Wilmot Turner

Wilmot Turner

Personal information
Full name	Wilmot Arthur Turner[1]
Date of birth	1865[1]
Place of birth	Chester, England[1]
Date of death	1931 (aged 66)
Playing position	Center forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Chester
1890–1892	Stoke	52	(19)
1893–1894	Ardwick	1	(0)
Total		53	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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

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.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1890–91	20	11	3	1	23	12
	1891–92	26	6	4	2	30	8
	1892–93	6	2	0	0	6	2
	Total	52	19	7	3	59	22
Ardwick	1892–93	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total		53	19	7	3	60	22

Honours

with Stoke

• Football Alliance champions: 1890–91

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.