Peter Turnbull (footballer)

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Peter Turnbull
Personal information
Full name Peter Turnbull[1]
Date of birth 30 December 1873
Place of birth Sanquhar, Scotland
Date of death 11 December 1942(1942-12-11) (aged 68)[1]
Place of death Hammersmith, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1891–1893 Rangers 3 (1)
1893 Third Lanark 0 (0)
1893–1895 Burnley 46 (23)
1895 Bolton Wanderers 4 (5)
1895–1896 Blackburn Rovers 25 (7)
1896–1898 Rangers 16 (13)
1898 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
1898–1899 Millwall Athletic 19 (17)
1899–1901 Queens Park Rangers 22 (6)
1901–1902 Brentford 22 (16)
1902 Barrow
1902 Tranmere Rovers
Total 158 (88)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Turnbull (30 December 1873 – 11 December 1942) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward, most notably in the Football League for Burnley and Blackburn Rovers and in the Scottish League for Rangers.[2][3] Turnbull was described as having an "attitude problem towards authority", which caused his frequent moves between clubs.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 1891–92[5] Scottish League 1 0 0 0 2[b] 2 3 2
1892–93[5] Scottish League 2 1 — 0 0 2 1
Total 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 3
Third Lanark 1892–93[6] Scottish League 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Bolton Wanderers 1894–95[7] First Division 4 5 0 0 — 4 5
Rangers 1896–97[5] Scottish League Division One 11 10 0 0 3[c] 5 14 15
1897–98[5] Scottish League Division One 4 3 1 0 1[c] 0 6 3
Total 18 14 1 0 6 7 25 21
Queens Park Rangers 1899–1900[8] Southern League First Division 19 6 6 7 — 25 13
1900–01[9] Southern League First Division 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 22 6 6 7 — 28 13
Brentford 1900–01[2] Southern League Second Division 13 15 — 1[d] 0 14 15
1901–02[2] Southern League First Division 9 1 2 1 — 11 2
Total 22 16 2 1 1 0 25 17
Career total 66 41 10 8 7 7 83 56
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Glasgow Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match

Honours[edit]

Rangers

Brentford

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 292. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 356. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ^ "FA registrations & transfers - The Football Association - Season 1901-2 - Summaries Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Scunthorpe United. 6 August 2005. p. 55.
  5. ^ a b c d "Rangers Player Peter Turnbull Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. ^ "Overall Appearances/Goals Record – T". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1899–00". QPRnet. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1900–01". QPRnet. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Rangers Player Peter Turnbull, Games Played". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.


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