Phil Turnbull

Philip Turnbull (born 7 January 1987) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One East club Dunston UTS.

For the Welsh field hockey player, see Philip Turnbull.

Phil Turnbull
Turnbull lining up for Gateshead in 2010
Personal information
Full name Philip Turnbull[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987[1]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dunston UTS
Youth career
2003–2005 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Hartlepool United 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Gateshead (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2008 York City 0 (0)
2008 → Gateshead (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2015 Gateshead 297 (12)
2015–2018 Darlington 116 (1)
2018–2021 South Shields
2021– Dunston UTS 45 (2)
Managerial career
2017 Darlington (joint caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Turnbull started his career in the youth system of Hartlepool United, and after spending a period on loan with Gateshead he made his Hartlepool debut in 2006. Following a loan with Blyth Spartans he was released by Hartlepool in 2007, before signing for Conference Premier club York City. He was loaned back to Gateshead in 2008, and after being released by York he signed for the club permanently, helping them win successive promotions from the Northern Premier League Premier Division to the Conference Premier.

Early life

Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear,[1] Turnbull is the twin brother of fellow footballer Stephen Turnbull.[2]

Club career

Hartlepool United

Turnbull joined the Hartlepool United youth system in 2003 and was a member of the teams enjoying successful Dallas Cup campaigns in 2004 and 2005.[3][4] He began to establish himself in the reserve team over the next couple of years, while still with the youth team.[4] He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Gateshead on loan in December 2005,[5] making his debut in a 0–0 home draw with Radcliffe Borough on 17 December.[6] He made five appearances before returning to Hartlepool in February 2006.[6]

He was given his first professional contract with Hartlepool on 4 July 2006.[1] He made his first, and only, appearance for Hartlepool's first team after he started in the 3–1 win over League One team Rotherham United in the Football League Trophy first round on 17 October 2006.[7] He joined Blyth Spartans of the Conference North on 22 January 2007 on a one-month loan[8] and made 11 appearances for the club.[9] He was released by Hartlepool in May 2007.[10]

York City

He was signed by Conference Premier club York City on 6 July 2007.[11] A dislocated shoulder picked up in a pre-season friendly against Frickley Athletic in July 2007 resulted in a six-month lay-off with injury.[12][13] His York debut came on 12 January 2008 as a 66th-minute substitute in York's 0–0 draw at home to Grays Athletic in the FA Trophy second round.[14][15]

Gateshead

Having failed to establish himself in the York team under manager Colin Walker,[12] Turnbull rejoined Gateshead on a one-month loan in February 2008 and made his debut against Witton Albion.[16][17] He agreed a permanent contract with Gateshead on 11 March 2008 after he was released by York.[18][19] He scored his first career goal on 1 April 2008 in Gateshead's 2–0 win over Prescot Cables at Valerie Park.[20] Turnbull finished the season with 18 appearances and 1 goal for Gateshead as they achieved promotion to the Conference North via the play-offs.[21] The team achieved a second successive promotion, this time to the Conference Premier, after beating A.F.C. Telford United in the 2009 Conference North play-off Final, with Turnbull finishing the season with 49 appearances and 2 goals.[22] He agreed a new one-year contract with the club in May 2012 to cover the 2012–13 season.[23] Turnbull made his 300th appearance for Gateshead on 21 December 2013 in a 4–2 defeat away to Luton Town.[24] He left Gateshead by mutual consent on 29 June 2015 to become a physical education teacher at a school in Sunderland.[25]

Darlington

Turnbull moved into part-time football when signing for newly promoted Northern Premier League Premier Division club Darlington on 29 June 2015.[26] He played 35 of Darlington's 46 league matches in his first season[27] as Darlington finished as champions and were promoted to the National League North.[28] He was again a regular[29] as Darlington finished fifth in the National League North in 2016–17,[30] scoring his first Darlington goal in a 2–0 home win over Gloucester City on 14 January 2017.[31] Although finishing in a play-off position, Darlington were denied entry to the play-offs due to their Blackwell Meadows ground not meeting seating requirements.[32]

On 5 October 2017, Turnbull and Gary Brown were appointed joint caretaker managers of Darlington.[33] They remained in charge until Tommy Wright was appointed manager, achieving their only victory in their third and final match in charge on 21 October 2017 against Bradford Park Avenue.[34]

South Shields

On 25 May 2018, Turnbull left Darlington to join his home-town team South Shields.[35] He made 94 appearances in all competitions before leaving after the 2020–21 season when the end of his contract coincided with the club moving to a full-time training structure.[36]

Dunston UTS

Turnbull remained in part-time football with Northern Premier League Division One East club Dunston UTS.[37]

International career

Turnbull was called into the England under-18 squad in September 2004.[38]

Style of play

Turnbull plays as a central midfielder and is comfortable playing with either foot.[8][38] He has been described as fiercely competitive and "is more than capable of getting forward to support the front men and chipping in with his fair share of goals".[38]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2005–06[39] League One 0000000000
2006–07[7] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
Gateshead (loan) 2005–06[6] Northern Premier League Premier Division 50———50
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2006–07[9] Conference North 110———110
York City 2007–08[14] Conference Premier 0000—3[lower-alpha 2]030
Gateshead 2007–08[21] Northern Premier League Premier Division 151——3[lower-alpha 3]0181
2008–09[22] Conference North 40131—6[lower-alpha 4]0492
2009–10[40] Conference Premier 41332—4[lower-alpha 5]0485
2010–11[29] Conference Premier 46211—7[lower-alpha 5]1544
2011–12[41] Conference Premier 41130—5[lower-alpha 5]0491
2012–13[29] Conference Premier 46110—3[lower-alpha 5]0501
2013–14[29] Conference Premier 45130—5[lower-alpha 6]0531
2014–15[29] Conference Premier 28240—4[lower-alpha 5]0362
Total 30212184—37135717
Darlington 2015–16[27] Northern Premier League Premier Division 35010—00360
2016–17[29][42] National League North 40100—2[lower-alpha 5]0421
2017–18[43] National League North 41010—1[lower-alpha 5]0430
Total 116120—301211
South Shields 2018–19 Northern Premier League Premier Division —
2019–20[44] Northern Premier League Premier Division 26020—5[lower-alpha 7]0330
2020–21[45] Northern Premier League Premier Division 5030—1[lower-alpha 5]090
Total 31050—60420
Dunston UTS 2021–22[46] Northern Premier League Division One East 29220—4[lower-alpha 8]0352
2022–23[47] Northern Premier League Division One East 16030—5[lower-alpha 9]0240
Total 45250—90592
Career total 610153040059169920
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in Conference League Cup, two in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, two in Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs
  4. Two appearances in Conference League Cup, one in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
  5. Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
  7. Four appearances in FA Trophy, one in Northern Premier League Cup
  8. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one in Durham Challenge Cup
  9. Four appearances in FA Trophy, one in Durham Challenge Cup

Managerial statistics
As of 21 October 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Darlington (joint caretaker) 5 October 2017 21 October 2017 3 1 1 1 033.3 [33][34][48]
Total 3 1 1 1 033.3 —

Honours

Gateshead

Darlington

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