Thomas Turner (born 11 October 1963 in

Johnstone Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun,
gd, Baile Iain) is a town ...

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

) is a Scottish former professional

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Career

Turner was captain of the St Mirren side that won the

Scottish First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...

in 1999–2000. Previous to that he played for

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Green ...

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

and

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

. In his second year at St Mirren, Turner went on a month's loan to Queen of the South after an altercation with supporters of his own team. He finished his professional career with Gretna in 2004. After leaving senior football he joined the junior leagues to captain his home town team,

Johnstone Burgh Johnstone Burgh Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and play in . History The club were formed in 1956, in response to an article in the "Johnstone & Linwood Gazette" newspaper from a journalist that h ...

Personal life

Turner's son, Kyle, currently plays as a

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for Ross County.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Tommy 1963 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Greenock Morton F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Gretna F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Johnstone Burgh F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Johnstone Partick Thistle F.C. players