Paul Turnbull
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Paul Daniel Turnbull is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder
in the Football League
for Northampton Town
.
, Cheshire
, Turnbull progressed through the Stockport County Centre of Excellence youth system where he trained as a striker, although he later adapted to playing in the centre of midfield . He become the youngest player to play league football in Stockport County's history, when he came off the bench against Wrexham on 30 April 2005, aged 16 years 97 days and still a school student at Wilmslow High School.
On 21 December 2007, Turnbull extended his contract at Edgeley Park
until summer 2009, following a number of regular first team appearances. He started 16 games for Stockport in the 2007–08 season before joining Conference National
club Altrincham
on loan in March 2008, where he made six appearances. He returned from loan and impressed manager Jim Gannon
so much that he played all of the clubs playoff games at the end of the season, including the final at Wembley Stadium
.
Turnbull became a regular in the 2008–09 season and scored the first senior goal of his career in Stockport's 3–1 victory over Oldham Athletic
on 3 October 2008.
In the 2010–11 season he was made club captain by Stockport manager Paul Simpson
at the age of 21.
and agreed permission for Turnbull to talk to the club, with a view to agreeing personal terms and on 29 June the club confirmed he had signed for Northampton.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
.
Stockport County
Born in HandforthHandforth
Handforth is a suburban area situated between Wilmslow, Heald Green, and Styal in Cheshire, England. Travelling south from Manchester, Handforth is the first place in Cheshire, although other areas nearer Manchester lie within the historic boundaries of the county.In the 1950s, two overspill...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, Turnbull progressed through the Stockport County Centre of Excellence youth system where he trained as a striker, although he later adapted to playing in the centre of midfield . He become the youngest player to play league football in Stockport County's history, when he came off the bench against Wrexham on 30 April 2005, aged 16 years 97 days and still a school student at Wilmslow High School.
On 21 December 2007, Turnbull extended his contract at Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park is an association football and rugby union stadium in Stockport, England. The stadium was initially built for the rugby league club Stockport in 1901, but by 1902, the rugby club was defunct and in the same year, Stockport County Football Club, who were looking for a bigger ground,...
until summer 2009, following a number of regular first team appearances. He started 16 games for Stockport in the 2007–08 season before joining Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
club Altrincham
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
on loan in March 2008, where he made six appearances. He returned from loan and impressed manager Jim Gannon
Jim Gannon
James Paul "Jim" Gannon is a former footballer and football manager, who is now Director of football and manager of Conference National team Stockport County...
so much that he played all of the clubs playoff games at the end of the season, including the final at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
.
Turnbull became a regular in the 2008–09 season and scored the first senior goal of his career in Stockport's 3–1 victory over Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
on 3 October 2008.
In the 2010–11 season he was made club captain by Stockport manager Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson is a musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England. His vocal and lyrical styles have been described as "haunting" and "doomed romantic", respectively. Musically, his contributions have crossed the genres of Synthpop, Post-punk, Neo-psychedelia, New Wave and Ambient...
at the age of 21.
Northampton Town
In May 2011 he was offered a new one year deal by the club although in June 2011 Stockport agreed a fee with Northampton TownNorthampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
and agreed permission for Turnbull to talk to the club, with a view to agreeing personal terms and on 29 June the club confirmed he had signed for Northampton.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
2004–05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Football League Two The Football League 2007–08 , was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.... |
22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Football League One The Football League 2009–10 , was be the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2009 and ended on 8 May 2010.... |
30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Football League Two The 2010–11 Football League Two season, , was the lowest division of the Football League for that season... |
41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 128 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Altrincham Altrincham F.C. Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:... (loan) | 2007–08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... | 2011–12 2011–12 Football League Two The 2011–12 Football League Two is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.-From League Two:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Career total | 134 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Football League Two play-offs Football League Two play-offs The Football League Two play-offs are a series of play-off matches, contested by the teams finishing from 4th to 7th in the Football League Two table to determine the fourth promotion place to the third tier of English football, League One. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 7th playing... (1): 2007–08 2007–08 Football League Two The Football League 2007–08 , was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.... External linksThe source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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