Mark Turner (born 4 October 1972) is a former English

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, born in

Bebington Bebington () is a town and unparished area within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire, it lies south of Liverpool, close to the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula. Ne ...

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, who played in

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for

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

and

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

. He played as a defender or

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. He joined

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side Tamworth for the second time in 2007. He started his career with

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in the West Midlands Regional League. He then joined

in 1991 where he played under his father,

Graham Turner Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947) is an English former footballer who became a manager. His son Mark was also a professional footballer. He is third behind only Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in terms of most games managed. After a ...

, making a single league appearance in three seasons. A season at

followed before he joined

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side Telford United. In 1996, he played six league matches for

after his father Graham signed him on transfer deadline day, to bolster his relegation-threatened side. Hereford were ultimately relegated to the Conference and Mark returned to Telford for a second season. After a two-season spell with

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he joined Tamworth for the first time, playing under Gary Mills, whom he would also play under at

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and on his return to Tamworth for the 2007–08 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Mark 1972 births Living people People from Bebington English footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Solihull Borough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Paget Rangers F.C. players Association football defenders Association football midfielders