Herbert Lewis "Bert" Turner (17 February 1899 – 21 December 1953) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who could play in any of the forward positions. Turner was born in

Smethwick Smethwick () is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It lies west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire. In 2019, the ward of Smethwick had an estimated population of 15,246, while the wider bu ...

and played for Darlaston before joining Birmingham on the resumption of competitive football after the First World War. He joined

Merthyr Town Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system. The ...

in 1920 for their first season in the Football League and went on to play 125 league games, scoring 34 goals for the Welsh side. From 1922 to 1924, he was joined in the forward line by Ernest Turner, to whom he was not related. In 1924 he returned to the Midlands, joining

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

, but left after 30 league games to play for non-league

Brierley Hill Alliance Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. was an English association football club based in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands. Formed in 1887 from a merger of Brockmoor Harriers and Brockmoor Pickwicks, the club joined the Birmingham & District League in 18 ...

. He joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

in 1927 and played in their first match in the Football League, scoring a penalty in a 1–1 draw with local rivals Exeter City at

Plainmoor Plainmoor is an association football stadium located in the Plainmoor suburb of Torquay, Devon, England. Since 1921, the stadium has been the home of Torquay United Football Club, who currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of E ...

on 27 August 1927. He missed just four games that season, but left at the end of it, joining Bristol Rovers before rejoining Brierley Hill Alliance and later playing for Standard Athletic.

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1899 births 1953 deaths Footballers from Smethwick Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Darlaston Town F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Merthyr Town F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub