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Paul Turnbull
Turnbull lifting the National League North trophy in 2019
Personal information
Full name Paul Daniel Turnbull
Date of birth (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Handforth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stockport Town
Youth career
2000–2005 Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Stockport County 128 (7)
2008 → Altrincham (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2013 Northampton Town 14 (0)
2012 → Stockport County (loan) 26 (2)
2013 → Lincoln City (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2016 Macclesfield Town 112 (9)
2016–2017 Barrow 36 (3)
2017–2018 Chester 21 (0)
2018–2020 Stockport County 67 (3)
2020–2021 Curzon Ashton 15 (0)
2021– Stockport Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 18 July 2021

Paul Daniel Turnbull (born 23 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently player manager of Stockport Town.

Club career

Stockport County

Born in Handforth, 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 became 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.[2][3]

On 21 December 2007, Turnbull extended his contract at Edgeley Park until summer 2009, following a number of regular first team appearances.[4] He started 16 games for Stockport in the 2007–08 season before joining Conference National club Altrincham on loan in March 2008,[5] where he made six appearances.[2] 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.[6]

In the 2010–11 season he was made club captain by Stockport manager Paul Simpson at the age of 21.[7]

Northampton Town

In May 2011 he was offered a new one-year deal by the club[8] although in June 2011 Stockport agreed a fee with Northampton Town and agreed permission for Turnbull to talk to the club, with a view to agreeing personal terms[9] and on 29 June the club confirmed he had signed for Northampton.[10]

On 23 January 2012 he rejoined Stockport County on loan. On 21 September 2012 he rejoined Stockport County again on loan until 22 December. In January 2013, he joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]

Macclesfield Town

In July 2013 he joined Macclesfield Town after being released by Northampton Town.[12]

Barrow

After refusing a new contract at Macclesfield Town, Turnbull joined Barrow on 7 June 2016.[13]

Chester

In July 2017 he joined Chester on a two-year deal, but off the field money issues at Chester meant Paul cut his spell there short.[14]

Stockport County

Paul rejoined his boyhood team Stockport County and was a crucial part of their 2018/2019 National League North winning campaign.

Later career

After leaving Stockport County, Paul joined National League North Curzon Ashton for the 2020/21 season,[15] before joining Stockport Town in North West Counties Division One South in July 2021.[16] He is currently player manager of Stockport Town and an academy coach at Stockport County.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of As of July 2021[19]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[20] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 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 22 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 0
2008–09 34 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 38 2
2009–10 30 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 35 2
2010–11 41 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 45 5
Total 128 7 7 2 3 0 9 0 147 9
Altrincham (loan) 2007–08 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Northampton Town 2011–12 14 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 18 1
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 14 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 19 1
Stockport County (loan) 2011–12 14 0 0 0 - - 0 0 14 0
2012–13 10 1 1 0 - - 0 0 11 1
Total 24 1 1 0 - - 0 0 25 1
Lincoln City (loan) 2012–13 15 0 0 0 - - 0 0 15 0
Macclesfield Town 2013–14 37 4 5 0 - - 0 0 42 4
2014–15 37 4 2 1 - - 0 0 39 5
2015–16 38 1 2 1 - - 4 0 44 2
Total 112 9 9 2 - - 4 0 125 11
Barrow 2016–17 31 2 1 1 - - 3 0 35 3
Chester 2017–18 21 0 1 0 - - 2 0 24 0
Stockport County 2017–18 10 0 0 0 - - 0 0 10 0
2018–19 27 2 0 0 - - 6 0 33 2
2019–20 30 1 1 0 - - 3 0 34 1
Total 67 3 1 0 - - 9 0 77 3
Curzon Ashton 2020–21 15 0 0 0 - - 1 0 16 0
Career total 433 22 21 4 5 1 30 0 484 27

Honours

Stockport County

References

  1. ^ Paul Turnbull at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "First Team Paul Turnbull". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Sweet Sixteen". Stockport County F.C. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  4. ^ "New Deal". Stockport County F.C. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Stockport pair move to Altrincham". BBC Sport. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  6. ^ "03 October 2008, Stockport 3 – 1 Oldham". Stockport County F.C. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Paul Simpson hails Paul Turnbull's Stockport landmark". BBC Sport. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  8. ^ "2011-12 retained list revealed". Stockport County FC. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Northampton Town agree fee with Stockport for Turnbull". BBC Sport. 26 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Turnbull joins Northampton". Stockport County FC. 29 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Lincoln sign midfielder Turnbull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Turnbull joins the Silkmen". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Bully for Coxy - Barrow AFC". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » Turnbull signs for the Blues".
  15. ^ @curzonashton (4 September 2020). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Stockport Town's turn in the spotlight". The Non-League Football Paper. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Managerial Changes At Town". Stockport Town Official Website. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Paul Turnbull joins academy coaching team". Stockport County Official Website. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Players: Paul Turnbull". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  20. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy

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