C. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Spartans sign Turnbull". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Castiaux, Phil (1 February 2017). "Departure: Ste swaps Spartans for cruise ship". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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