Chris Turner (footballer, born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher James Turner | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | St Neots, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 2015 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Wisbech, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1978 | Peterborough United | 314 | (37) |
| 1977 | Connecticut Bicentennials (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 1978 | New England Tea Men | 26 | (2) |
| 1978–1979 | Luton Town | 30 | (5) |
| 1979 | New England Tea Men | 29 | (2) |
| 1979–1980 | Cambridge United | 19 | (0) |
| 1980 | New England Tea Men | 30 | (5) |
| 1980 | Swindon Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Cambridge United | 71 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | Southend United | 22 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985–1990 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1991–1992 | Peterborough United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher James "Chris" Turner (3 April 1951 – 27 April 2015) was an English former professional footballer and manager, best known for a nine-year association as a player with Peterborough United.
Turner began his playing career with Peterborough United in 1969. He went on to make 314 league appearances as a defender, scoring 37 goals. 1977 saw him spend a loan spell in the United States with the Connecticut Bicentennials, an experience he enjoyed so much that he moved permanently to the New England Tea Men a year later. He returned to England to join Luton Town the same year, and although he did well during his season in Bedfordshire, he moved back to New England at the end of the season. At the end of the American season, he switched again, this time to join Cambridge United.
He played for one season at Cambridge, playing 19 times before leaving the country to play in the American Soccer League once again with New England. After returning to England he joined up with Swindon Town for a brief spell before returning to Cambridge. Turner ended a 15-year playing career with a spell at Southend United before retiring in 1984.
In December 1985, Cambridge United had sacked their manager Ken Shellito and were looking for a new appointment. Turner was appointed as his replacement. He managed Cambridge until January 1990, stabilising a club that was at rock bottom and turning them slowly into promotion candidates. He built much of the squad that he would later hand over to John Beck to take the team up from the Fourth Division to Second Division.
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