Roy Turner (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 30, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Spartans | 14 | (0) |
| 1967 | Toronto Falcons | 9 | (1) |
| 1968 | Cleveland Stokers | ||
| 1969–1978 | Dallas Tornado | 143 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1973 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1986, 1990–1991 | Wichita Wings | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roy Turner (born March 30, 1943 in Liverpool, England) is a former English American soccer who spent one season in the National Professional Soccer League, eleven in the North American Soccer League. He then went on to coach the Wichita Wings of Major Indoor Soccer League for eight seasons. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team.
Turner moved to the United States in 1967 to play for the Philadelphia Spartans of the National Professional Soccer League. He was traded to the Toronto Falcons eighteen games into the season. Following the 1967 season, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. Turner then signed with the Cleveland Stokers of the NASL, but saw no first team action during the 1968 season. In 1969, he moved to the Dallas Tornado where he would remain until 1978. In 1971, Turner and his team mates won the NASL championship. In 1973, they again went to the title game, but lost to the Philadelphia Atoms. Turner was a second team All Star in 1970, and an honorable mention (third team) in 1971 and 1973. Despite both his personal and team success, Turner found it difficult to make enough money playing for the Tornado and sold cars during the off-season. Roy Turner is a fan of Everton FC.[1]
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