David Turner (born 26 December 1948) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
right back
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Defenders fall into four main categ ...
in the
Football League
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for
Everton and
Southport
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.
He also played
non-league football
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for clubs including
Bootle
Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Bootle (UK Parliament constituency), Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. It is pa ...
and Burscough Legion. He made his debutand only appearancefor Everton in the
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Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
on 20 April 1968 at home to
Chelsea.
References
1948 births
Living people
Footballers from Derby
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Everton F.C. players
Southport F.C. players
Bootle F.C. players
English Football League players
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