Dave Turner (soccer, born 1903)
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Full name
Dave Binnie Turner
Date of birth
11 October 1903
Date of death
6 April 1989 (aged 85)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dave Binnie Turner | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 April 1989 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Edmonton South Side | |||
| 1923 | Calgary CPR | ||
| 1923-24 | Cumberland | ||
| 1924 | Edmonton South Side | ||
| 1924-25 | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | ||
| 1925-26 | New Bedford Whalers | ||
| 1925-26 | Philadelphia Field Club | ||
| 1926-1927 | Toronto Ulster United FC | ||
| 1927-1939 | Westminster Royals FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1927 | Canada | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dave Turner (11 October 1903 – 6 April 1989) was a Canadian soccer player from the 1920s and 1930s. He was a four-time Dominion of Canada Football Championship winner with the Westminster Royals FC,[1] and represented Canada on their 1927 tour to New Zealand.[2] He was honoured by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of their inaugural class in 1955 and then posthumously honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2000.
He helped the Royals become the first Canadian team to win the Challenge Trophy four times (1928, 1930, 1931, 1936).
Turner was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. He died on 6 April 1989, at the age of 85.[1]
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