William Turner (footballer, born 1867)

William Turner
Personal information
Full name William Haighton Turner
Date of birth 1867 (1867)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1888 Wrexham Olympic
1888–1891 Wrexham
International career
1887–1891 Wales 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Haighton Turner (born 1867; date of death unknown) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward and made five appearances for the Wales national team.[1]

Career

Turner made his international debut for Wales on 26 February 1887 in the 1886–87 British Home Championship against England, which finished as a 0–4 away loss. He earned five caps in total for Wales, with his last appearance coming on 21 March 1891 in the 1890–91 British Home Championship against Scotland, which finished as a 3–4 home loss.[2]

Career statistics

International

Wales[2]
Year Apps Goals
1887 2 0
1890 1 0
1891 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ William Turner at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "William Turner". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2020.


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