Arthur "Archie" Turner (June 1877 – 4 April 1925) was a professional

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who played at

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in the

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and 1902 FA Cup Finals for

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, and made two appearances for

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Playing career

Archie Turner was born in

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and began his professional career with Aldershot North End, before playing for South Farnborough and St. Michael's, Camberley. He had trials with

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and

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before he was snapped up in May 1899 by Southampton who had just claimed the Southern League championship for the third consecutive year. In his first season at The Dell, Saints only managed third place in the league, but reached the FA cup final for the first time in their history. Unfortunately for Turner, the Cup Final was a great disappointment as Saints were swept aside 4–0 by Bury. Turner was the only

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born player to appear in Saints FA Cup final team. He also achieved the then unique distinction of being called up for

in his first season in first-class football against

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, also becoming the first Hampshire-born player to represent England. His rapid rise to prominence made him a target for opposing full-backs and he received some rough treatment. Despite this, he continued to produce exciting wing play down the right-hand side. According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', "''he was a master of delivering accurate centres; if he had a fault it was a reluctance to shoot, preferring instead to find a colleague who perhaps would not be in such a promising position''." In his second season at The Dell, 1900–01, Saints once again took the Southern League title, with

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top-scorer with 14 goals. The 1901–02 season followed a similar pattern to 1899–1900 with Saints finishing in third place and reaching their second

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, losing to

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after a replay. In the summer of 1902, he was tempted to join

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where he played alongside the famous England inside-right

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. His sojourn at Derby was not a success and he moved on to

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in January 1903 and then briefly to

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in February 1904, before returning to Southampton in the summer of 1904. By now his career was nearly over and he only made 13 appearances in the 1904–05 season, with Charles Webb competing with him for the No.7 shirt. He quit the professional game at the end of the season and returned to his home town of Farnborough, where he played football and cricket for the South Farnborough Athletic club probably up to the Great War, leading them into the Southern League in 1909. He also joined his family's business in Farnborough, where he died in April 1925. His brother, Harry Turner, also played for Southampton, between December 1903 and January 1905.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Southampton * Southern League First Division: 1900–01 *

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finalist:

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England *

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: 1900–01

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Archie 1877 births 1925 deaths People from Hartley Wintney English men's footballers England men's international footballers Men's association football outside forwards Camberley Town F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players South Farnborough Athletic F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players Footballers from Hampshire