Date of birth 20 December 1921 Years Club | Height/Weight 179cm/83kg Original team(s) Mentone Name Ted Turner | |
Date of death 23 September 1981(1981-09-23) (aged 59) | ||
Edward "Ted" Turner (20 December 1921 – 23 September 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and for Brighton in the Victorian Football Association in the 1940s and 1950s.
A centre half back, Turner made his League debut for North Melbourne during 1944. He played at North Melbourne until 1946, and played a total of sixteen senior games. In 1947, he crossed to the Victorian Football Association and played for the Brighton Football Club until 1951. He was a member of Brighton's 1948 premiership team.
In 1952, Turner moved to the Frankston Football Club in the Mornington Peninsula Football League, where he served as captain-coach, and in 1952 he won the MPFL Best and Fairest award. He returned to Brighton as captain-coach in the VFA in 1954, and won the J. J. Liston Trophy as VFA best and fairest, winning by a margin of eight votes. He played with Brighton until 1955.