Rhys James Turner (born 22 July 1995) is an English former professional

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who plays as a striker for Ramsbottom United.

Career

Early career

Turner was born in Preston, Lancashire. He had spells with

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

and

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Foot ...

before he joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

as an 18-year-old from

Myerscough College Myerscough College (pronounced as ''Myers-coe'') is a Higher and Further Education college near Bilsborrow on the Fylde in Lancashire, England. Origins Myerscough College was founded on 15 March 1894 as the ''Lancashire County Institute of ...

after scoring 63 goals the previous season.

Oldham Athletic

On 31 January 2014, Turner signed for

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. Turner had several hamstring injuries at the start of the 2014–15 season, which caused him to miss most games up to January 2015. Turner made his first start of the season away at

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on 21 February 2015 on the right wing but was replaced in the 60th minute due to another injury. His next appearance came on 17 March 2015 in which he replaced

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; he scored his first goal for Oldham in this match, with a neat finish into the bottom corner. He started the next two games and scored two goals against local rivals

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. Turner joined League Two club

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

on 17 September 2015 on a one-month

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, and debuted two days later as a starter in a 2–2 home draw with

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. He scored his only goal for York in the 38th minute of his next appearance, in a 2–1 home defeat to

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on 29 September 2015, with a simple finish following confusion between Sam Slocombe and Johnny Mullins in the

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. Having made nine appearances and scored one goal at York, Turner returned to Oldham on 27 November 2015, after a change of management at York. Turner joined

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club

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

on 7 January 2016 on a one-month loan, making his debut two days later as a 76th-minute substitute for Chris Holroyd in a 1–0 home defeat to F.C. Halifax Town. He scored on his next appearance, with a goal in the 78th minute of Macclesfield's 2–2 away draw

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in the

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on 16 January 2016. However, he lost his place in the team with an ankle injury, but after recovering the loan was extended for a second month on 2 February 2016. He completed the loan spell with one goal from five appearances. Turner was released by Oldham when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.

Morecambe

Turner signed a two-year contract with League Two club

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on 10 July 2016. On 2 January 2018, he rejoined

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club Stockport County on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Barrow

Turner signed for National League club Barrow on 11 July 2018 on a one-year contract. He temporarily retired from football after a succession of injuries.

Later career

In August 2020, Turner joined

. In January 2022, he moved to

Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a large village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bri ...

. Having departed the club at the end of the 2022–23 season, he returned on a short-term basis in January 2024. On 30 June 2024, Turner joined Ramsbottom United.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Rhys 1995 births Living people Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Preston North End F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Bamber Bridge F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Ramsbottom United F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen