▁and ▁manager , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁nine - year ▁association ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁Peter borough ▁United . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Turner ▁began ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁with ▁Peter borough ▁United ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁ 3 1 4 ▁league ▁appearances ▁as ▁a ▁def ender , ▁scoring ▁ 3 7 ▁goals . ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁saw ▁him ▁spend ▁a ▁loan ▁spell ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁with ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁B ic ent enn ial s , ▁an ▁experience ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁he ▁moved ▁perman ently ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Te a ▁Men ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁join ▁L ut on ▁Town ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁well ▁during ▁his ▁season ▁in ▁Bed ford shire , ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁season , ▁he ▁switched ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁join ▁Cambridge ▁United . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁one ▁season ▁at ▁Cambridge , ▁playing ▁ 1 9 ▁times ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Soccer ▁League ▁once ▁again ▁with ▁New ▁England . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁England ▁he ▁joined ▁up ▁with ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁spell ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Cambridge . ▁Turner ▁ended ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year ▁playing ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁spell ▁at ▁South end ▁United ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁December