. ▁Michael ' s , ▁Cam ber ley . ▁He ▁had ▁tri als ▁with ▁Br ent ford ▁and ▁Reading ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁sn apped ▁up ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁by ▁South am pton ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁claimed ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁championship ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁The ▁D ell , ▁Sain ts ▁only ▁managed ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁but ▁reached ▁the ▁FA ▁cup ▁final ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁their ▁history . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁Turner , ▁the ▁Cup ▁Final ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁disappoint ment ▁as ▁Sain ts ▁were ▁swe pt ▁aside ▁ 4 – 0 ▁by ▁B ury . ▁Turner ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Ham pshire ▁born ▁player ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁Sain ts ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final ▁team . ▁He ▁also ▁achieved ▁the ▁then ▁unique ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁England ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁first - class ▁football ▁against ▁Ireland , ▁also ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Ham pshire - born ▁player ▁to ▁represent ▁England . ▁ ▁His ▁rapid ▁rise ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁target ▁for ▁oppos ing ▁full - back s ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁some ▁rough ▁treatment . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁exc iting ▁wing ▁play ▁down ▁the ▁right - hand ▁side . ▁According ▁to ▁Hol ley ▁& ▁Ch alk ' s ▁The ▁Al phabet ▁of ▁the ▁Sain ts , ▁" he ▁was ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁accurate ▁cent res ; ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁fault ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁shoot