Full name Ronnie Turnbull Name Ronnie Turnbull Playing position | ||
Date of birth (1922-07-18)18 July 1922 Date of death November 1966 (aged 44) | ||
Place of death Sunderland, England Place of birth Newbiggin, England | ||
Ronnie Turnbull (18 July 1922 – 17 November 1966) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
He started his career in Scotland before signing for Sunderland for a fee of £10,000 in November 1947, scoring four goals on his debut for the club. He made 40 appearances, scoring 16 goals, before moving on to Manchester City in September 1949. He was then signed by Swansea Town for a fee of £7,500 in January 1951, where he was the club's top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons.
After retiring, he lived and worked in Sunderland. He died in November 1966 after suffering a heart-attack.
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