Background
Turner was born in Farnborough, Hampshire, the younger brother of Archie Turner (1877–1925), who played for Southampton from 1899 to 1902, and also made two appearances for England.
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Harry Turner
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He first played for his local side at South Farnborough, from where he was invited to The Dell for a trial in April 1900. He eventually signed for Southampton in late 1903. He made his debut for "the Saints" on Boxing Day 1903, when he replaced the injured Dick Evans in a 1–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
Foreign the remainder of the season, he vied with his unrelated namesake, Joe Turner for the outside-right position, making ten appearances, scoring twice.
Foreign the 1904-1905 season, Harry"s brother Archie had returned to Southampton, while Joe Turner had moved to New Brompton. With new signing Charles Webb preferred at outside-right, Harry was moved to the left where he made five appearances scoring four goals, including two in a 4–3 victory over Swindon Town on 10 September.
In the summer of 1905, he returned to north-east Hampshire to play out his career in the Aldershot & District League with Farnborough, although his professional career had a brief renaissance at Reading in 1908.
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