Jim Turney

Jim Turney
Personal information
Full name James Allan Turney[1]
Date of birth (1922-07-08)8 July 1922[1]
Place of birth Cramlington,[1] England
Date of death 18 July 1995(1995-07-18) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death North Tyneside,[1] England
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Blyth Shipyard
Blackhall CW
1948–1950 Darlington 40 (3)
1950–19?? Blyth Spartans
Teams managed
1957–1967 Blyth Spartans
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Allan Turney (8 July 1922 – 18 July 1995), known as Jim or Jimmy Turney, was an English footballer who made 40 appearances in the Football League playing as a winger for Darlington.[2] He previously played non-league football for Blyth Shipyard and Blackhall Colliery Welfare, and went on to play for Blyth Spartans,[3] eventually spending ten years as manager[4] and becoming chairman.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jim Turney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Green & White Cult Heroes – Billy Fenwick, a living legend". Blyth Spirit. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. "Green & White Cult Heroes – Jackie Marks". Blyth Spirit. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.


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