Lee Turnbull (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Mark Turnbull | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Middlesbrough | 21 | (5) |
| 1987–1988 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1991 | Doncaster Rovers | 137 | (28) |
| 1991–1994 | Chesterfield | 95 | (29) |
| 1994 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Scunthorpe United | 53 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Darlington | 12 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1999–2002 | Barrow | ||
| Total | 402 | (81) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Barrow | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Turnbull (born 27 September 1967) is an English former professional footballer who could play in either midfield or attack.[2] He is currently chief operating officer and acting chairman at Scunthorpe United.
Turnbull started his career as an apprentice in 1984 with Middlesbrough before signing professional forms in 1985. He played a part in the club's comeback from liquidation in 1986, making his debut in a cup game away at Hull in November 1985 before a league debut off the bench against Millwall and a league start away to Shrewsbury, but witnessed the club's relegation from the Championship. Turnbull made 21 appearances in league and cup in total for The Boro, scoring five goals, in the promotion winning season 1986–87.
He left Middlesbrough in 1987, joining Aston Villa for a £50,000 fee. He was one of Graham Taylor's first signings. He left Villa without any appearances to his name, featuring only once on the bench against Manchester City, and went on to play for various lower league teams.
During his spell at Doncaster Rovers, he made 150 league and cup appearances.[3] He scored two hat-tricks for Rovers, including a hat-trick of headers against Aldershot in a 3–0 win. He went on to play for Chesterfield and Wycombe Wanderers before joining Scunthorpe United, initially on loan from Wycombe in 1994. He was club captain at Scunthorpe. He ended his professional career at Darlington. His moves represented combined transfer fees of over £100,000 in a career of around 400 appearances and 70 goals in league and cup.