Former Managers | Chris Turner

Personal Info

Position Manager
Born: Sheffield, England
Date appointed: 7 November, 2002


Managerial Record

Club Date Record Win %
Sheffield Wednesday 07/11/02 - 04/05/03 Games - 30 Won - 8 Drawn - 10 Lost - 12 26.6
Hartlepool United 24/02/99 - 07/11/02 Games - 195 Won - 82 Drawn - 49 Lost - 64 42.0%



Owls Record


Season Division Pos Biggest Win Biggest Defeat Key signings Rating (/5) Comment
2004/05
(until 22/09/04)
League One - 4-2 v Torquay (a) 0-3 v Colchester (h) Steven MacLean
Lee Bullen
Jon-Paul McGovern
Promotion expected but made a less than promising start.
2003/04 Division Two 16th 4-0 v Salisbury (h)
4-0 v Scunthorpe (h)
1-4 v Blackpool (a)
Chris Brunt
Graeme Lee
David Lucas (loan)
High expectations of a swift return, but failed to deliver.
2002/03
(from 07/11/02)
Division One 22nd 7-2 v Burnley (a)
0-4 v Wolves (h)
Dean Smith
A dreadful season. The Owls relegated to the 3rd tier.

  Note: All stats above are relevant to the manager in charge at the time.


Other Info

International honours: None
Other managerial jobs: Leicester City (Player / Coach), Wolverhampton Wanderers (Youth Team Coach), Hartlepool United



Turner article

Chris Turner timeline, from the official Sheffield Wednesday website:

15 September, 1958
Born, Sheffield August

1976
Signs as a trainee at Sheffield Wednesday

14 August, 1976
Makes SWFC debut, aged 17, in a 3-0 League Cup win at Grimsby Town

July 1979
Joins Sunderland in a £90,000 move

24 March, 1985
League Cup runner-up with Sunderland

Summer, 1985
Joins Manchester United

September, 1988
Rejoins Wednesday

21 April, 1991
Helps Wednesday to a 1-0 Rumbelows Cup Final win over Manchester United

8 May, 1991
Makes the last of his 205 Owls appearances in a 3-1 win at home to Bristol City. The Owls are promoted to Division

1 November, 1991
Moves to Leyton Orient, going on to become the club's assistant manager

1995
Joins Leicester City as a player-coach

1996
Appointed youth team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers

24 February, 1999
Appointed manager at Hartlepool United - saves the club from relegation from the League

May, 2000
Hartlepool finish 7th in Division 3, losing in play-off semi-finals

December 2000 - March 2001
A 21-match unbeaten run sets a new Hartlepool club record

May, 2001
Hartlepool finish 4th, losing in play-offs to promoted Blackpool

May, 2002
Hartlepool reach the play-offs for the third year running, losing to promoted Cheltenham Town

November, 2002
Hartlepool are four points clear at the top of Division 3

7, November 2002
Appointed manager at Sheffield Wednesday



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