Full name Lee Mark Turnbull Name Lee Turnbull Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1967-09-27) 27 September 1967 (age 48) Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
Lee Turnbull (born 27 September 1967 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English former footballer who could play in either midfield or attack. He is currently Head of Recruitment at Scunthorpe United.
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Playing years
Turnbull started his career as an apprentice at his hometown club Middlesbrough F.C., playing a part in the club's comeback from liquidation in 1986.
He left Middlesbrough F.C. for Aston Villa F.C. where he was one of Graham Taylor first signings for the club. He left Villa without making a single first team appearance but went on to play for various lower league teams including spells at Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield.
Post playing
Turnbull was assistant manager at Barrow A.F.C. and took over from Kenny Lowe as manager in April 2003, before being sacked in November 2005. He has since been assistant manager at Southport, chief scout at Sheffield United and head of recruitment at Oldham Athletic.
Present: Scunthorpe United
He joined Scunthorpe United as Head of recruitment in September 2016, having previously worked at the club in two separate stints. He was chief scout between 2006 and 2011, and again between 2014 and 2015.
Turbull identified and helped recruit several players for Scunthorpe who went on to be sold for seven-figure sums. These include Gary Hooper (£2.4 million), Billy Sharp (£2 million) and Martin Paterson (£1 million).