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Full name |
Iain Ross Turner |
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Date of birth |
26 January 1984 |
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Place of birth |
Stirling, Scotland |
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Height |
1.93m (6 ft 4 in) |
Iain Ross Turner (born 26 January 1984, in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Preston North End as a goalkeeper. He has represented the Scotland under-21 team, the Scotland B team and been selected for the full Scotland squad.
Turner found national fame when he was sent off after only nine minutes during his Premier League debut for the Toffees against Blackburn Rovers, after picking up a header from one of his own defenders, Alan Stubbs, outside the penalty area.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan in February 2007 making his debut at home in the win against Southend United on 24 February 2007. Prior to Turner signing for Sheffield Wednesday, the club had failed to win in nine games. His arrival at the club sparked an upturn in form and he helped them to avoid defeat in each of the eleven games in which he played during his loan spell. In March 2009 Turner signed for Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. During his spell at Forest, Turner saved a penalty hit by Jamal Campbell-Ryce in a league match between Forest and Barnsley. In August 2010 he signed on a month emergency loan to Coventry City as back-up to Keiren Westwood. Turner signed for Preston North End on a 93 day emergency loan on 9 February 2011, replacing Andy Lonergan, the regular Preston goalkeeper.
With former Preston North End No.1 Andy Lonergan joining Leeds United, Turner signed a one year contract with Preston on 29 July 2011, after rejecting a new offer from Everton. On 27 August 2011, Turner scored his first ever career goal in the 86th minute of a league match against Notts County, sending a long ball bouncing over the head of his opposite number Stuart Nelson.
