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'''George Edward Turley''' (1931-2010), was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough football player.<ref>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88|year=1987|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-86367-220-5}}</ref>
'''George Edward Turley''' (1931 – 25 May 2010) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] [[association football|footballer]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Newby |first=Donald |title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88 |year=1987 |publisher=Telegraph Publications |isbn=0-86367-220-5}}</ref>


== Bowls career ==
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Turley made his England international bowls debut indoors in 1974 and outdoors in 1980.<ref name=BW>{{cite book|last=Warters|first=Bob|title=Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir|year=1984|publisher=Key Publishing Ltd}}</ref> His finest moment came when he won the Fours Gold Medal at the [[1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Aberdeen]] with [[Tony Allcock]], [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] and [[Julian Haines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS470257404&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=Gordon Allan. "Bowls." Times [London, England] 28 July 1984|publisher=The Times Digital Archive.}}</ref>
=== World Championships ===
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Turley's finest moment came when he won the Fours [[gold medal]] at the [[1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Aberdeen]] with [[Tony Allcock]], [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] and [[Julian Haines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS470257404&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |title=Gordon Allan. "Bowls." Times [London, England] 28 July 1984 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2327 |title=Profile |publisher=Bowls Tawa}}</ref>


=== Commonwealth Games ===
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He played professional football for [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] from 1949 until 1951.<ref name=BW/>
He represented [[England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]] in the fours, at the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes |title=1982 Athletes |publisher=Team England}}</ref>


==References==
=== National ===
He was the [[Bowls England National Championships (men's pairs)|national pairs champion]] with [[Mal Hughes (bowls)|Mal Hughes]] at the 1983 [[List of Bowls England Men's National Championships|National Championships]] bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001329/19830818/023/0023 |title=Family affair |work=Torbay Express and South Devon Echo |date=18 August 1983 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/past-records |title=Past Records |publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>

Turley made his England international bowls debut indoors in 1974 and outdoors in 1980.<ref name=BW>{{cite book |last=Warters |first=Bob |title=Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir |year=1984 |publisher=Key Publishing Ltd}}</ref>

== Football career ==
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Turley played professional football for Middlesbrough from 1949 until 1951.<ref name=BW/>

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 2 November 2024

George Turley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born3rd quarter 1931
Middlesbrough
Died25 May 2010
Durham
Sport
SportBowls
Association football
ClubEldon Grove BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Aberdeen Men's fours

George Edward Turley (1931 – 25 May 2010) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer.[1]

Bowls career

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World Championships

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Turley's finest moment came when he won the Fours gold medal at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen with Tony Allcock, John Bell and Julian Haines.[2][3]

Commonwealth Games

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He represented England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]

National

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He was the national pairs champion with Mal Hughes at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[5][6]

Turley made his England international bowls debut indoors in 1974 and outdoors in 1980.[7]

Football career

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Turley played professional football for Middlesbrough from 1949 until 1951.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "Gordon Allan. "Bowls." Times [London, England] 28 July 1984". The Times.
  3. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Family affair". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 18 August 1983. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  7. ^ a b Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
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