Archie Turner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Turner | ||
| Date of birth | June 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartley Wintney, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 1925 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Farnborough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1892–1894 | Aldershot North End | ||
| 1894–1898 | South Farnborough | ||
| 1898–1899 | St. Michael's, Camberley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1902 | Southampton | 65 | (23) |
| 1902–1903 | Derby County | 21 | (1) |
| 1903–1904 | Newcastle United | 13 | (1) |
| 1904 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | (5) |
| 1904 | → Bristol City (Loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | Southampton | 13 | (1) |
| 1905–1914(?) | South Farnborough Athletic | ||
| National team | |||
| 1900–1901 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arthur "Archie" Turner (June 1877 – 4 April 1925) was a professional footballer who played at outside-right in the 1900 and 1902 FA Cup Finals for Southampton, and made two appearances for England.
Archie Turner was born in Hartley Wintney and began his professional career with Aldershot North End, before playing for South Farnborough and St. Michael's, Camberley. He had trials with Brentford and Reading before he was snapped up in May 1899 by Southampton who had just claimed the Southern League championship for the third consecutive year.
In his first season at The Dell, Saints only managed third place in the league, but reached the FA cup final for the first time in their history. Unfortunately for Turner, the Cup Final was a great disappointment as Saints were swept aside 4–0 by Bury. Turner was the only Hampshire born player to appear in Saints FA Cup final team. He also achieved the then unique distinction of being called up for England in his first season in first-class football against Ireland, also becoming the first Hampshire-born player to represent England.
His rapid rise to prominence made him a target for opposing full-backs and he received some rough treatment. Despite this, he continued to produce exciting wing play down the right-hand side. According to Holley & Chalk's The Alphabet of the Saints, "he was a master of delivering accurate centres; if he had a fault it was a reluctance to shoot, preferring instead to find a colleague who perhaps would not be in such a promising position."
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